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RICHMOND – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints will dedicate a new grave marker for David Whitmer at 10 a.m. Saturday in Richmond Cemetery.

LAWSON – Lawson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6278’s north wall is covered by a new full-color mural that pays tribute to the traditional military branches – Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard.

RICHMOND – After serving one year as the Richmond High School principal, Justin Remington is leaving to take a job working for the Grandview School District. “He resigned and took another job at another school district,” School Board President Jon Dana said Saturday.

RICHMOND – The fall enrollment date starts next week, Richmond School District Superintendent Greg Darling said. “We listened to people,” Darling said Monday.

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, citing a lack of diversity and a board “where women’s opinions and experiences aren’t valued and respected.

RICHMOND – Some of Richmond’s dog and cat residents got vaccinated last week. The city’s annual pet clinic took place from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

ORRICK – Orrick City Clerk Deanna Hufford, 57; and Assistant City Clerk Cindy Lampton, 63, seek damages against the city. The women filed separate-but-related employment discrimination lawsuits in Ray County.

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.

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.