Two injured in collision
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Two Orrick residents were injured in a twovehicle collision on Route N, just north of Rock Falls Road in Orrick. The 5:22 p.m.
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LIVING FIFTY PLUS
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By the time people reach their fiftieth birthday, many have begun to imagine what their life in retirement may look like. Though data from the U.S.
Local library loans fishing poles
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Books are the average rented-out object from the Ray County Library but if you’re a nature lover yourself, you may consider its fishing pole lending program. Just as easily as you can borrow a book, the local library is stocked with 20 fishing poles to choose from. Anyone with a valid I.D. can borrow a fishing pole this summer.
Middle school teacher receives “Educator of the Year”
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Before school was out for the summer, Richmond Middle School (RMS) held an all-school assembly and while doing so – surprised RMS teacher Brenda Hamm as the 2023 Middle School Educator of the Year. “Hamm has unique ways to engage her students and works diligently to have a classroom with unlimited opportunities for all her students to have a positive learning experience.
RAY COUNTY SHERIFF
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Ray County Sheriff’s Department arrests from May 20, 2023 to June 5, 2023. Saturday, May 20 At 11:07 a.m., Alan D.
New SNS hire connects community with music
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With the goal of putting music back into the community, Special Needs Services (SNS) of Ray County participated in the Community at Play (CAP) Community Choir event inside the Ray County Library. Along with a new program, SNS board members hired Sydney Winders, 25, as their new board-certified music therapist.
Summer Bash and Market hosted through rain
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One of the many things FORFFA (Friends of Richmond Farmers of America) does is raise scholarship money for Richmond High School (RHS) FFA seniors. This year, FORFFA tried something new to raise money – the Summer Bash and Market — held last Saturday.
Bond hearing delayed for man charged with felony rape, possession
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Due to lack of representation, a June 13 bond hearing has been continued until Thursday, June 15 regarding the case of a Wood Heights man who is facing four felony charges. As a result of intel received by law enforcement regarding criminal activity occurring in Koala Circle area of Wood Heights.
ES personnel asks for flood solution support
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Searching for support in the completed Fishing River Watershed Study, Excelsior Springs City Manager Molly McGovern, Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Mahaffey and Downtown Excelsior Partnership (DEP) volunteer Keith Hudson visited the Ray County Commissioners recently.
RSB continues discussion of $8,600 deficit
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$ Parents cooperation needed to avoid unpleasant, undesirable strategies The issue concerning an $8,600 deficit in student meal accounts, created by families who left accounts unpaid for several months, was discussed again in the June meeting of the Richmond R-XVI School Board. Although discussed in depth in the May meeting of the group, the topic was tabled when a solution was not determined.
