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Ray County Sheriff’s Department arrests from December 14, 2023 to December 31, 2023. Thursday, December 14 At 11:51 p.m.

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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has named Claire Burch as the new conservation agent serving Ray County. A native of Lee’s Summit, Burch has lifelong experience in the outdoors, and since college, she has worked in the conservation field.

A $1,000 National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) grant has been awarded to Allison Coats of Richmond by Cencora Impact Foundation. Coats, a senior at Richmond High School, is currently the Richmond FFA chapter president.

Scientific research over time has shown an uptick in cardiac events during the winter holiday season, and more people die from heart attacks between Dec. 25 and January 1 than at any other time of the year.

Ray County Museum staff are taking full advantage of the slow winter months, organizing items the museum houses and planning for springtime activities when the weather abates. Museum director Cathy Gottsch gave an update regarding the building and artifacts.

Richmond Middle School (RMS) released a list of 14 students with perfect attendance in the first semester. RMS Principal Staci Maddux explained the importance of perfect attendance at the local middle school “Perfect attendance to me means those students want to excel, and they like school.

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series, with the first having published in the Jan. 5 edition.

The Humane Society of Ray County (HSRC) found ways to keep the floors dry, the animals warm and spirits high this past holiday season.

Wood Heights man James Wayne Woodruff Sr., 68, will face Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Joseph Donald McGaugh at his next criminal setting hearing on Jan. 19 at 9 a.m.