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Orrick R-XI School District officials are reporting little change after moving to a four-day school week for the 20242025 school year.

Richmond City Council recently approved the purchase of license plate recognition (LPRs) cameras, with a price tag of $25,850, which will be installed at all entry and exit points in the city.

Many Ray County residents are concerned that only one person is tasked with cancelling warrants at Ray County Jail. Ray County Jail Administrator Melanie Pumphery handles warrant cancellations and although the task may look daunting from afar, she notes the process is not complicated.

Richmond native Rob Swafford was introduced last week as the new city economic director after former director James Gorham moved out of state. “I bring a deep background as a business owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist and community volunteer to my new role at Richmond’s City Hall.

Two runaway barges from Capital Sand Company of Independence made their way down the Missouri River last week. Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers said he received a call Thursday, Jan. 25, about “a handful of barges” loose.

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The Richmond City Council has unanimously approved support for the U.S. Bicycle Route (USBR) 51 designation through Richmond.

There is no escaping the fact that the human body changes as it ages. Some changes associated with aging are beneficial, such as increased wisdom and knowledge from past experiences. Others, particularly changes to health and wellness, can be disconcerting.

Individuals who are 60 and older are accustomed to making routine trips to the pharmacy to fill prescriptions. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that roughly 84 percent of adults between the ages of 60 and 79 use one or more prescription medications.

This month, the Richmond School District decided it was in everyone’s best interest to cancel school on numerous days after our area received heavy winter storms combining snow, frigid temperatures and freezing rain.