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Body State Rep. Terry Thompson is becoming a fixture at Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce after-hours events.

Body On Sept. 15, community members showed up to offer their support for a grand reopening for the renovated Central Missouri Community Credit Union (CMCCU) location in Richmond.

Body Vicki and Paul Comeau have found themselves a slice of heaven in Richmond as residents. They hope Richmond will be heaven for them as business owners, too.

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Body With September designated as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, therapist Robert Cox figured that a way to spread awareness about suicide was to stage an event spreading mental health awareness. That event was End The Stigma, held Sept.

Body A new program is underway in the Orrick R-XI School District to assist girls in grades 3-8. Launched Sept.

Body When the fall semester started in August at Orrick, the school district did so with a new superintendent, Scott Guilkey; and a new secondary school principal, John Haley. The new administrators share at least two common bonds – ties to Braymer and to North Kansas City.

Body The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Household Hazardous Waste Event is scheduled for Oct. 8 in Excelsior Springs.

Body Ray County Memorial Hospital has a new CEO. Jeff Bloemker, 48, succeeds Earl Sheehy, who recently retired.