Ray-Pec’s Mac Northcraft won the Cass County Spelling Bee on March 17. To read full story PLEASE buy the March 25 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The Little Blue River Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual Sue Foley Award ceremony on March 13, 2021 at the Belton VFW. Guest speaker, Rosie the Riverter, portrayed by Betty Taylor, spoke on female defense workers during World War II. We were fortunate to have Vera Davis, who…

The high school sports season in Cass County has officially kicked into spring season with all teams in spring practice mode, with a few already getting their season-openers behind them and in the record books. To read full story PLEASE buy the March 25 edition of the Raymore Journal

With most of our waking hours spent at our jobs, it is hard to separate work life from personal life. For some people, their job at least partially defines them. For one retired firefighter in Raymore, his passion for his career led to an impressive collection of hundreds of toy firetrucks. To read full story…

The 2020-21 Missouri High School winter sports season is one-week shy of completely being wrapped up and the 2021 Missouri High School spring campaign is all but in full swing with teams beginning preperations for their first competitions. To read full story PLEASE buy the March 18 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Belton High School freshman Christina Sanchez is the first Belton High School band participant in five years to earn All State Band honors. To read full story PLEASE buy the March 18 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Ray-Pec High School Senior Kerstin Randolph has received honorable mention for the 2021 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic students in the graduating class of 2021. To read full story PLEASE buy the March 18 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Ashley Rowland, 9th grade English Language Arts Teacher at Ray-Pec High School, has been selected as one of Missouri’s Outstanding Beginning Teachers!

The general municipal election is right around the corner on April 6. Among the many items on the ballot, Raymore residents will vote on who will sit on the Raymore-Peculiar School District Board of Education. The Raymore Journal reached out to the candidates so voters can get to know the candidates. To read full story…

With the completion of the 2021 Missouri High School state wrestling tournament earlier this week, the 2020-2021 MSHSAA Winter sports season for all of Cass County High Schools is now complete. To read full story PLEASE buy the March 11 edition of the Raymore Journal.