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The Lawson 4-H Club was organized in 1945 by James A. Smith, a longtime Lawson resident.

Millville 4-H Club is currently led by Shari Renfro and meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm at the Millville United Methodist Church. The club has 23 current members who are involved in a wide array of projects. This past year, Millville 4-H participated in service projects including food donations partnered with 4-H Feeding Missouri to benefit the Richmond R-16 School District’s backpack program as well as our annual flower planting project at Shirkey Nursing and Rehab in Richmond.

Lead by Gwen Gilbow and Assisted by Karen Hamm Meets second Thursday of the month at the 4-H/FFA Building at Ray County Fairgrounds..

Dallas Hurst Dallas Hurst of Richmond, MO is an active member of the Millville 4-H club. He has been a member for five years.

The Ray County 4-H Council meets quarterly at the county extension office. Each club has the opportunity to have two voting members and two voting adults representing their club at each meeting. It is recommended that each club choose members and adults to represent their club for a full 4-H year. These club representatives should report news from the council meeting at the next club meeting following the council meeting.

Out of 62 youth, Richmond High School (RHS) Future Farmers of America (FFA) President Allison Coats was selected from Missouri 4-H and FFA State Fair exhibitors and will be awarded scholarships by the Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture (YIA) committee.

The Jeremy McGinnis family, of Hardin, has been named the 2024 Ray County Fair Farm Family by the Ray County Fair Association. The Jeremy McGinnis family includes his wife, Jamie, daughters Amaryllis and Kassie, and son, Kaden.

Two candidates for Ray County Sheriff faced off during a public forum held recently at the Eagleton Center. Gary Blackwell and Geremy Pearce answered questions from the audience, while current Sheriff Scott Childers declined the invitation to attend.