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Orrick Lions Club awards scholarships.

Richmond graduates Trey Cavanah, Travis Cardwell and Hayden Happy know who they’ll face this football season at William Jewell College. William Jewell, a Liberty-based NCAA Division II program, has posted its 2025 schedule on its website.

Ray County Sheriff’s Department arrests from May 19, 2025 to May 23, 2025. Monday, May 19 At 12:11 p.m., Susan Annette Miles, 64, of Richmond, Mo.

As temperatures climb and motorcycles reappear on Missouri roadways, one local motor officer is issuing a reminder that even the smallest oversight can turn deadly.

From chalkboards to retirement.

MIRANDA JAMISON A long-simmering issue over the condition and ownership of a historic Ray County cemetery resurfaced last week, as commissioners questioned whether a private handoff of responsibility years ago has left the site in unacceptable disrepair.

Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) reintroduced the bipartisan Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act to help struggling rural hospitals stay open and continue serving their communities.

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series in which area school administrators share reflections on graduation season, summer school and the evolving role of education in Ray County and Excelsior Springs.

Unkempt lawns, overgrown ditches and blocked sidewalks may soon become less common sights in Richmond, thanks to a newly strengthened nuisance ordinance aimed at giving the city sharper tools to protect safety and preserve the appearance of its neighborhoods.

Tornado season rolls in.