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RICHMOND – The public will decide whether to pass or fail a ½-cent sales tax to replace the Ray County Jail. The Ray County Commission voted 2-1 to let the public decide the issue in August.

NIXA – Dylan Comstock finished his high school boys golf career as a state champion. Comstock, who graduated earlier this month from Orrick and has signed to play men’s golf at Park University in Parkville, shot a 146 to win the individual title at the Class 1 state tournament, held Monday and Tuesday at Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa.

HIGGINSVILLE – Four area athletes are headed to the Class 1 state track and field meet. Orrick and Hardin-Central each qualified two athletes for the competition, slated for Saturday at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City.

RICHMOND – Seventy-six Richmond High School students graduated Sunday in the school gym before hundreds of relatives and friends on a rainy afternoon. The graduates entered the gym as the high school band, directed by Jeffrey Clymore, played “Pomp and Circumstance.” The “circumstance” part of the music underscored a year of overcoming adversity brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, something mentioned in addresses given by several speakers.

RICHMOND – Changes looming for the Ray County Senior Center include a possible summer versus fall reopening. Center Director Pat Mills talked about reopening in about five weeks.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tristn Jevon Center for Recovery, 704 Wollard Blvd., Richmond, is expected to help people like Tristn Jevon deal with mental health and addiction, his stepfather, Robert Cox, Excelsior Springs, said.

RICHMOND – Timmy Hamilton will play his final rounds of high school boys golf at a course that holds special meaning for him. Hamilton, who graduates Sunday from Richmond High School, will play in Class 2 state competition, slated for May 17-18 at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar.