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H-C runs with bigger dogs in summer league

2 years ago By Shawn Roney

New Hardin-Central varsity boys basketball coach August Hoeper and his Bulldogs faced bigger competition the second week of summer-league boys basketball in Lawson – both in terms of school size and bodies on the court.

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Season set for RHS grads, Aggies

2 years ago By News Staff

Richmond High School graduates Keyshaun Elliott and Jack Gogue and their New Mexico State University teammates have only about two months and change before their football season begins. The Aggies, an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision program, are slated to open Aug.

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New SNS hire connects community with music

2 years ago By Sophia Bales

With the goal of putting music back into the community, Special Needs Services (SNS) of Ray County participated in the Community at Play (CAP) Community Choir event inside the Ray County Library. Along with a new program, SNS board members hired Sydney Winders, 25, as their new board-certified music therapist.

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Summer Bash and Market hosted through rain

2 years ago By Sophia Bales

One of the many things FORFFA (Friends of Richmond Farmers of America) does is raise scholarship money for Richmond High School (RHS) FFA seniors. This year, FORFFA tried something new to raise money – the Summer Bash and Market — held last Saturday.

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Bond hearing delayed for man charged with felony rape, possession

2 years ago By Sophia Bales

Due to lack of representation, a June 13 bond hearing has been continued until Thursday, June 15 regarding the case of a Wood Heights man who is facing four felony charges. As a result of intel received by law enforcement regarding criminal activity occurring in Koala Circle area of Wood Heights.

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ES personnel asks for flood solution support

2 years ago By Sophia Bales

Searching for support in the completed Fishing River Watershed Study, Excelsior Springs City Manager Molly McGovern, Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Mahaffey and Downtown Excelsior Partnership (DEP) volunteer Keith Hudson visited the Ray County Commissioners recently.

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RSB continues discussion of $8,600 deficit

2 years ago By Sophia Bales

$ Parents cooperation needed to avoid unpleasant, undesirable strategies The issue concerning an $8,600 deficit in student meal accounts, created by families who left accounts unpaid for several months, was discussed again in the June meeting of the Richmond R-XVI School Board. Although discussed in depth in the May meeting of the group, the topic was tabled when a solution was not determined.