Community of Rayville comes together for toy drive
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Community of Rayville comes together for toy drive.
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Parents as Teachers hold event at Dear Elementary
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Parents as Teachers hold event at Dear Elementary
Monthly craft event carries on at Library
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Monthly craft event carries on at Library
Local farm leader elected into American Soybean Association
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Richmond’s local Missouri farmer leader Ronnie Russell was selected to serve on the executive committee of the American Soybean Association (ASA). The association chose leaders this December to guide the organization to focus its efforts on top priorities, including the 2023 Farm Bill. Russell grows soybeans among other crops, and operates a retail commercial fertilizer business. He also has a cow-calf operation and runs Russell Sunflower Patch, an agricultural-tourist destination in Richmond. “It’s an honor to be elected to the executive committee and serve the soybean producers of the 30 states of the American Soybean Association represents,” said Russell. “I look forward to advocating in their best interests, especially in the development of the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.”
Winter arrives with snow, wind, bitter temperatures
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JEFFERSON CITY – Holiday travel could be a bit more challenging this year due to a winter storm that will move across the state Wednesday night and Thursday and leave bitterly cold temperatures in its wake. The Missouri Department of Transportation urges all drivers to be aware of changing road conditions both where they are and where they are going.
Santa Claus visits local food store
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The jolly old man himself, Santa Claus, visited Ray County once again. Harps Food Store in Richmond hosted an event with Coca-Cola and invited area children and parents to engage in festivities. Also joining in the fun was the Grinch (played by Harps cashier Aubree Watts), along with Mr. Claus and the Coca-Cola Polar Bear.
RAY COUNTY SHERIFF
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Ray County Sheriff’s Department arrests from November 27, 2022 to December 8, 2022. Sunday, November 27 Jennifer Alisha Hackett, 42, of Richmond, MO, was arrested for child neglect/ endangering.
RICHMOND POLICE
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Police Chief Chad Burnine of the Richmond Police Department reported the following incidents handled recently by the department. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 At 12:21 p.m., in the 900 block of Walton Way, a complainant reported an assault.
Missouri’s adult-use marijuana law takes effect
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The new marijuana law is now in effect throughout the state, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), and applications for consumer personal cultivation will be accepted as early as Feb. 6.