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March 18, 2024 26 mins

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Co-hosts Sophia Bales and Shawn Roney discuss ...

  • Recent stories in the Richmond News and its sister newspaper, The Excelsior Springs Standard, including the retirement of Barb Nolker from Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance , and a visit to the Richmond News offices by Kearney High School students Cody Hoessel and Ella Conway.
  • What Shawn would say, if asked to give a high school commemcement address. 
  • Dreams of retirement, including Shawn's dreams of being an international snowbird and Sophia's dreams of gardening.
  • An update on the renovation work being done to the community gym at Richmond City Hall.

Notes:

  • Sophia's story on Cash Adams appeared in the Richmond News' Feb. 22 print edition. To read it, visit https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/news/super-bowl-mass-shooting-victim-plans-live-life-fullest. 
  • Sophia's story on Nolker's retirement appeared in the March 1 print edition. To read it, visit https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/lifestyle/final-retirement-leads-new-journey. 
  • Sophia story's on the visit by Hoessel and Conway appeared in The Standard's March 1 print edition and the Richmond News' March 8 print edition. To read it, visit  https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/news/broadcast-students-seek-journalism-insight.
  • Shawn's column that mentions the visit by Hoessel and Conway appeared in the March 8 print edition of the Richmond News and The Standard. To read it, visit https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/index.php/sports/its-not-time-summer-sports-yet. 
  • The stories and commentary are free to view through March 25, 2024. 

Credits:

  • Hosts: Sophia Bales, Shawn Roney
  • Producers: Sophia Bales, Sharon Donat, Miranda Jamison, Shawn Roney
  • Sales director: Sharon Donat
  • Editing: Shawn Roney
  • Music director: Shawn Roney
  • Music: "God Bless Hardin," composed by Shawn Roney, performed by Sacred & Secular; "O Canada," music composed by Calixa Lavallee, performd by Sacred & Secular

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  • The opinions expressed on "Ray County Voices" are those of the hosts and/or interview subjects, and not those of the podcast, the Richmond News or The Excelsior Springs Standard
  • Follow the Richmond News on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/TheRichmondMODailyNews
  • Sacred & Secular appear courtesy of Mo-Mutt Music. To sample more of Sacred & Secular's music, check out the following playlists: 
  • https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nc6GhIkLCLAZ46_RNU1IRhGodxp2GC07I&feature=share (album: "In Solitude")
  • https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIgxmzNslUhSLf8FNofg--rwogPA9d_QU&feature=share (album: "Peas in a Pod: Music from Two Podcasts [And Elsewhere]")
  • https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share (single: "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras [Version A]")
  • https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m-FVGa59O4x__s2nL8IkKPax-depJPD_A&feature=share (single: "Midnight Moonlight Meditations [Baring My Soul Version]"
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