April 2023

To celebrate License Plates Day on Tuesday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum recently unveiled the first License Plate Bobbles. Bobbles for all 50 states were released and each bobble features the state’s current license plate design on a base with two large springs that provide maximum bobbling action for each license plate.

What were your 20s like? This question is asked with curiosity because I’m currently moving right along in mine. I turned 23 this week, have learned several lessons and would love to hear any you’ve learned in your 20s!

Sometimes people get blamed, sometimes people do the blaming. Why does it seem we are suddenly encapsulated with blaming and being blamed? Are we all just treating each other like children, or do people have a valid reason for blaming others?

If you’re ready to greet spring by adorning your landscaping, home and garden with beautiful plants, visit the Richmond High School (RHS) student’s spring greenhouse plant sale, which started recently.

Richmond High School FFA students recently joined more than 330 students at the state Capitol as a part of Missouri Farm Bureau’s (MOFB) Youth Leadership Day. Ray County students attending included Hardin-Central students Sophie Dial and Kadence Quick, and Richmond students Allison Coats, Grace Bozarth and Jeremiah Silkwood.

Sharon Strickler (Crutsinger), 83, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Lafayette Regional Health Center. Sharon was born June 3, 1939, in Wellington to Joe and Florene Crutsinger (Villers).

The Richmond News, Apr. 28, 2023 Marsha Sue Campbell, 82, of Richmond passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at her home.

CARROLLTON – When Richmond sprinter Genevieve Didier received the baton for the final leg of the girls 1,600-meter relay at the Bruce Finlayson Invitational, she and her fellow Spartans were in a close race with Lafayette County of Higginsville. When she finished her leg, they weren’t.

Special Needs Services (SNS) of Ray County is making some noise with its upcoming fundraiser, a Community At Play (CAP) golf tournament at the Hidden Valley Golf Course located in Lawson at 8 a.m. April 28.