Community of Rayville comes together for toy drive
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Community of Rayville comes together for toy drive.
December 2022
Area pastor requests commissioners put restrictions on marijuana usage
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With possible starts of marijuana micro businesses in Ray County, First Baptist Church Richmond Pastor Willie Isaacson went searching for answers and requests from Ray County Commissioners Dave Powell, Bob King and Gary Wilhite recently.
GAP gifts bicycles for Christmas
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Having known Gap Assistance of Ray County (GAP) founder, Don Lake, for many years, I can vouch for his passion in serving and helping those less fortunate. This Christmas season was no different as he set about creating a raffle for two youth to each receive a bicycle through the GAP program.
BIRTHDAYS
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Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), writer; Bo Diddley (1928-2008), singer-songwriter; Sandy Koufax (1935- ), baseball player; Davy Jones (1945-2012), singer; Patti Smith (1946- ) singer-songwriter; Meredith Vieira (1953- ),TV journalist;Tracey Ullman (1959- ), actress/ comedian; Sean Hannity (1961- ), TV host; Tiger Woods (1975- ), golfer; Laila Ali (1977- ), boxer; Tyrese Gibson (1978- ), singer/actor; Eliza Dushku (1980- ), actress; LeBron James (1984- ), basketball player; Ellie Goulding (1986- ), singer/songwriter.
RAY COUNTY SHERIFF
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Ray County Sheriff’s Department arrests from December 8, 2022 to December 12, 2022. Friday, December 9 Cindy L Hager, 40, of Concordia, MO, was arrested driving while revoked/suspended.
Santa Claus surprises Dear Elementary kindergartners
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Dear Elementary School had quite the excitement this past week with Principal Marlaine Boyd reading “The Night Before Christmas” and then a visit from the jolly, old man himself, Santa Claus. Boyd even had a fun fact: the original storybook was from a newspaper poem anonymously written under the title “Account of a Visit from St.
The gift that keeps giving
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Rayville Christian Union Church Pastor Mark Bickford and his fellowship hosted their first toy drive this December. The organization partnered with New Beginnings Church Pastor Phillip Powers. Powers oversees the Salvation Army store and assists with Harvesters Community Food Network in Richmond.
Lessons learned will be carried into a better new year
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As the new year is ahead in view, the lessons learned this year have helped me through the trajectory of my life thus far. I have learned three main things this year and will share some details about each.
MO Amendment 3’s impact on youth
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Since Missouri Amendment 3 was legalized in November, many are concerned about youth in rural areas and their developing young brains. The National Institution on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Ray County Coalition have chosen to educate parents about the impact of Amendment 3.
CORRECTION:
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In the Dec. 25 edition of Richmond News, two people were incorrectly identified in the Jingle Jog photo.
