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Newly elected Ray County E-911 Board member Pete Oulman made his first appearance with the board when it convened recently in Richmond. Oulman, a Lawson resident, works for the Metropolitan Community College Police Department, serving as a sergeant in charge of the Maple Woods Campus and a department investigator.

Ray County courts overruled Sheriff Scott Childers’ motion to dismiss the State Attorney General’s quo warranto, a challenge to a person’s right to hold a public office. Childers’ three-day trial will begin at 9 a.m.

The Orrick varsity boys track team achieved a longtime goal Monday at Sweet Springs: It won the I-70 Conference title. Orrick won the boys portion of the meet, hosted by St.

Cayden Morris will soon take his wrestling skills to Kansas. The Richmond senior has signed to study and grapple for Neosho County Community College in Chanute.

Recently, while Ray County citizens were roaming the streets of Richmond during the citywide garage sale, Raider Johnson was hosting a lemonade stand outside his home. The 6-year-old boy Dear Elementary student was selling lemonade to raise money for a cause he and his family support – the Humane Society of Ray County (HRSC) and its Operation SNIP program.

The wide-ranging impact and reach of mental health issues garnered considerable attention during the COVID- 19 pandemic, when the virus as well as mandates designed to reduce its spread led to increased feelings of anxiety and isolation. Since then, life has returned to normal for billions of people across the globe, but many people, including seniors, continue to experience mental health issues.