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Body Oct. 10, 2023, was World Mental Health Day.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body THE ORRICK FUTURE Farmers of America Trapshooting team placed second out of 21 teams at the Area 6 Trap Shoot event in Sedalia last week. Members of the team included Brecken Butler (from left), Cash Honeycutt, Maddox Peterson, Gunner Smith and Elye McElwee.

Body SOPHIA BALES Staff Writer Richmond City Council members acknowledged Richmond Police Department (RPD) Officer Derek Gardner for his efforts with the “STOP STICK” last month.

Body An article published in the Oct. 13 edition of Richmond News incorrectly spelled the name Dr.

Body The Ray County audit was released earlier this month by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick and the county was rated “poor.” Within the 27 pages of the audit report, the “Citizens Summary” described eight different findings according to the report, as the following:

Body A jail trustee was caught without Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers’ permission outside the jail with his girlfriend on Sep. 11.

Body MISSOURI STATE Rep. Terry Thompson (left) and Brad Landwehr talk during a Chamber After Hours event last week representing the Kansas City Chiefs..

Body Seeking mental health options within the local schools, Director of Special Programs Cindy Naber, Process Coordinator Amy Osborne, and School Psychological Examiner Gretchen Edwards introduced Therapylog to the Richmond R-XVI School Board last week.