"Yes or No? Ray County Ponders a Jail Tax"

07/18/21 • 57 min

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The pros and cons of a proposed jail tax, to be voted on Aug. 3, 2021, by Ray County voters, are explored. Sheriff Scott Childers provides background on conceiving the proposal, his arguments for voting yes and related topics. Ray County resident J.D. Pierce discusses his involvement with the issue, his arguments for voting no and related topics.
Notes:

The Ray County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page, one place where Sheriff Childers addresses questions and concerns about the proposed tax, is https://www.facebook.com/Ray-County-Sheriffs-Office-223614467998389.
The website for the Ray County Citizens Coalition, the coalition referred to by Pierce that opposes the tax, is https://www.raycountycitizenscoalition.com/.
In addition to the county jail tax proposal, one Ray County community, Lawson, is voting on a school tax levy increase Aug. 3. Visit https://raycountymo.com/index.php/ray-county-clerk/ for links to the sample countywide and Lawson ballots.
Music featured in this episode: "Loop for Bishop John Burgess"; "Raga of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in G Minor" (For Timpani) , composed by Shawn Roney and performed by the music 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]"

The Ray County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page, one place where Sheriff Childers addresses questions and concerns about the proposed tax, is https://www.facebook.com/Ray-County-Sheriffs-Office-223614467998389.
The website for the Ray County Citizens Coalition, the coalition referred to by Pierce that opposes the tax, is https://www.raycountycitizenscoalition.com/.
In addition to the county jail tax proposal, one Ray County community, Lawson, is voting on a school tax levy increase Aug. 3. Visit https://raycountymo.com/index.php/ray-county-clerk/ for links to the sample countywide and Lawson ballots.
Music featured in this episode: "Loop for Bishop John Burgess"; "Raga of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in G Minor" (For Timpani) , composed by Shawn Roney and performed by the music 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]"

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Fun in the Summer (and Fall, Etc.)

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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]"

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"Red, White and Blue"

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]"