Wood hones changeup to prep for juco softball
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Elizabeth Wood knows she has some work to do. Wood, a Richmond senior, has signed a letter of intent to pitch for the Moberly Area Community College (MACC) softball program.
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Ameren completes major upgrade to local substation
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The Lawson community is now receiving electricity through a fully modernized substation after Ameren Missouri replaced a transformer that had been in service since the Eisenhower administration. The recently completed project updates equipment that supported the town for more than 60 years and marks one of several major reliability upgrades Ameren has finished across the region.
MARC leads hands-on class on food waste composting
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The Ray County Library turned into a hands-on classroom this week as Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management Grant facilitator Katy White and longtime compost educator and musician Stan Slaughter led a detailed workshop on food waste composting, simple home systems and practical strategies for reducing what ends up in the landfill.
Bond reduced for Rayville man facing felony charge
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A Rayville man facing felony and misdemeanor charges has been released from custody after a judge reduced his bond. Following an August vehicle theft investigation, Gregory Don Marrant, 36, was charged with a class D felony of first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and a class B misdemeanor of first-degree trespassing.
Commission examines ARPA numbers
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Ray County commissioners spent much of their most recent meeting sorting through conflicting funding figures for multiple American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) water projects, ultimately tabling an invoice for Public Water Supply District #1 after discovering discrepancies between the contractor’s paperwork and the county’s own records. The decision slowed progress on a project that has been underway for months, but left officials confident the review was necessary to protect taxpayer dollars.
Lunch and Learn highlights rising needs, legal realities
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Stories of rising need, confidential testing and life-altering legal decisions shaped two recent presentations which laid bare the pressures local families are facing. The program was hosted by the Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce and opened with Bridge of Hope Office Manager Sharon Walker describing rising referrals and growing requests for help.
Ray County 911 Board reviews construction progress
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Construction on the new Ray County 911 center is continuing to advance, as board members reviewed progress on earth work, discussed ongoing coordination with engineers and worked through early administrative challenges tied to insurance requirements and the first construction payment.
Pressroom visit shows students the steps behind print
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The air in the Richmond News pressroom vibrated as the first sheets of newsprint snapped through the rollers, carrying the journalism class’s pages in fast, rhythmic bursts. The noise of the press filled the back of the building, but the students stood quietly in a line, leaning forward to watch as their headlines, photos and layouts transformed into a real newspaper for the first time. What they had built in the classroom was suddenly alive in print, and the experience left a mark many of them said they had not expected.
