JACK “MILES” VENTIMIGLIA/Executive Editor Eighth-graders had the unique experience of meeting up with Richmond High School students on the 29th annual Washington trip, event chaperone Brenda Hamm said. The eighth-graders…
JOY TIPPING/Managing Editor The Rev. Dr. Justin Meier of Grace Church in Richmond says he gets a lot of questions, every week – some easy, some not so much, all…
U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Kansas City, will stop in Ray County next week for a “Patriotic Storytime” at Ray County Library. The congressman will be the “guest reader” at…
SAMANTHA KILGORE/Feature Writer Shaun Pontalion calls mornings he spends volunteering for the Good Samaritan Center “two-hour Tuesdays.” “It’s two hours, that’s all,” he said as he maneuvered a sofa to…
By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia/Executive Editor Business flourishes under Steve and Stephanie Minnick, new owners at Linda’s Floral, 307 Wollard Blvd. At the counter Tuesday, feet planted amid exotic flowers in…
By Samantha Kilgore/Feature Writer This year’s Waterfest promises to be better than ever. The festival, Excelsior Spring’s biggest of the year, includes all the old favorites along with new additions,…
By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia/Executive Editor Rapunzel is not the only one who lets down her hair during Storytime at the Ray County Library, 215 E. Lexington St., Richmond. Under the…
By Samantha Kilgore/Feature Writer Every group has its name: A group of geese is a gaggle, a group of horses a herd, a group of singers a choir. So what…
By Joy Tipping/Richmond News Managing Editor June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association — together with advocates in the early stages of the disease — encourages…
Eleven teams from Ray and Lafayette counties raised more than $20,000 for the American Cancer Society at its annual Relay for Life. The event took place June 9 at the…
