Ray County News

'On Thursday, Nov. 17, 1949 at 1 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Mo., a group of women met to organize a Garden Club.

Three figures of Richmond's judicial system Nov. 10 accepted high honors from Missouri's Supreme Court.

For Linda Lauck, it was a chance three years in the making. She stood Tuesday afternoon facing the MoDOT Highway Transit Commission at Kansas City's Hilton President Hotel to ask them to help tame Keeney Creek and stop its destructive flooding.

Veterans Day actually began Tuesday evening, when Vietnam veteran Jim Rippy and co-horts loaded up American flags in the back of his pick-up truck and placed them in the holders.

It took Associate Circuit Judge Jim Thompson seven words Tuesday to summarize the nine combined kidnapping, murder and armed criminal action charges three local individuals now face.

Bill Cain of Richmond was one of the VFW members distributing VFW Buddy Poppies at the intersection of Thornton and East Main on Richmond's square Saturday.

Three individuals face a combined nine criminal counts in two counties, stemming from Carol A. Thomas' kidnapping and murder.

The three suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Carol Thomas were in court Monday afternoon.

A 20-year-old Excelsior Springs man was killed when he was ejected from a car that deputies were trying to stop Sunday night.The man was identified as Stephen R. Harris.The crash occurred about 9:25 p.m. along northbound New Garden Road about a half mile south of Missouri 10 in Ray County.Ray County deputies attempted to stop the car as it was ...

KMBC Channel 9 is reporting that a body has been found, and authorities believe it's missing woman Carol Thomas .

Excelsior Springs police say they have arrested four people in connection with the apparent kidnapping and death of a 23-year-old woman.

The pain is fresh and the emotions raw, as tears roll down cheeks, reflecting the flickering candlelight.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. a ' Clay County prosecutors have charged three people with kidnapping in the case of Carol Thomas, who was abducted Wednesday and found dead Thursday.

A third shipment of H1N1 vaccine has been received at the Ray County Health Department, allowing for additional clinics, beginning Friday.

Rachel L. Rose will spend up to 10 years in prison as the driver of a 2008 automobile accident that killed three people living with her and left five other individuals injured.

Police found the body of Carol Thomas, 23, in rural Ray County on Thursday afternoon after witnesses saw her attacked and put in the trunk of a car Wednesday night.

The body of a woman found in a rural area of Ray County matches the description of a missing Excelsior Springs woman, police officials confirmed Thursday.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. a ' Police tell NBC Action News they are investigating a possible kidnapping in Excelsior Springs.

A heavy July windstorm blew so hard, some of its fallout landed in November. The July 13 overnight winds shifted the Ray County Courthouse roof's chimney and will result in additional maintenance, said Eastern Commissioner Allen Dale Friday.

Ray County's interim prosecutor will push Tuesday to bump Ronald D. Wrisinger's murder trial from late 2009 to early 2010.