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• One sexton for 26-acre cemetery n Grass dead around grave markers ‘ • Grass dead around grave markers • Mowed grass left upon markers RICHMOND – A look at the condition of graves within the 26-acre Richmond Memory Gardens cemetery raised concern from a few relatives of people buried there.

HARDIN – A fiscal review group, WalletHub, ranked Missouri’s 516 school districts and declared Hardin-Central’s per-pupil spending “least-equitable.” “The ranking is based on average household income and per pupil expenditures,” WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzales told this newspaper.

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Missouri is among four states that have reported animals infected with vesicular stomatitis virus, or VSV. The disease causes blister-like lesions in and around the mouth of livestock.

COLUMBIA – Missouri 4-H announced the development of an Innovation Grant initiative to reward and encourage programs, ideas and partnerships to advance the national 4-H goal of embracing and meeting the diverse needs of youth.

JEFFERSON CITY – State leaders are offering a Missouri Meat & Poultry Processing Grant to increase food supply chain resilience in our state. The General Assembly allocated $20 million in CARES Act funds for meat and poultry establishments that employ fewer than 200 people.

JEFFERSON CITY – A photo of a barn won Best in Show for the 2020 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest hosted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Submitted by Christine Peper, Jefferson City, judges chose the photo from nearly 1,000 submitted by amateurs from across Missouri.

ORRICK – Jack and Kathy O’Dell of Orrick nominated Orrick FFA for the America’s Farmers Grow Communities grant. The FFA thanked Bayer Crop Science and the O’Dell family for the grant.

RICHMOND – Everyone agrees they like the change of venue this year, moving out of the Eagleton Building and across the parking lot to the shaded lawn at the Ray County Museum. The day is warm, but not a typical July scorcher.

• NUMBERS CONFLICT • ERROR DISCOVERED • ERROR CORRECTED RICHMOND – The three online sources that announced two COVID-19 deaths in the county are wrong, Ray County Presiding Commissioner Bob King said.