Southview Pool renovations make a splash with swimmers
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Southview Pool in Richmond has received some upgrades. Cracks were filled and caulking was done, said Haley Williams, city recreation director.
July 2022
GOP RACE PRESIDING COMMISSIONER TUESDAY
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Billy Gaines and Lonnie Kersey seek to represent the Republican Party in the Ray County presiding commissioner’s race. The two will face off in the Aug.
Spartan Tint receives ‘fantastic’ support
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Jim Rich and partner Stephen Vartanian are seeing a wave of community support for Spartan Tint, their car tint shop, located in the previously known “Art and Soul” building at 812 E. Main St. in Richmond.
Daddy’s Diner episode of ‘Farmers’ Table’ now available to watch
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Video of the “Farmers’ Table” TV/web series episode shot on June 8 at Daddy’s 10-13 Diner in Richmond has made its way to the public. To watch the program with Daddy’s Diner as the set, visit http://pivotbio.com/farmerstable or visit YouTube.com and search “The Farmers’ Table Episode 4.” Produced by the Farm Journal, Pivot Bio and Fivestone Studios, the program invites farmers from around the country to converse about niche topics.
RAY COUNTY FAIR WRAPS, BUT MEMORIES REMAIN
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HAILEY DOLT gives a thumbs up to her mother before she models on July 21 in front of the fashion show judges. SOPHIA BALES | Staff NOT ONLY ARE they Farm Family of the Year, but Jonathon and Shari Renfro also win the Harold Strobel Award during the Ray County Fair.
Uncertainty abounds as Missouri prepares for ’24 presidential caucuses
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Missouri voters will face something unfamiliar when it comes time to nominate their party’s presidential candidates in 2024. Gone are the days of arriving at a polling place during a primary election and casting a vote in private.
County, sheriff reviewing food service options for jail
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County leaders are exploring whether or not they should change food service providers for the Ray County Jail. Sheriff Scott Childers and Undersheriff Steve Mendoza raised that issue on July 15 during the Ray County Commission meeting in the courthouse.
Rain, rain don’t go away, Aggies say
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Monday’s weather didn’t force Norborne Hardin-Central (NHC) varsity coach Andrew Watson and his Aggies to change their plans as they started their latest 8-man football camp this week. With the rain falling, the Aggies trained that morning outside on one of the practice fields at Hardin-Central.
Dolphins repeat as conference champs
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The Dolphin Swim Team did it again. The Richmond-based summer swimming club won its confernce meet July 16 at Marshall with 392 points.
Turner clan guides Spartans in second week of camp
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Varsity coach Crystal Turner’s staff looked different when Richmond kicked off its second week of volleyball camp Monday at the high school. Helping Turner drill the Spartans on the various facets of the game was Georgiana Turner, her mother.
