Bridge dedication to honor men killed at Pearl Harbor
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.
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Ray County voting info ready on time, clerk says
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.
After long delay by Missouri lawmakers, Parson signs redistricting plan
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.
County’s oldest veteran, 102, looks forward to Memorial Day
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. “It means a whole lot – the memory of them that’s gone on before,” Thomas said, including friends he had made while serving at Honolulu, Hawaii.
Excelsior Springs resident dies in three-vehicle wreck
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – An Excelsior Springs resident died in a wreck that totaled three vehicles.
Richard A. Dobbins, 30, Excelsior Springs, died during the collision that occurred about 10:12 a.m. Monday at U.S. Highway 69 at North Jesse James Road, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.
Three people graduate from county drug court
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.
Latest mews live at festival
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.
Pet clinic set
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.
Central Missouri Repertory performs ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Farris Theatre
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.
Ray-Carroll awards scholarships to students
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.
