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FRIDAY marks the opening of The Fancy Donut, 101 W. Main St., across from the Ray County Courthouse. Melissa Heil’s shop offers variety, with pastries, cookies, kolaches, hot food and salad among the menu items. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA

DEANNA LYDAY’S Dear Elementary School first-graders read the book “Flat Stanley, His Original Adventure” by Jeff Brown. His supportive parents mail Stanley, flattened by a bulletin board, to visit family in another state. “After enjoying the book, we each made our own Flat Stanley and mailed him to family and friends around the United States,” Lyday states. “We have received many responses, both local and from as far away as Texas, Florida, California and South Carolina. It was fun to see pictures and read about the places Flat Stanley has visited.”

RICHMOND – A Richmond Little Spartans preschool philosophy is learning through actions, based on information from Dear Elementary School. “We encourage learning through every aspect of our day, including play.

RICHMOND – At 12:03 p.m. March 27, the Richmond Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire on East Main Street in Richmond, Fire Chief Mark Sowder reported.

RICHMOND – “It’s a busy time of year at Dear Elementary,” school information states. Teachers and students have been trying to get back into the swing of things after several snow days kept them out of school.

ORRICK – The Orrick School District reported that, to start the week of March 21, teacher Cassie Smith and students Natasha Hicks, Madisyn Hartwick, Keeley McAfee and Payton Vassmer traveled to the Capitol in Jefferson City for the Recognition and Awards Ceremony for Youth Art Month. The girls’ artwork had been on display on the third floor rotunda of the Capitol for the past month. Smith and students received recognition for their work from Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.

RICHMOND – The Tequila Jalisco folks continue efforts to reopen their original restaurant on East South Street and Missouri Highway 13, and to open a second restaurant, Taco Jalisco. A Feb.

Richmond High School students perform Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” this weekend only on the Farris Theatre stage. Led by teacher Shari Donaldson, the students will tell a story familiar to Shakespeare aficionados and film buffs who have seen Julie Andrews in the 1982 gender-bender film “Victor/ Victoria.” In the play, Shakespeare’s chief character, Viola, takes the role of a man when forced to occupy a position in a royal house, much as Andrews’ character in the film pretends be a man to advance her show business career.

HARDIN – More than four years of work resulted in the addition of more letters – Ed.D – to Hardin-Central Superintendent Trey Cavanah’s collection of degrees. Having received a bachelor of arts in history degree from Baker University, and then masters of education and education specialist degrees through William Woods University in Fulton, Cavanah received his doctorate in education from Woods.