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NEWS BRIEF

Body The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will be closing Hwy 10 over the West Fork of Crooked River between Richmond and Wood Heights for a bridge replacement. Work will begin on Monday, July 24 and the project is scheduled to last until the end of November.

Area scouts leave for camp

Body The Boy Scouts programs are beneficial for young men to learn life skills at a young age. Richmond area Boy Scout Troop 324 were sent off last week to the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation near Osceola, Mo. where they’ll have the opportunity to earn badges.
Richmond Area Boy Scouts Troop 324 gather together at the Methodist Church before heading off to camp near Osceola, Mo. SOPHIA BALES | Staff

County pageant set for Saturday

Body Area young ladies will vie for a scholarship and the title of Miss Ray County tomorrow night, with the event beginning at 7 p.m. in the Farris Theater.
County pageant set for Saturday

Ideal opens recycling structure

Body Taking into consideration the community’s wants and the opportunities it would bring, Ideal Industries Incorporated (iii) opened a new and improved recycling center on Wednesday.
Ideal Industries Inc. of Richmond celebrates its opening with employees, board members and community stakeholders on Wednesday morning. A grant was received through the Mid-America Regional Council and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. SOPHIA BALES | Staff

Woodruff finds himself behind bars again

Body A 68-year-old Wood Heights man who was already facing felony rape and possession charges has been arrested again, this time for allegedly running after two people while holding a machete and then barricading himself inside his home.
Ray County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Ray Orth (from left), Criminal James Woodruff Sr., Sheriff Scott Childers, Mental Health Deputy Mason Lumpkins, Detective Celeste Kaiser, Deputy Shannon Case and Lieutenant Amy Sisson responded to a call regarding Woodruff. SOPHIA BALES | Staff
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