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Future Farmers of America (FFA) members of Hardin-Central (H-C) High School woke up before the sun so they had plenty of prep time for the annual Ag Day Breakfast, a day set aside to offer free breakfast to the residents of the community. The culinary options were wide, with students preparing sausage, bacon, pancakes, fruit cups and drinks.

Filled with 130 students, parents and supporters – the Richmond High School (RHS) Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter hosted its end-of-year banquet this past week. “Our focus for tonight is to congratulate our members for the hard work and dedication they have displayed throughout the year,” Allison Coats, FFA officer team president, said as she welcomed the crowd.

Join Excelsior Springs Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions this May as we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to spread awareness and help break down the stigma surrounding mental illness. This Mental Health Awareness Month, we invite you to Look Around and Look Within to learn about how your surroundings can impact mental health.

Do you have attention to detail? Attention to detail can start from a young age where curiosity meets acknowledgment. Personally, this girl has attained attention to detail from a young age but also endeavored in high school when annotation came into the English classroom experience.

Following voter approval of the three percent sales tax on marijuana in April, Ray County Commissioners must report to the Missouri Department of Revenue which areas tax monies will be used. Commissioners signed the court order during its recent meeting so that necessary paperwork would be in place if a dispensary were to open in the county.

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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.