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Body RICHMOND – Chillicothe Public Defender Josh Smith and Liberty Public Defenders Corryn Hall and Tiffany Leuty Winningham met with the Ray County Commission to discuss possible office changes. Western Commissioner Dave Powell said Sept.

Body RICHMOND – For the third time in as many years, the Richmond News, sister paper of The Excelsior Springs Standard, won the Missouri Press Association’s Gold Cup Sweepstakes Award.

Body RICHMOND – Ray County schools will share the tiny windfall of a $1,000 fine paid by the Ray County Commission. The commissioners signed the check Sept.

Body RICHMOND – The Whitmer Symposium Historical Council presented civic leader and long-time Richmond resident Rob Kinnard with the 2021 David Whitmer Community Service Award.

Body RICHMOND – COVID-19-related deaths and active cases again are up in Ray County, and cases are affecting students in the Richmond and Excelsior Springs school districts. The Ray County Health Department’s latest report, issued Sept.

Body ST. JOSEPH – The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art includes work by Richmond artist Trey Banning.

Body RICHMOND – The public can expect a change in the number used to calculate what to pay the Richmond School District to educate students. “It went down,” Superintendent Greg Darling said.

Body RICHMOND – To add another layer of prevention to the spread of COVID-19 and to prevent the spread of other airborne viruses, the Richmond Board of Education agreed to pay roughly $250,000 to improve air quality in district buildings.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – Battling COVID-19 misinformation is a priority for Donald Kauerauf, Missouri’s new Department of Health and Senior Services director, he said Sept. 16.

Body RICHMOND – Superintendent Greg Darling – who said Monday he does not like masks – lamented education had just started to get back on track when the Delta variant led to a surge in COVID-19 cases.