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Ray County drivers will once again experience Interstate Highway 70 construction traffic. Missouri lawmakers have approved funds for a $2.8 billion project aimed at rebuilding 200 miles of interstate highway, expanding it to six lanes between St. Louis and Kansas City.

To create common expectations and encourage positive behavior among students in Dear Elementary in Richmond, the Dear Behavior and Trauma-informed Staff (BAT) team created posters to be displayed around the school, in classrooms, bathrooms and the gym.

No one is immune to issues that can adversely affect their mental health, including men and women nearing retirement age and those who are already retired. Though the term “golden years” suggests life in retirement is one sunny day after another, many individuals 60 and older are dealing with mental health issues.

Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers, Undersheriff Steve Mendoza, and Detective Josh Hamner requested $19,000 for a Cellebrite program from the Ray County Law Enforcement Restitution Funds (LERF). The LERF board unanimously approved the $19,000 to the sheriff’s department from the $75,000 funds.

Wood Heights man James Wayne Woodruff Sr., who faces 11 felony charges including second- degree rape, will appear in circuit court Nov. 1.

Ray County Sheriff’s Department arrests from September 26, 2023 to October 2, 2023. Tuesday, September 26 At 11:54 a.m., Dennis Lee Simonton, 64, of Excelsior Springs, MO, was arrested for aggravated DWI.