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SHARON DONAT | Staff.

A piece of the old Ray County Courthouse was delivered to the Ray County Museum grounds last Saturday. I purchased and donated the stone, part of one of the building’s four original columns. The Ray County Historical Society manages the museum.

The Richmond R-XVI School Board renewed its $7,860 annual membership with the Missouri School Boards Association during its May meeting. Board members also received updates on state legislation, district finances, and the district’s alternative education program.

After more than four decades in agricultural education, including the last 10 years at Richmond High School, Charles Foreman is retiring with a legacy that stretches from the classroom to the county fairgrounds and into the lives of the students he taught to lead, build and grow.

MIRANDA JAMISON A Richmond mother and son have been arrested after a domestic disturbance allegedly spiraled into a violent standoff involving a kitchen knife, a 3-year-old child used as a shield and the city’s police chief being punched in the face. Alexander Duchan Miles, 29, is charged with first-degree kidnapping, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk with no sexual conduct, armed criminal action, resisting or interfering with arrest for a felony and unlawful use of a weapon.

Isaac Kaylor is taking a road trip as he wraps his sophomore year at Richmond High School. Kaylor is set to compete in the Class 3 state boys golf tournament, slated for May 19-20 at Twin Hill Golf Course in Joplin.

Richmond graduate Katie Pierson is adding to her family’s athletic pedigree. As the Richmond News recently reported, Pierson has signed her letter of intent to attend and play softball for North Central Missouri College, a Trenton-based community college.