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Body RICHMOND – A bridge-naming procession will start at 3 p.m. June 5 to honor the memory of three Richmond-area residents killed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Body RICHMOND – Because her office did not wait, as the Missouri General Assembly waited until the last minute to create new legislative districts following the 2020 census, Ray County Clerk Glenda Powell said Ray County voters will know where to vote Aug. 2.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson has signed the bill revising the boundaries of Missouri’s eight congressional districts, ending the most contentious legislative battle of the year.

Body RICHMOND – Ray County’s oldest World War II veteran, Ted Thomas, turned 102 on May 18 and said he looks forward to Memorial Day on May 30.

Body RICHMOND – Friends and family, advisors and other drug court members applauded Thomas Hupp, Lloyd Conklin and Kimberly Boude upon graduation April 29 from the Ray County Drug Court.

Body RICHMOND – First, there is a single mew, then a chorus, high and pleading, almost pitiful, demanding attention. The sound comes from inside the all-volunteer Humane Society of Ray County.

Body RICHMOND – Veterinarians and Richmond will host the Annual Pet Clinic at The Dog Park from 6 to 7 p.m. June 7 through June 9 on the south end of West Park on West Royle Street.

Body WARRENSBURG – The University of Central Missouri’s Central Missouri Repertory Theatre will present “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll and adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller to the public in Richmond.

Body RICHMOND – Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers awarded $1,000 scholarships to area students. Recipient Morgan Finley, Hardin-Central High School, the daughter of Jared and Annie Finley, plans to study nursing at North Central Missouri College in Trenton.