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Out of hundreds of students across the U.S., an Orrick High School student, Cash Honeycutt was invited to attend the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) – Next Gen Conference in Texas. The conference invites students across the country the opportunity to explore a variety of career paths before graduating from high school.

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District 7 State Representative Peggy McGaugh discussed a comprehensive environmental protection bill, recently passed by the Missouri House, which will safeguard state water resources in her capitol report. House Bills (HB) 2134 and 1956 have the goal of preventing companies from storing and spreading meatpacking waste on rural Missouri farmland.

Bulletproof vests are crucial to any patrolling law enforcement. Amid the use of rifles in most shooting- related incidents, rifle- rated vests are the talk of law enforcement gear. Shield 616 Charity Founder Jake Skifstad talked to the Ray County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) about rifle- rated vests — called Angel Armor — and offered tips on raising the money needed to purchase them, about $36,000 for the whole department. Shield 616 has offered to assist RCSD in making sure every officer is properly protected. Skifstad understands there are places in the United States that are anti-law enforcement and who want to “defund the cops”. But Shield 616 is about shifting the narrative and praising the hometown heroes, he said.

After recently celebrating 50 years of marriage, Ray County natives Robert (Bob) and Janet Duncan have decided to retire from their Town Square Mercantile business. The couple had a similar business before opening the downtown Richmond location in 2016.

The only time that one can safely look at the Sun, without eye protection, is during a total eclipse of the Sun, and then only when the Moon completely blocks the Sun, called totality. Totality lasts only a few moments to a few minutes. Once the Moon begins to move from the face of the Sun, viewers must use protection again.