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Ray County officials are grappling with keeping the sheriff’s department equipped and reliable, weighing fleet leases, radio shortages and even converting jail space to handle more 24-hour holds. Enterprise Fleet Manager Regina Lindell and Ray County Sheriff’s Office command staff, including Sheriff Gary Blackwell, Major Tom Noon and Captain Amy Sisson, met with commissioners to review options for rotating patrol vehicles.

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series detailing the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Respirator Approval Program and its impact on Missouri workers and manufacturers. Part two will examine ways policymakers, industry leaders and advocates are responding to funding challenges and what is at stake if the program is weakened.

A roundabout could soon change the way drivers move through Lawson’s busiest intersection, and MoDOT wants the public to weigh in. The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Kansas City district (Mo-DOT KC) will hold an open house on Oct.

Editor’s note: This is the final of a twopart series about Crystal Lakes Mayor Jeremy Dorrel, focusing on the city’s new revenue streams, conservation agreements and plans for community improvements. Part one, which appeared in the Sept. 19 edition of The Standard, examined Dorrel’s background, his unexpected election and the renovation of The Overlook event center.

Richmond adopted its fiscal year 2026 operating budget, a document officials described as balanced, sustainable and reflective of the city’s priorities for the year ahead. The budget sets spending and revenue for the period beginning Oct.

Residents pressed county leaders for a timeline to reopen the Bruns Road and 84th Street bridge after more than a year of closure, asking what comes next and how they can help move funding along. The discussion came during a recent Ray County Commission meeting, which began after a scheduled early walk-through of the jail, according to the posted agenda.