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Body Orrick Lions Club awards scholarships.

Body Richmond graduates Trey Cavanah, Travis Cardwell and Hayden Happy know who they’ll face this football season at William Jewell College. William Jewell, a Liberty-based NCAA Division II program, has posted its 2025 schedule on its website.

Body Ray County Sheriff’s Department arrests from May 19, 2025 to May 23, 2025. Monday, May 19 At 12:11 p.m., Susan Annette Miles, 64, of Richmond, Mo.

Body As temperatures climb and motorcycles reappear on Missouri roadways, one local motor officer is issuing a reminder that even the smallest oversight can turn deadly.

Body From chalkboards to retirement.

Body MIRANDA JAMISON A long-simmering issue over the condition and ownership of a historic Ray County cemetery resurfaced last week, as commissioners questioned whether a private handoff of responsibility years ago has left the site in unacceptable disrepair.

Body Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) reintroduced the bipartisan Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act to help struggling rural hospitals stay open and continue serving their communities.

Body Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series in which area school administrators share reflections on graduation season, summer school and the evolving role of education in Ray County and Excelsior Springs.