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RICHMOND – The “greenspace” on the corner of Richmond’s downtown enters another phase of development. Phase 3 of this park project includes the addition of three concrete pads with pergolas, mulch, plants and rock.

RICHMOND – Peer support training for first responders is coming to Richmond on July 14. The class is open to everyone who wishes to serve and minister to first responders.

RICHMOND – Actor Jayce Nielsen takes center stage – stage right, stage left, upstage and down, and all points in between – in the Central Missouri Repertory Theatre’s free production of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.”

RICHMOND – “Bikers welcome” is the message sent with four new bicycle stands recently installed around Richmond’s downtown square. The community beautification project, funded by the city of Richmond, includes four new bike racks and four matching park benches, one on each side of the downtown square.

RICHMOND – Voters broke two ties during Tuesday’s special elections, with 4.6% of the registered voters choosing a Ward 1 council member and a Richmond R-XVI Board of Education member. Jim Hardison took the vacant Ward 1 council seat with 18 votes.

The Richmond News welcomes Sophia Bales, a 2022 Missouri Valley College graduate, to its staff as a newsroom reporter. “I was very excited - over the moon (about accepting this position)… When I was younger, I always knew that I wanted to write,” said Bales. Bales will serve as general assignment reporter for the Richmond News and its sister newspaper, The Excelsior Springs Standard.

RICHMOND – The Ray County Community Arts Association’s Annual Fine Arts and Photography Show drew dozens of entries at the Friends Gallery, 110 S. Camden St., event coordinator Melinda White said.

RICHMOND – Nearly three dozen vehicles, owners and supporters gathered during the Richmond Mushroom Festival for the Mini Cooper Rally in front of the Farris Theatre, 215 W. Main St.

RICHMOND – Richmond Middle School sixthgraders and teacher Murray Dennis attended the Blue Springs School of Economics with several parent volunteers. The students had specific tasks and assignments prior to attending the field trip to get their shops set up.