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ORRICK – Pomp and circumstance await the Bearcats as they return to the gridiron after an unexpected bye week. As this newspaper reported, Orrick was slated for a Week 3 road trip to play Concordia in varsity 8-man football.

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RICHMOND – The Ray County Community Arts Association dedicated the Ray County Bicentennial Mural on Sunday in downtown Richmond. Painted by Sam Welty of Norfolk, Virginia, the mural depicts Ray County in the time of the state’s founding in 1821.

RICHMOND – The Ray County Community Arts Association acknowledged supporters during the Ray County Bicentennial Mural dedication Sunday in downtown Richmond.

RICHMOND – The Whitmer Symposium will be held virtually at 2 p.m. Sept.

RICHMOND – Use of technology in the Richmond School District has come a long way in a short time, Superintendent Greg Darling said Sept. 10.

RICHMOND – One of the frequent power outages at the Ray County Jail, usually backed up by a generator, remained out last week and “cover of darkness” allowed for an assault, Sheriff Scott Childers told county commissioners.

RICHMOND – Sales of surplus Sheriff’s Office vehicles added money to the Ray County operating fund. Sheriff Scott Childers sold four vehicles: a bus, a former military vehicle, a Dodge Charger and an SUV.

RICHMOND – The Ray County Commission’s legally questionable way of handling meeting agendas drew more than questions when the Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed a suit alleging the county violated the Missouri Sunshine Law.

RICHMOND – Board member Jonathon Renfro’s call for a mask mandate to kick in if the number of Richmond School District absentees from COVID-19 were to reach 5% of the student population failed.