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This month, the Richmond School District decided it was in everyone’s best interest to cancel school on numerous days after our area received heavy winter storms combining snow, frigid temperatures and freezing rain.

The Richmond City Council amended its budget to allow for the allocation of $10,649.53 generated by the sale of three to four years of scrap metal in 2023. Richmond City Administrator Tonya Willim met with Public Works Director Dale Shipp and Richmond City Utility Supervisor Aaron Misenhelter to develop a plan for the best distribution of the monies.

Richmond R-XVI School District finds its students’ lunch balances negative again even after Richmond High School (RHS) students raised funds. District Operations Director Jeff Southwick reported the school has a deficit of $250 during a recent meeting of the school board.

SOPHIA BALES Staff Writer Human trafficking is not only important to Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers during Human Trafficking Prevention Month, but year round. With the goal of spreading awareness on the topic, Childers provided insight on different types of trafficking, noting he has already worked two cases in Ray County.