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Inmates work on courthouse
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SOPHIA BALES | Staff RAY COUNTY Jail inmates Montana Meierer (from left), Christopher Graham, Dillion Eddie and Gregory Lee worked outside the Ray County Courthouse to improve the concrete and clean up. The improvements cost $600 from the Capital Improvement Fund, said Ray County Presiding Commissioner Billy Gaines. “It helps the inmates take ownership in doing work and helps the county to cut costs while making our courthouse easier to move around and have an improved appearance,” he said.
RAY COUNTY SHERIFF
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Sunday July 2 At 4:04 a.m., Hali Clayton, 24, of Lexington, MO, was arrested for driving while intoxicated, Failed to equip passenger vehicle with 2 sets of front seat safety belts. At 8:21 a.m., David Scott Loyd, 30, of Orrick, MO, was arrested for resisting arrest/ detention/stop by fleeing – creating a substantial risk of serious injury/death to any person, driving while revoked/suspended, failure to register motor vehicle/ trailer annually with director of revenue.
Firecrackers win novice comp league title; look to expand
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A new area competitive softball program is already looking to expand. The program, the Ray County Firecrackers, launched this year with a 10-and-under (10U) team.
Orrick girls hoopsters see confidence boost
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On July 13, Orrick varsity girls basketball coach Jonathan Kinder and assistant coach Chase Sims noticed a change in their Bearcats. In scrimmaging against Hardin-Central that day during a combined practice in the Orrick High School gym, the Bearcats were more confident than they had been during a June combined practice hosted by Hardin-Central, Kinder and Sims agreed.
ADA parking ordinance amended
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Richmond City Council approved the new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Parking Spaces in the downtown area. This includes adding spaces for ADA vans and cars, erecting signs, striping parking spaces and the removal of one existing space.
Hams go to highest bidder
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ORRICK HIGH School FFA student Cash Honeycutt answers Heather Pugh’s questions about his school and ham. Honeycutt’s ham was 19.25 pounds and was sold for $41/lb.
Two locals killed, one injured
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Two Richmond residents and a young Carrollton man were involved in a plane crash just before noon on July 13 in Osage Beach. Evan Vandiver, 19, of Richmond and Hayden Ritchhart, 22, of Carrollton succumbed to injuries at the scene of a plane crash.