PART 3 OF 4
RICHMOND – Our issue-by-issue look back at 2019 community news continues with the year’s third quarter, which includes the Ray County Fair’s 50th Anniversary...
JULY
JULY 5
• Two Ray Countians file applications to grow medical marijuana, a state document reveals.
• Neighbors show concern for the aging bur oak tree in Orrick.
JULY 9
• The Ray County Commission agrees to seek damages against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
LEXINGTON – At the foot of the Linwood Lawn bed-and-breakfast staircase, Annette Gaiser looked up at big brother Dan Garnett Sr. as they talked about things siblings talk about during family get-togethers.
Except the conversations at this Sharp family gathering mark the first they could remember after spending nearly 70 years apart.
LEXINGTON – At the foot of the Linwood Lawn bed-and-breakfast staircase, Annette Gaiser looked up at big brother Dan Garnett Sr. as they talked about things siblings talk about during family get-togethers.
Except the conversations at this Sharp family gathering mark the first they could remember after spending nearly 70 years apart.
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri granted 60 licenses to grow medical marijuana in dozens of communities, but turned down all four requests made in Ray County.
LEARN MORE in Friday's Richmond News.
RICHMOND – The school board continues to deny public access to how each member voted when placing Superintendent Mike Aytes and Richmond High School Principal John Parker on leave.
State law and a Missouri media law expert suggest how each board member voted must be disclosed.
The Richmond News has filed paperwork asking Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt to review the matter.
