More aid to rebuild Orrick city park
Farmers Home Insurance Company of Richmond, a second Missouri mutual insurer and an Iowa reinsurance company took a step Jan. 9 toward helping rebuild Orrick's city park. Representatives from the three...
View ArticleFulte leads OHS girls to victory
The Orrick Lady Bearcats got a game-high 29 points from Sam Fulte as they rolled to a 58-43 win over Kingsville Friday night in the consolation game of the Wellington-Napoleon Invitational. Orrick and...
View ArticleDaughter's death renews family's Ray County ties in tragic fashion
After graduation, the Baileys moved to Southeast Missouri to be close to Roberta's family. They were tragically reconnected with Orrick in the early morning hours of Jan. 25. Rachel, their 22-year-old...
View ArticleNCMC Hosts District 19 FBLA Contest
Submitted Photo North Central Missouri College served as the host for the annual District 19 Future Business Leaders of America Day competitions on Tuesday. Students from Braymer, Brunswick,...
View ArticleState-ranked Lady Chiefs stop visiting Orrick
Santa Fe, ranked eighth in the latest Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 2 poll, held a 33-23 lead at the half. The Lady Chiefs then outscored visiting Orrick 13-4 in the third quarter and...
View ArticleAttaining goals proves to be sticky business
Students at Sunrise Elementary who met their reading goals for the annual Read Across America celebration took turns Friday duct-taping Principal Heidi Smith to a cafeteria wall. Fourth-grader Grace...
View ArticleRay Countian among Cuba delegation
Ray County agri-businessman Gary Vandiver was among 34 Missourians who visited Cuba this month to explore trade opportunities between the countries. Vandiver, owner of Orrick Farm Service, was invited...
View ArticleFormer City Clerk charged with stealing
A former Orrick city clerk was charged in circuit court this month with one count of C Felony stealing after allegedly taking more than $2,500 in water department and court funds. Tricia Wartenbee, who...
View ArticleIndoor playground inspires creativity
Imagination Playground's jigsaw-puzzle-like pieces, made of a non-toxic foam, were designed to stimulate creative play for kids who may not get outside enough. Orrick fifth-grader Jade Lynn, center,...
View ArticleFive months after the Albany reenactment, hear the details
On Thursday, April 9, Ray County Historical Society hosts a carry-in dinner at the Eagleton Center. Dinner will start at 6 p.m. and everyone is invited to bring a side dish or dessert and come join us.
View Article'Like, kind and quality' and up to code
"Like, kind and quality" is how insurance companies like to describe what damages should be paid to make a claiming party whole again. That was the case for the Missouri United School Insurance Council...
View ArticleRepairs under way to Orrick roads, alleys
Thad Aber, operator of a huge road-repair machine that strips old asphalt before a new surface can be applied, put the size of Orrick's potholes into perspective. "There are some of them big enough to...
View ArticleOrrick saw biggest tornado in KC area in 2014
Orrick, Mo., a small farming community about a 45 minute drive east northeast of Kansas City, was the target for the biggest tornado in our local area last year. It may have been only an EF-2 tornado,...
View ArticleOHS golfers get three-peat
The Orrick Bearcats picked up their third consecutive I-70 Conference golf title at the Shirkey Golf Course Wednesday. The Bearcats shot 441, which was eight shots ahead of runner-up Concordia.
View ArticleTornado-scarred Orrick prepares for storm season
FIVE PATIENTS AND ONE VISITOR WERE AMONG THE 160 PEOPLE KILLED WHEN THE TORNADO STRUCK JOPLIN. THE FIRST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS SPRING WILL GET PLENTY OF NOTICE IN THE RAY COUNTY TOWN OF ORRICK.
View ArticleOrrick's ties with taters
Orrick kids don't doubt for a moment they live in a farm community. They grow up surrounded by grain elevators, farm vehicles and acres of acres of fertile cropland.
View ArticleOrrick BOA waive fees for school repairs
Orrick Board of Aldermen waived building permit fees earlier this month for construction at tornado-damaged Orrick High School, following Superintendent of Schools Aerin O'Dell's request for...
View ArticleAdditional charges filed in area burglaries
An ongoing investigation by Ray County Sheriff's Department has netted additional charges against Corinne Welch, a 30-year-old Richmond woman who is suspected in a string of thefts and home burglaries...
View ArticleOne dead, another injured in Ray County accident
A 27-year-old Excelsior Springs man was killed in a car accident late Thursday night in Ray County, Mo. Officers reported to the two-car accident at around 10:20 p.m. Thursday night on 13 Highway at...
View ArticleArea man dies in truck, motorcycle collision
A 27-year old Excelsior Springs man was killed late Thursday night when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on Highway 13 in Richmond. Morgan R. Garnett, 27, was transported to Ray County Memorial...
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