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The Richmond area Salvation Army crisis team displayed their canteen unit after its time in the shop. The canteen unit is used as an emergency vehicle that provides food, drinks and other rehabilitative services to emergency workers during extended incidents, according to firefightermedic. com.

Entry into the Ray County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO), it may look a little different as a new office has been built. Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers built an office or Detective Josh Hamner in what used to be the RCSO lobby area.

District 53 state Rep. Terry Thompson recently shared insight on open enrollment with the Richmond R-XVI School Board, stating the topic is “back with a vengeance.” The Public School Open Enrollment Act, which enables K-12 students to transfer from their resident district to a nonresident district, shall become effective on July 1.

During a recent Richmond R-XVI School District Board meeting, District Operations Director Jeff Southwick and Superintendent Dr. Bryan Copple discussed frustrations with the Early Childhood Center (ECC) project.

Parents, educators, caregivers and children are being warned of the dangers associated with online activity, as it may lead to the solicitation and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual acts, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Sextortion involves an offender coercing a minor to create and send sexually explicit images or videos. An adult offender receives sexually explicit material from the child, the victim is then commanded to send more material or have the compromising material released. . These offenders are seeking sexual gratification.

With extreme weather conditions being experienced in the area, 75% of the hours allotted for schools closures have been used. Richmond R-XVI School District Superintendent Dr.

During this week’s negative digit drops in temperature and snowy streets, Richmond City Fire Chief Mark Sowder shared snow and ice safety tips. Snow and ice removal are important to reduce chances of a slip and fall.

Although the Ray County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Work Program has been “phenomenal,” Sheriff Scott Childers understands it’s a “double- edged sword” with county victims. The program, which began in late 2023, has been positive and there has not been one single issue to report, according to Sheriff Scott Childers.