- Co-hosts Sophia Bales and Shawn Roney discuss Sophia's visit to GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium to see Taylor Swift in July 2023.
- Shawn discusses covering summer football training camps for high school sports.
Segement: "Beyond the News Pages"
- Speeches by Richmond (Mo.) Mayor Mike Wright and City Administrator Tonya Willim are shared.
- Audio from the Ray County 911 Board's July 27 meeting is shared, with Sheriff Scott Childers, board members and other involved personnel discussing errors related to warrants.
- Sophia reads one of her recently published columns.
- Richmond High School student athlete Chris Webb is interviewed during a team 11-man football camp.
- Scott Dorton and Norman Clevenger III discuss coaching the Ray County Firecrackers competitive softball program.
- Archers Paige and Trent Logsdon, and Jake Cringan comment on their performances at the Ray County Fair.
Segment: "Look to the West"
- Dantin McBee, a student in the Excelsior Springs School District, discusses his archery and clay shooting performances at the Ray County Fair.
- Press conferences with Dave Toub, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs are featured.
- Shawn was scheduled to cover Norborne Hardin-Central softball camp July 27, but it was called because of excessive heat.
- To read Sophia's story about the Taylor Swift crop art, visit https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/index.php/news/orrick-wheat-farm-designed-taylor-swifts-welcome.
- To read Sophia's column, visit https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/opinion/importance-intentions.
- To read Shawn's story on Richmond football training camp, visit https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/index.php/sports/spartans-back-camp.
- To read Shawn's story on the shooting sports competitions at the Ray County Fair, visit https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/index.php/news/methodical-mcbee-wins-best-show-overall-award-fair.
- Content free to view through Aug. 8, 2023.
Credits:
- Co-hosts: Sophia Bales, Shawn Roney
- Producers: Sophia Bales, Sharon Donat, Miranda Jamison, Shawn Roney
- Editing: Shawn Roney
- Music: Shawn Roney
- Opening/closing theme: "God Bless Hardin," composed by Shawn Roney, performed by Sacred & Secular
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- https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nc6GhIkLCLAZ46_RNU1IRhGodxp2GC07I&feature=share (album: "In Solitude")
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