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Ray County is part of the state’s Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone and hunters are required to take harvested deer or at least the head of any deer harvested on Nov. 16-17, 2024, to the mandatory CWD testing site at 16306 Highway 13 in Richmond.

The building at 101 W. Main Street is situated on the square’s southeast corner, at the intersection of Main and Thornton Streets. Its historical significance dates back to 1853 when J.P. Quesenberry constructed a three-story brick structure on this corner lot to house his grocery and hardware business. Unlike the other buildings on the south side of the square, Quesenberry’s building extends to Franklin Street.

Richmond Fire Department (RFD) was dispatched to 403 Vine Street for a working structure fire earlier this week. Fire crews arrived in minutes and confirmed the residents were not in the structure.

ZELLA WAINSCOTT carries her bag of goodies from the Friends of Richmond FFA Truck or Treat held at Richmond High School..

Each November, millions of people recognize the service and sacrifice of military veterans on Veterans Day. Initially commemorated as Armistice Day but renamed Veterans Day in the United States in 1954, the holiday is a federal holiday throughout the country.

Millions of people make considerable sacrifices to protect the freedoms of their fellow citizens. According to the Pew Research Center and data from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Census Bureau, there are currently more than 18 million living veterans in the United States. The 2021 Census counted 461,240 veterans in Canada, according to Veterans Affairs Canada.

According to data from the Department of Veterans Affairs, surveys from the Pew Research Center and the U.S. Census Bureau, there were more than 18 million living military veterans in the United States by the end of 2023. Seventy-two percent of those veterans are age 50 and older, and many served during wartime.

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