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RICHMOND – Law enforcers continue to look for a person with whom they wish to speak after a deadly arson fire, and Missouri Fire Safety completed work and withdrew from the investigation. Caldwell County Sheriff Mitchell Allen said the “vehicle of interest” is a black Ford Escape SUV with tinted windows and possibly a black, male driver.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – “Full funding” for public school transportation might translate to hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Excelsior Springs and Richmond school districts. Richmond School District Transportation Director Jeff Southwick said, when the school year concludes in a few days, then the district will focus on possible savings.

RICHMOND – Sparkling paint jobs and sunshine glinting from chrome greeted scores of participants and guests at the Richmond Mushroom Festival Car Show. Sponsored by Belair Farms in the City Hall parking lot, the show included century-old and modern vehicles with brilliant paint jobs, glass flakes, pinstripes and flames.

RICHMOND – For the second straight year, Aiden Bowman, a senior, will play in a state boys golf tournament. By shooting a 98 (+27) Monday in the Class 2 District 4 Tournament at Shirkey Golf Course, Bowman punched his ticket for Class 2 state competition, slated for May 16 and 17 at Columbia Country Club.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Another Orrick golf season is finished. The Bearcats ended their season Monday at the Class 1 District 4 Tournament at Excelsior Springs Golf Course.

CLEVELAND – A 40-year-old Hardin-Central boys track record fell May 7 at Class 1 District 6 competition. On the Midway School District campus, Korbin Pugh won his preliminary heat of the 100-meter dash in 11.4 seconds and then the finals in 11.11.

CLEVELAND – Orrick varsity track and field coach Kirk Thacker had a hunch about sophomore Jonathon Harris when the season began. “I told him …, ‘I think you could make a pretty good jumper and pretty good hurdler,’” Thacker said.