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City, school board finalize disc golf course layout

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Spartan pride spread as the R-XVI District School Board (RSB) finalized and granted permission for the official Richmond disc golf course – “Spartan Ridge at Southview Park.” After months of meetings, collaboration and planning – Richmond City Economic Development Director James Gorham said he is excited for the next steps of the course. The final layout of the 18-hole course was finalized in early June by Gorham, local resident Dr.

Ray County resident faces felony charge

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Excelsior Springs business owner Melynda Casey, 47, of Polo, Mo., is facing a felony charge of abuse or neglect of a child. According to the probable cause statement written by Ray County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) Detective Celeste Kaiser, Casey stated she had last seen her daughter (MRS) on June 12, just after midnight after arguing with her regarding food being snuck into her room.
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Sheriff works on Mental Health Village

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Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers uses a pickaxe to dig into the hard ground around the “mental health village” at Ray County Sheriff’s Department. The village will have three 975-square-foot boxes dedicated to counseling, one outdoor bathroom with plumbing and a debriefing building. “It’s coming along,” said Childers. “The inmates who are assisting are working hard.” Childers said the money to build the village comes from a statemonitored account in which monies spent in the commissary by inmates are deposited. Childers is only allowed to spend monies on projects intended to help inmates. The sheriff said the assistance provided by professionals would not only benefit inmates, but first responders and people of the community as well.