These articles are written in order to inform the public about the happenings in and around city hall and to describe the actions taken by elected officials.
The Belton Chamber of Commerce hosted the first candidate forum for Belton City Council and School Board candidates. Local attorney Chris Benjamin was the moderator and Fred Yonkers was the time keeper. A crowd of nearly 100 people came to listen to what the candidates had to say and to educated themselves to make an…
Once again the Raymore Chamber of Commerce organized a candidate forum for the Ray-Pec School Board candidates as well as for the City Council Candidates. Brent Ewert was the moderator of the meeting and Robin Noe was the timekeeper. Two candidates were not in attendance, Adam J. Embry and Sonja Abdelgawad. The first group up…
“My desire is for the City to continue to succeed and be a destination point for Cass County.” Last spring the citizens of Ward 1 elected Reginald Townsend to the Raymore City Council. After seven months in the position he has a lot of insight into what it takes to be an effective Councilman. Townsend…
“I want to work where I live.”
After the excitement of his July 4th announcement to run for the United States Senate, Austin Petersen took a few moments to answer some questions regarding his party switch, his campaign, and his goals. First on everyone’s mind who know anything at all about Petersen was why the switch to the Republican Party? Having…
Long time Peculiar resident Jeff Harlan took some time out of his schedule to sit down and talk about what he wants to see happen for the City of Peculiar and Ward 2. Inspired to run for the Board by his late father-in-law, Harlan wanted to be part of the future growth of Peculiar. Having…
“Belton really has so much to offer”
The Raymore Chamber of Commerce offers the community an invaluable service in organizing the candidate forum for the City Council candidates. The City Hall chambers was packed with constituents who wanted to hear what the candidates had to say about why they should be elected. The moderator, Brent Ewert, gave a brief biography of each…
Raymore City Council Chambers was the sight of a changing of the guard in Raymore as Kristofer Turnbow was sworn in as the new Mayor. Former Mayor Kerckhoff was given a sincere ‘thank you’ for his service and a fond farewell as he moves on to other endeavors. Kerckhoff oversaw his final item of business…
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