Ray County Voices

#podcast #podcasting #Missouri #RayCounty #sports #prepsports #basketball #wrestling Expanding on Part I, Part II traces the journeys of the winter sports programs the Richmond News covers through the postseason (and in a few cases, the end of the regular season) through interviews with coaches and players.  Notes: Music: "Loop for a Beebop Bishop, No. 1," "Loop for a Beebop Bishop, No. 2," c...

#podcast #podcasting #RayCounty #wintersports #varsity #basketball #wrestling As the end of the winter sports season approaches, Richmond High School coaches and athletes from the school's basketball and wrestling programs comment on team and/or individual progress since the season began in November. Notes:  To be a sponsoring business or a supporting patron of this podcast series, contact Sh...

#podcast #podcasting #Missouri #RayCounty #firstresponders #hardware #veterinarian Some winners of the Community Service Awards, a contest staged by the Richmond News and its sister newspaper, The Excelsior Springs Standard, that allows readers to recognize Ray County and Clay County individuals, businesses and other entities, comment on their honors and discuss issues related to their respective...

#podcast #podcatsing #Christmas #holidays #ChristmasinJuly #Missouri #RayCounty #COVID #pandemic #religion #hospitals Spiritual and mental health professionals discuss the challenges the coronavirus pandemic is posing during the 2020 holiday season, particularly to students and the elderly. They also offer ways to deal with  the COVID/holiday stress combo.  Guests: Bill Purcell, a church...

#Missouri #RayCounty #elections #2020Elections #GeneralyAssembly #politics #politicians A wrap-up of the 2020 general elections and a look ahead to 2021, featuring ...  Gary Wilhite, who discusses his return to the Ray County Commission following his commanding win on Election Day in the western commissioner's race, among other topics. Ray County Clerk Glenda Powell, who discusses voting prep...

#elections #RepublicanParty #DemocraticParty #LibertarianParty #Congress #politics The finale of a three-part election preview episode concludes with question-and-answer sessions with two of the candidates in the race to represent Missouri's 5th Congressional District, which includes Ray County: Robin Dominick, a Libertarian; and incumbent Emanuel Cleaver II, a Democrat.  Notes: For more info...

#podcast #podcasting #elections #2020 #RayCounty #Missouri Scott Childers and incumbent Garry Bush -- the  two candidates in the Ray County sheriff's race -- provide their respective stances on issues that include the sheriff's role in addressing the issues of rogue law enforcement officers and the opioid epidemic .  This is the second part of a three-part election preview. Part III is s...

#podcast #podcasting #2020 #Elections #2020Elections #Missouri #RayCounty #RichmondMissouri Ron White , Karl Carter and Dave Powell -- the three candidates in the Ray County eastern commissioner's race -- provide their respective stances on issues that include the county's role in fighting the opioid epidemic and in addressing pandemic-related issues.  This is the first part of a three-part e...

#RayCounty #podcast #podcasting #education #8ManFootball Hardin-Central superintendent Trey Cavanah discusses the start to his district's school year.  Brayden Schick, a Hardin-Central student and member of the Norborne Hardin-Central 8-man football team, briefly discusses the feeling of getting to play sports again during the coronavirus pandemic. Norborne Hardin-Central coach Kirk Thacker b...

#podcast #podcasting #RayCounty #charity #RichmondMissouri #Missouri Connie Taylor and Phil Hutchison with the Bridge of Hope-Richmond discuss the services Bridge of Hope provides and how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the non-profit organization. Donna Payton, Humane Society of Ray County president, provides some background on the Humane Society, providing service in a COVID-19 world and o...

#podcast #podcasting #Missouri #RayCounty #countyfair Emily Bergsieker, University of Missouri Extension 4-H field specialist for Ray and Lafayette counties, discusses the Ray County Fair, scheduled for July 11-17 at the Ray County Fairgrounds in Richmond. Dantin McBee, a member of the Millville 4-H Club and a student at Elkhorn Elementary School, discusses his involvement in 4-H and his plans for...

#RayCounty #podcast #podcasting #Richmond #Missouri #wellness #pickleball Alicia Shaw, Richmond's economic development director; and Raymond Smith, North Star Wellness co-owner, discuss the Keep It Richmond campaign to promote Richmond businesses.  Richmond High School graduate Nicole Johnson, now a student-athlete at the University of Central Missouri, discusses her recovery from a foot inju...

#COVID19 #museum #podcasting #podcasts #raycounty Cathy Gottsch, Ray County Museum administrator, discusses what the museum has done during the COVD-19 pandemic and shares her plans for the museum during and after Ray County's reopening. Three Ray County school administrators discuss high school graduation plans: Trey Cavanah, superintendent, Hardin-Central C-2 Schools; Scott Archibald, Orrick R-X...

#RayCoVo Natalie Lamar, director of the Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce, discusses the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on local businesses and Richmond's annual Mushroom Festival. Kirk Thacker, a coach and history/social studies teacher with the Hardin-Central C-2 School District, comments on whether 21st-century society learned anything from the influenza pandemic of 1918-19, in terms of pr...