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Mural brightens west side entrance into downtown

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – A mural depicting a Ray County farm from nearly 200 years ago is found on the building wall across from the Farris Theatre at West Main and South Camden streets. Ray County Community Arts Association President Melinda White said the association commissioned the work.

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Virus Closes School

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – After several people tested positive for COVID-19 and scores more were possibly in contact with those people, Richmond School District leaders ordered a three-week shutdown at Richmond High School.

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Hospital closes home health program

5 years ago By Shawn Roney

RICHMOND – Phasing out Ray Count Memorial Hospital’s home health program has gone “remarkably well,” Administrato Earl Sheehy said. As this newspaper reported earlier, the hospital’s Board of Trustees voted in July to phase out the program.

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Richmond High closes for three weeks due to four confirmed COVID-19 cases

5 years ago By Jack 'Miles' Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – After several people tested positive for COVID-19 and scores have possibly been in contact with those people, Richmond School District leaders ordered a three-week shutdown at Richmond High School, district Superintendent Gary Darling said late Friday afternoon.

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Rust family honored for 132-year-old farm

5 years ago By Shawn Roney

RICHMOND – Many Ray Countians know Troy Rust for his financial consulting work. What they might not know is that Rust also is a man of the land, as his father and a few of his grandfathers were – a fact that has drawn state recognition.

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Mayor sets prayer breakfast

5 years ago By News Staff

RICHMOND – Government, religious and civic leaders will join residents to pray for the community and nation at the 2020 Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. The keynote speaker is Chiefs mascot KC Wolf – Dan Meers.

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County’s coronavirus cases nears 4,500

5 years ago By News Staff

RICHMOND – Coronavirus cases across Clay and Ray counties continue to mount, as is happening across the state and nation. In Clay County, the number of cases reported since the outbreak began stood Thursday morning at 4,439, with 57 people dead, based on numbers from the Clay County and Kansas City health departments.

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Counties prepare for secure elections

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

LIBERTY – Election officials in Ray and Clay counties said they plan for secure, safe elections – free from violence some fear and guarding against COVID-19. “My office is doing what they’re supposed to do and if everybody else does what they’re supposed to do, we’ll have no problems,” Ray County Clerk Glenda Powell, the county’s chief election official, said.

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UNDER 20% OF CARES $ DISTRIBUTED

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – Excelsior Springs and others school districts across Ray County may not be able to use all of the money set aside for them, Ray County Presiding Commissioner Bob King said. The county disburses funds based on receipts for COVID-19-related expenses submitted by local government entities, he said.

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Missing man, vehicle found in ditch near Dockery

5 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia Editor-in-chief

RAYVILLE – Family and friends gathered around 3 p.m. October 2 to search for a missing man, Austin VanOster, 21, Rayville.

On Saturday, his mother, Rhonda Rowlinson, Richmond, announced on Facebook: “He’s been located. Unfortunately, it’s not the outcome we all hoped for.”

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