February 2021
Week off from paying sales tax occurs April 19-25
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RICHMOND – The Show-Me Green sales tax holiday – an optional break from collecting sales taxes on some items – will take place again this year, the City Council decided. The seven-day holiday takes place from April 19 through April 25.
No contested school board races; some contested council races
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RICHMOND – There will be no contested school board elections in April for three area school districts, but there will be city council elections. These districts reported no contests: • Excelsior Springs – Ricky Strack and Troy Snelling seek the two seats; • Richmond – Jon Dana and newomer Wesley Maxwell are running for two seats; and • Orrick – Mandy Floyd and newcomer Holly Vasmer seek the two seats.
Donald Wayne Mudd
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Donald Wayne Mudd, 93, passed away Feb. 10, 2021, in the home he had built in the 1950s in Lexington.
Richard Allen Graham Sr.
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Richard Allen Graham Sr., 83, of Henrietta died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Liberty Hospital.
Raymond Eugene ‘Ray’ Cramer
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Raymond Eugene “Ray” Cramer, 82, of Lexington died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at his home.
Howard Andrew McDonald
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Howard Andrew McDonald, 78, of Richmond died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at Northland Rehabilitation Center in Kansas City.
Bradley Glenn Schreier
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Bradley Glenn Schreier, 34, of Camden passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a hard-fought battle with brain cancer.
Richmond hoopsters dash off with win at Lexington
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LEXINGTON – For two-plus quarters, Richmond varsity boys basketball coach Kevin Jermain and his Spartans were locked in a tight tussle with Lexington. But then, the Spartans ripped off an 11-0 third-quarter run and turned a five-point lead into a 16-point lead.
Focused Richmond girls rout Lexington
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LEXINGTON – Richmond pulled away from Lexington in a hurry when the teams met Feb. 12 in Missouri River Valley Conference East Division varsity girls basketball action.