In less than 30 minutes, this weather can damage skin permanently
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OMAHA, Nebraska – Exposing the skin to cold temperatures risks avoidable frostbite. Most commonly, the fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin are affected.
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Richmond claims district team wrestling title
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LATHROP – The Spartans deserved their Class 1 District 6 boys wrestling title, Richmond coach Cody Beck said. “These district titles aren’t just given out.
Focused Richmond girls rout Lexington
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LEXINGTON – Richmond pulled away from Lexington in a hurry when the teams met Feb. 12 in Missouri River Valley Conference East Division varsity girls basketball action.
Richmond hoopsters dash off with win at Lexington
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LEXINGTON – For two-plus quarters, Richmond varsity boys basketball coach Kevin Jermain and his Spartans were locked in a tight tussle with Lexington. But then, the Spartans ripped off an 11-0 third-quarter run and turned a five-point lead into a 16-point lead.
No contested school board races; some contested council races
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RICHMOND – There will be no contested school board elections in April for three area school districts, but there will be city council elections. These districts reported no contests: • Excelsior Springs – Ricky Strack and Troy Snelling seek the two seats; • Richmond – Jon Dana and newomer Wesley Maxwell are running for two seats; and • Orrick – Mandy Floyd and newcomer Holly Vasmer seek the two seats.
Week off from paying sales tax occurs April 19-25
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RICHMOND – The Show-Me Green sales tax holiday – an optional break from collecting sales taxes on some items – will take place again this year, the City Council decided. The seven-day holiday takes place from April 19 through April 25.
Tractor Supply Co. agrees to buy Orscheln Farm and Home
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Tractor Supply Co. entered into an agreement to buy Orscheln Farm and Home for nearly $300 million.
Sheriff’s office identifies woman as homicide victim
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EXCELSIOR SPRING – After finding a body Feb. 11, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified the victim as Alesha Jane Reade, 45, Independence.
Her death is not believed to have occurred where law enforcers found the body, Sheriff’s Capt. Robert Hays said.
“We don’t have a pure crime scene yet, so we’re assuming the body was probably placed there along the road in the wooded area afterward,” he said.
