Ray County Voices

For those who couldn't get enough of Halloween 2021, series host Shawn Roney of the Richmond News shares some of the results of the Richmond News' Halloween-related poll questions that were posted in October on its official Facebook page. He also discusses his top 10 favorite horror/thriller films.
Notes:

• Follow the Richmond News on Facebook for more Halloween-related poll results and other enriching content at https://www.facebook.com/TheRichmondMODailyNews.
• Music: "Main Theme From 'The Nun Disappears,' an Imaginary Film by Alfred J. Herrmann" (Extended Version B); "Vamp for a Prankster Priest"; "Haunted Graveyard Theme From 'The Nun Disappears,' an Imaginary Film by Alfred J. Herrmann"; "Last Rites for Emily D.'s Brain" (Extended Vamping Version); "Main Theme From 'The Nun Disappears,' an Imaginary Film by Alfred J. Herrmann" (Extended Version A), composed by Shawn Roney, performed by a solo incarnation of the musical collective Sacred & Secular.
• To be a sponsoring business or a supporting patron of this podcast series, contact Sharon Donat, media specialist with the Richmond News and Town & Country Leader, by email at [email protected] or by calling the Richmond News at (816) 776-5454.

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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]"

In September 2021, the Richmond News and its sister newspaper, The Excelsior Springs Standard, published "Red, White and Blue," a three-part special issue commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and honoring area first and second responders. The "Red" section was published Sept. 10, followed by the "White" section on Sept. 17 and "Blue" section on Sept. 24. In relation to those three sections, this episode features the following individuals, whose images and/or stories appeared in "Red, White and Blue":

• Darrel and Kevin Carmichael, Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team members, who worked at Ground Zero during the days and weeks after 9/11.
• Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers, who remembers what he was doing the morning of 9/11 and discusses the tragedy's effects on law enforcement, among other topics.
• Richmond Fire Chief Mark Sowder, who remembers what he was doing the morning of 9/11 and discusses the tragedy's effects on the fire service, among other topics.

Other notes:

• For more information about Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams, visit https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/responders/ndms/ndms-teams/Pages/dmort.aspx.
• One way many firefighters commemorate the fallen firefighters of 9/11 is to participate in a 9/11 memorial stair climb. For more information about the stair climbs, visit https://www.firehero.org/events/9-11-stair-climbs-2/.
• The Officer Down Memorial Page includes a page dedicated to fallen law enforcement personnel who perished Sept. 11, 2001, or from the effects of working at Ground Zero.
• For a virtual tour of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, visit https://www.911memorial.org/visit/about-your-visit/learn-and-explore-home.

Support the show

• 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]"

#fyp #podcast #podcasting #summertime #fall #activities
If you're looking for something fun to do during the summer (or other times of the year) in Ray County, Missouri, here are some options:

• Hardin 150: A postponed celebration of Hardin's sesquicentennial, slated for July 30-Aug. 1. Troy Rust, who heads the Hardin 150 planning committee, discusses the upcoming festival and whether Hardin 150 will inspire the town to resume staging an annual spring or summer festival, among other topics.
• Dirt-track racing: Richmond resident David Wood discusses his life in motorsports. Additional topics include why stockcar racing appeals to him as a driver and why people should try motorsports as a spectator activity.
• Sasquatch statue hunting: Ray Countian Natalie Lamar discusses her hobby of hunting for Sasquatch statues in Ray County. She also discusses such topics as taking Sasquatch hunting on the road and vacationing as America emerges from the COVID pandemic.

Notes:

• For more information about Hardin 150, visit https://www.facebook.com/hardinmo150.
• Here are links to the Kansas City area dirt tracks mentioned in the motorsports segments: Central Missouri Speedway, https://www.centralmissourispeedway.net/ or https://www.facebook.com/Central-Missouri-Speedway-157564600966934 ; Valley Speedway, http://www.valleyspeedway.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/ValleySpeedway; Lakeside Speedway, http://lakesidespeedway.net/ or https://www.facebook.com/lakesidespeedway.kansascity.
• A Bigfoot-themed Facebook page Natalie Lamar visits is Ray County Bigfoot, located here, https://www.facebook.com/Ray-County-Bigfoot-104582898444025.
• The ASA mentioned by David Wood is probably the now-inactive American Speed Association. He didn't specify during the interview.
• Natalie Lamar used the term "gravel travel." Host Shawn Roney picked up on it and began using it during the interview after she had explained what it meant.
• Music: "Loop for Bishop John Burgess"; "Hardin Makes God Smile"; "Theme From 'The Nun Disappears,' an Imaginary Film by Alfred J. Herrmann," composed by Shawn Roney, performed by a solo incarnation of the musical collective Sacred & Secular. Used with permission.
• To be a sponsoring business or a supporting patron of this podcast series, contact Sharon Donat, media specialist with the Richmond News and Town & Country Leader, by email at [email protected] or by calling the Richmond News at (816) 776-5454.

Support the show

• 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]"

#podcast #podcasting #Missouri #graduation #highschool #highschoolgraduation #2021
"Ray County Voices" honors members of the Class of 2021:

• In the leadup to graduation, student-athletes discuss multiple issues, including what high school was like, their feelings about graduating and life after high school. Those interviewed include Adrian Church and Sophia Farnan, both of Richmond High School; Connor Tabora and Gracie Gibson, both of Hardin-Central High School; and Bishop Grimm of Orrick High School.
• Teacher-coaches reflect on working with their outgoing student-athletes.
• Speeches from Orrick High School's commencement ceremony are shared. Those featured include Principal Michelle Wityk, and honor students Macey Miller and Zachary O'Dell.

Notes:

• Basehor-Linwood, the school district Alexis Yockel mentions, is located in Basehor, Kansas.
• Ms. Peters, the teacher mentioned in Zachary O'Dell's speech, is Tricia Peters, Orrick High School's science teacher and a former Orrick varsity girls basketball coach. Mr. Moll, the other teacher O'Dell mentions, is Jayson Moll, the school music/band director.
• Music: "Fanfare for Father John in F Major" (For Keyboard), composed by Shawn Roney, performed by a solo incarnation of the musical collective Sacred & Secular.
• To be a sponsoring business or a supporting patron of this podcast series, contact Sharon Donat, media specialist with the Richmond News and Town & Country Leader, by email at [email protected] or by calling the Richmond News at (816) 776-5454.

Support the show

• 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]"

Some Ray County educational leaders and seniors discuss graduation-related topics.

• Orrick band director Jayson Moll shares memories of some previous graduation ceremonies, prepping for this year's ceremony and the effects of graduation on Orrick's school band.
• Orrick senior Blake Buchanan discusses his decision to pursue academics and football at Benedictine College, an NAIA-affiliated school in Atchison, Kansas.
• Trey Cavanah, Hardin-Central superintendent, discusses the school's upcoming graduation ceremony and comments on the class of 2022. He also shares his feelings about his oldest child, Layne Cavanah, graduating from Richmond and Layne's plans to study and play football at William Jewell College in Liberty.
• Hardin-Central senior Mason Freece and teacher/coach Brent Behler discuss Freece's plans to serve in the U.S. Navy and their coach-player relationship over the past two years.
• Richmond ag teacher Laura Allen, and seniors Jodi Robinson and GraceAnn Skelton discuss their plans to attend college, along with Robinson's and Skelton's growth as students at Richmond.

Notes:

• Tadan McCoy, referred to during Blake Buchanan's interview, is a Richmond senior.
• Dean Hays, referred to during the Freece/Behler interview, teaches math at Hardin-Central.
• Music featured in this episode: "Annie Lisle," also the melody for numerous school alma mater songs, including the University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of Kansas, composed by Henry S. Thompson, arranged by Shawn Roney; "Fanfare for Father John," formerly titled "Fanfare for Father John in F Major" (For Keyboard), composed by Shawn Roney; "God Bless Hardin," composed by Shawn Roney; "Raga of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse," composed by Shawn Roney; "St. Adele's Waltz" (For Piano), composed by Shawn Roney; "Loop for a Bebop Bishop, No. 2," formerly titled "Loop for Bishop John Burgess," composed by Shawn Roney. All selections are performed by the musical collective Sacred & Secular.
• "Fanfare for Father John" appears on "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LYdYZOL9384&feature=share.
• "God Bless Hardin" appears on "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsz0AR92xr0&feature=share.
• "Raga of the 4 Horsemen" appears on "Peas in a Pod: Music From Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=VqfKTxPlukk&feature=share.
• "St. Adele's Waltz" (For Piano) appears on "In Solitude." To listen, visit https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3y6GK0Edn-Q&feature=share.

Support the show

• 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]"