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KANSAS CITY – Federal Judge Greg Kays might deliver prison time to a mail carrier, Paul O. Robinson, 26, Richmond.

KANSAS CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed avian influenza, or bird flu, has been detected in an American white pelican in Clay County. “It was found by a pond by a private citizen, and then it was euthanized and tested,” Missouri Department of Conservation spokesman Bill Graham said March 10.

RICHMOND – Coach Kevin Jermain and his Spartans got their district threepeat in boys basketball. They got their second straight sectional championship, too.

RICHMOND – Dear Elementary students have been learning about the Six Pillars of Character with Character Counts, based on school information. They learned about respect and worked on following the Golden Rule, accepting differences and being considerate of others’ feelings.

RICHMOND– The chili chef, Ron White, lifts a lid and stirs while standing in front of several tables filled by more than a dozen full roasting pans. “It’s my original recipe,” he says.

RICHMOND – The effort to maintain Missouri’s model for paying sheltered workshop employees continues. Ideal Industries Director Heather Pugh credited the Baker family for raising awareness for workshop employees from Ray and Clay counties.

RICHMOND – This year’s Ray County budget includes 17 law enforcement vehicles, a point of uncertainty for cost-conscious commissioners and a point the sheriff calls a necessity. COMMISSION TALK Older vehicles will be replaced by leased vehicles and sold, Eastern Commissioner Dave Powell said.