Hams go to highest bidder
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ORRICK HIGH School FFA student Cash Honeycutt answers Heather Pugh’s questions about his school and ham. Honeycutt’s ham was 19.25 pounds and was sold for $41/lb.
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Two locals killed, one injured
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Two Richmond residents and a young Carrollton man were involved in a plane crash just before noon on July 13 in Osage Beach. Evan Vandiver, 19, of Richmond and Hayden Ritchhart, 22, of Carrollton succumbed to injuries at the scene of a plane crash.
CAP waterfight soaks attendees
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WILLOW YOUNG sprays water on other youth at the 2nd Annual Waterfight event at Maurice Roberts Park in Richmond. See more photos.
Drug court graduate confident about future
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Dealing with any addiction is challenging, but not impossible, as the Ray County Drug Court program has proven. The Richmond courtroom was filled with family and friends of the program’s most recent graduate, Rickie Hicks, who is 490 days sober.
NEWS BRIEF
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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will be closing Hwy 10 over the West Fork of Crooked River between Richmond and Wood Heights for a bridge replacement. Work will begin on Monday, July 24 and the project is scheduled to last until the end of November.
Area scouts leave for camp
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The Boy Scouts programs are beneficial for young men to learn life skills at a young age. Richmond area Boy Scout Troop 324 were sent off last week to the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation near Osceola, Mo. where they’ll have the opportunity to earn badges.
Chief cautions against leaving children in vehicles
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In an effort to save the lives of area children, Richmond City Fire Chief Mark Sowder shared summer safety tips children being left in vehicles. The unfortunate truth is that accidents can happen quickly in the hot summer months. In 2022, there were 33 hot vehicle deaths reported in the U.S., with 10 deaths recorded so far this year.
County pageant set for Saturday
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Area young ladies will vie for a scholarship and the title of Miss Ray County tomorrow night, with the event beginning at 7 p.m. in the Farris Theater.