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Body The Ray County Library turned into a hands-on classroom this week as Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management Grant facilitator Katy White and longtime compost educator and musician Stan Slaughter led a detailed workshop on food waste composting, simple home...

Body A Rayville man facing felony and misdemeanor charges has been released from custody after a judge reduced his bond.

Body Ray County commissioners spent much of their most recent meeting sorting through conflicting funding figures for multiple American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) water projects, ultimately tabling an invoice for Public Water Supply District #1 after discovering discrepancies between the...

Body Stories of rising need, confidential testing and life-altering legal decisions shaped two recent presentations which laid bare the pressures local families are facing.

Body Construction on the new Ray County 911 center is continuing to advance, as board members reviewed progress on earth work, discussed ongoing coordination with engineers and worked through early administrative challenges tied to insurance requirements and the first construction...

Body The air in the Richmond News pressroom vibrated as the first sheets of newsprint snapped through the rollers, carrying the journalism class’s pages in fast, rhythmic bursts.

Body Richmond’s building leaders spent November outlining the district’s internal climate, student progress and day-to-day operations, presenting Humanex survey results and a series of department and building updates that showed where staff feel strong momentum and where work remains.

Body A Homestead Village alderman has pleaded not guilty after a deadly confrontation on Arapahoe Drive left a 43-yearold man shot to death. Prosecutors allege that 55-year-old Glen Michael Stice fired the fatal gunshots that killed Daniel Konrardy during a Nov.

Body Following public comments during a recent Ray County Commission meeting which raised concerns about towing practices, business locations and confusion involving two towing companies sharing the Shoemaker name, the owner of Shoemaker Tow LLC has responded to the allegations.

Body Concerns about tow-truck practices and a request for a new county ordinance dominated public comments during a recent meeting of the Ray County Commission, where residents urged leaders to create rules aimed at stopping wreck chasing and clarifying the way towing calls are...