Women resign R-XVI school board seats
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RICHMOND – The seven-member Richmond Board of Education is down to four members, all men.
Vice President Penny Vandiver and member Keri Nettles resigned from their board seats.
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Bowers completes HOF trifecta with induction at RHS
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RICHMOND – Rob Bowers has achieved a triple crown of coaching. On June 5, the former, longtime Richmond varsity football coach was inducted into the Spartan Athletic Hall of Fame.
Sheriff’s office receives military personnel carrier, Humvee PUBLIC PROTECTION ON WHEELS
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HENRIETTA – On the gravel Ray County Jail parking lot, Sheriff’s Detective Mark Crawford stood alongside a newly acquired mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle. Known to military members as an MRAP, the armored personnel carrier is designed to protect people as they move into hostile territory.
Public can sign up to get alerts from Ray County 911
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RICHMOND – Ray County 911 Director Kim Davis urges county residents to strengthen their knowledge of bad weather and other emergency situations by signing up for alerts on the web at https://my.textcaster.com/asa/2061.
Richmond develops comprehensive plan
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RICHMOND – The Richmond Comprehensive Plan public open house will be held on a come-and-go basis from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 30 in the city gym, 205 Summit St.
4-H’ers reach food drive milestone
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In addition to the many and varied organizations that deserve credit for feeding people in need, including those in Excelsior Springs and Ray County, a shout out is deserved by 4-H clubs that have done the same thing.
Gov. Parson signs drug-monitoring legislation
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JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson signed Senate bill 63 into law Monday to create a statewide prescription drug monitoring program in Missouri.
Clerk confirms jail ballot language
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RICHMOND – Just to be sure, Ray County resident Julie Nelson asked the County Commission to discuss language for the ½-cent jail sales tax issue going on the Aug. 3 ballot.
‘IT’S AN HONOR’
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RICHMOND – The sky is dusty gray, an odd contrast to the drizzle that falls steadily, lightly across the hillside at Woodland Cemetery. Robins gliding down from trees that line the hillside to the north flit among tombstones set within a green lawn made lush by days of rain.
Drive-through vaccinations at fairgrounds
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RICHMOND – Drive-through COVID-19 vaccinations took place May 19 at the Ray County Fairgrounds. The Richmond Fire Department provided staff, including Cody Oliphant, to assist with monitoring those who received the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine.
