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While in search of a Richmond man at large last week, Richmond Police Department (RPD) responded to a wooded area on West Main Street after a caller described a man similar to that which police had posted online, in a gray hoodie running in the woods.

Ray County Commissioners Gary Wilhite, Billy Gaines and Dave Powell approved the purchase of supplies for the mental health side of Ray County Jail. The project would be funded from the Capital Improvement Fund.

Richmond Police officers were dispatched to a local residence after a caller reported a female was hiding from an armed subject. However, the woman who was hiding ended up in handcuffs for a crime committed in August 2023. Because dispatch had informed Richmond Police Department officers a firearm was involved, Officer Derek Gardner approached the 302 N. College Street residence with his firearm drawn. The subject was handcuffed and searched with nothing of evidentiary value found.

Why do we have eclipses, and why do we rarely get to see a solar eclipse? The relative positions between the Earth, Moon and Sun are always changing, but in a predictable way. As the Moon orbits the Earth, around every 28 days, varying amounts of the Moon’s sunlit side are visible to us.

are taking their respective athletic careers beyond high school. On Tuesday, Farnan formally signed his letter of intent to play football at Avila University, a Catholic, Kansas City-based NAIA program.

Richmond Police Chief Scott Bagley recognized some of his officers with awards during an early February Richmond City Council meeting. With Richmond officers lining the rows of seating, Bagley gave Officers Derek Gardner and Brandon Peet the Life Saving Commendations and presented Corporal Tommy Rodriguez with the “2023 Officer of the Year Award.” The chief said the Life-Saving Commendation award not only represents what the officers do, but also their potential to save a person’s life.