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Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers and his team highlighted Domestic Violence Awareness Month by hosting the event for the second year in a row last Saturday in Henrietta. The family-friendly event had bounce houses, an escape room and hotdogs for guests.

The Ministerial Alliance of Richmond sponsored the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on Oct. 20.

Republican Billy Gaines and Democrat Shirley O’Dell seek to fill the Ray County presiding commissioner’s seat in this November’s general election. November’s winner will succeed Bob King, who has announced his retirement.

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The Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce raised a toast to more success to the community and business owners in the future during its 75th anniversary celebration Oct. 20 at Branded Steakhouse Event Center.

Just as the leaves change in the fall, the season brings new beginnings and ends. Brian Rice and his team, for example, recently celebrated his departure from The Excelsior Springs Standard and the Richmond News.

Most women dread having a yearly mammogram, but the need to be vigilant with screening breast tissue grows each year. Ray County Memorial Hospital (RCMH) has an innovative 3D mammography machine in its radiology department.

Halloween is just around the corner, and though the holiday is about dressing up, saying “trick or treat” and telling scary stories, the Teal Pumpkin Project brings a new take on the holiday. The Teal Pumpkin Project involves setting a pumpkin painted teal or blue around your doorstep or in the front of your home.

A family-owned funeral home is part of the community in which it serves, having a personal connection with neighbors. It is often staffed by the owners, as well as members of the surrounding community.