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The Miss Ray County Scholarship Pageant will return to the historic Farris Theatre at 7 p.m. on June 21 to showcase local talent, ambition and community pride.

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For Richmond Middle School eighth-graders, this year’s trip to the nation’s capital brought American history to life in ways no textbook ever could. From standing beneath the Washington Monument to visiting the Holocaust Museum, students spent four days immersed in the stories, landmarks and lessons that shaped the United States.

Laughter echoed through the Richmond High School gym as children aimed for bullseyes, reeled in plastic fish and reached out to touch the soft fur of Missouri’s wild animals. For the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), that excitement was exactly the point.

MIRANDA JAMISON The journey of growing up is a transformative experience marked by achieving significant milestones and making a positive impact on the community. This meaningful sentiment took center stage at the recent commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 at Richmond High School (RHS).

MIRANDA JAMISON A tight-knit group of students who grew up side by side in the same classrooms, hallways and hometown gym took their final walk together as Hardin-Central High School’s class of 2025. The emotional graduation ceremony honored not just academic achievement, but years of shared memories, strong community ties and the life lessons learned along the way.