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Focus set on open enrollment, teacher salaries

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The 2024 Legislative Session opened in January and our elected officials will examine some major decisions to be made, as they relate to school districts across Missouri. “Open Enrollment” for students seeking opportunities outside their residential districts and addressing the state-wide teacher shortage are key topics for lawmakers.

Hardin residents look to MARC

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Seeking solutions to Highway A’s poor conditions, Hardin residents and a local county representative made their way to Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) last week. Locals Stan Utley and David Minnick, along with Ray County Presiding Commissioner Billy Gaines, met with Ron Achelpohl, MARC Director of Transportation and Environment and Martin Rivarola, assistant director of Transportation and Land Use.
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RPD arrests runner

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While in search of a Richmond man at large last week, Richmond Police Department (RPD) responded to a wooded area on West Main Street after a caller described a man similar to that which police had posted online, in a gray hoodie running in the woods.
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Deputies act on disturbance call

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Richmond Police officers were dispatched to a local residence after a caller reported a female was hiding from an armed subject. However, the woman who was hiding ended up in handcuffs for a crime committed in August 2023. Because dispatch had informed Richmond Police Department officers a firearm was involved, Officer Derek Gardner approached the 302 N. College Street residence with his firearm drawn. The subject was handcuffed and searched with nothing of evidentiary value found.