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County’s oldest veteran, 102, looks forward to Memorial Day

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RICHMOND – Ray County’s oldest World War II veteran, Ted Thomas, turned 102 on May 18 and said he looks forward to Memorial Day on May 30. “It means a whole lot – the memory of them that’s gone on before,” Thomas said, including friends he had made while serving at Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Three people graduate from county drug court

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RICHMOND – Friends and family, advisors and other drug court members applauded Thomas Hupp, Lloyd Conklin and Kimberly Boude upon graduation April 29 from the Ray County Drug Court. Started in 2005, the court is a program funded by the Clay Platte Ray Mental Health Tax Levy to help people get clean after committing a drug-related felony, pleading guilty and being placed on probation.