February 2020
Proposed Ray County budget plan allows 3% raises
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RICHMOND – Having “small change” to spend, the Ray County Commission’s proposed budget offers small changes.
Bobby Leon Deam
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Born June 7, 1938, in Norborne, MO, to R.S. Deam and Gladys Rhinehart Deam, Bobby, 82, passed away on Feb. 4, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at his home.
Karen Sue Swafford
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Karen Sue Swafford, 77, of Rayville, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.
Edwin Francis 'Eddie' Holman Jr.
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Edwin Francis “Eddie” Holman Jr., 82, of Lexington, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lexington.
On To Nationals
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RICHMOND – Dear Elementary School music teacher Chelsea Jones is the Veterans of Foreign Wars Missouri Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year.
Sparked by 13-point run, Bearcats boys cruise to home victory
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ORRICK – Ethan Wilson and Blake McAfee agreed 13 was a lucky number for Orrick’s varsity boys basketball team Tuesday.
Nail's steal helps seal the deal for Orrick girls
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ORRICK – Abby Nail’s patience helped the Bearcats hold off Sweet Springs/Malta Bend on Tuesday in varsity girls basketball action.
Missouri FFA members attend state conferences
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SEDALIA – Thirteen Richmond High School students are among 4,500 first-year FFA members from more than 320 Missouri high schools who attended the annual Greenhand Motivational Conferences.
E.J. “Jani” Reeder
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E.J. “Jani” Reeder, 78, of Henrietta, passed away at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence, Missouri Monday, Jan. 20, of complications from cancer.
Reeder was born in Omaha, Nebraska, Dec. 1, 1941; graduated High School in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, in 1960 and lived most of her adult life in Alaska, where she graduated from the University of Alaska in Fairbanks and then lived in Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka, and Nome before returning to live in Missouri several years ago. A fitting epitaph for her: “She was a friend to many and a lover of books.”