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Wrisinger opens Richmond floral business
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After graduating from Richmond High School in 1985, Randy Wrisinger pursued his passion for music education at Northwest Missouri State University. Little did he know that almost four decades later, he would return to his hometown to fulfill his entrepreneurial dream of opening a charming floral and décor store.
New rehab unit opens at Shirkey Nursing
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Rehab to Home is a new 12-bed unit recently opened by Shirkey Health Services. This specialized unit is purposefully crafted to deliver thorough rehabilitation and training.
Local representatives receive award
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The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has recognized State Representatives of Carroll, Livingston and Linn counties and Terry Thompson of Ray and Lafayette counties as 2024 Business Champions. This award is presented to state lawmakers who supported policies during the 2024 legislative session that boosted the economy and made Missouri a more competitive place to do business.
Woman who took down Bloody Bill Anderson
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(Editor’s Note: This is the final of a twopart series of how Bloody Bill Anderson meets his demise.) In the first of this two-part series, highlights showed Mary Rowland married Jesse Dotson Rowland and moved to his homestead in the Fishing River Township between Elkhorn and Orrick. They had 12 children before the Civil War began in 1861.
Correction:
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The boys on the front page photo in last weeks edition were incorrectly identified. The boys are Johnathan Davis(behind) and Elvis Davis..
Council receives updates on water treatment plant
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The Richmond City Council was provided with updates on the water plant rehabilitation project during a recent meeting. There are four components to the project, according to Olsson representative Nolan Groff, which included recoating the two chemical silos, filter media replacement, filter valve replacement and wastewater basin solid contacts replacement.
Event focuses on emergency preparedness
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The Ray County community came together recently with one common goal in mind — emergency preparedness. Hosted by Special Needs Services (SNS) of Ray County and Community at Play (CAP), several agencies joined in by providing handouts, demonstrations and information.
