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The Ray County Fair is in full swing this week with more than two dozen events and activities. The fair, which started July 10 with the 4-H/FFA Horse Show, continues throughout the week, wrapping up Friday with a rabbit show and small animal show at the Ray County Fairgrounds.

Bob King is leaving the Ray County Commission again. This time, it appears it’s for good.

For Richmond varsity football coach Nick Persell and his staff, a focal point for this week’s team camp at the high school is to teach, or reteach, their Spartans how to do something they’ll do regularly starting the second week of August: practice.

On Monday morning, something was clear to Hardin-Central varsity softball coach Brandee Doyle as her Bulldogs started their latest offseason team camp at the Hardin American Legion and Auxiliary baseball and softball fields.

Southview Lake in Richmond has received lots of attention the past few days, as renovations take place around its northern shoreline. Work includes removing all underbrush, debris and trees, except ones marked to save; dredging the north end of the lake to remove vegetation and silt; grading the bank for drainage; lining the bank with rip-rap rock to prevent erosion; and clearing the north shoreline from the boat ramp on the west approximately 450 feet to the east side.

The city of Richmond, Community Bank of Missouri and Missouri Farm & Home Insurance have partnered to develop the Restore Richmond program. This initiative provides eligible residents up to $2,000 to begin restoring and improving the appearance of their homes.

The grass might not always be greener on the other side, but it tends to be greener where Tom Baier takes care of it at Shirkey Golf Course in Richmond. Hired in March as the superintendent/head greensman, Baier is from Wayne, Nebraska, and got his horticulture degree, with specialization in turf management from Iowa State University, he said.

Swafford Ford is changing ownership. After 67 years under the Swafford family’s leadership, the local Ford dealership will soon be managed by Max Motors LLC.