A Richmond alumna provided the final run of Rockhurst University’s softball season. Kaylee Pugh, a 2024 high school graduate and sophomore at Rockhurst, swatted a no-out, right-field solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Hawks’ 9-4 loss to McKendree University Sunday in NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Tournament action.
Monday wasn’t Richmond’s day in varsity baseball, Spartans coach Zach Mc-Gill said. Two days after romping to a no-hit victory in 2½ innings over Kansas City Central, the Spartans got bounced 10-0 in 4½ innings by Excelsior Springs Monday afternoon in the Class 4 District 15 Tournament semifinals at Excelsior Springs.
Community connection, family involvement and camaraderie are at the center of a new effort taking shape among local veterans in Ray County. Founded on April 9, the Ray County Veterans Association was created as a separate nonprofit organization, independent from the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
Familiar faces, inside jokes and memories stretching back to elementary school filled the Orrick High School gym as the class of 2026 gathered one final time before receiving diplomas. The 14 students became the 98th graduating class in school history during a ceremony that reflected on years of shared memories, personal growth and the different paths awaiting students after high school.
Two felony cases stemming from the 2024 theft of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) from Richmond Community Bank of Missouri have been dismissed. Montez Sherman of Independence and Terrance D.
Allegations involving the restraint and physical handling of preschool special education students inside a Richmond classroom have resulted in felony child abuse charges against a longtime Dear Elementary teacher.