There is no rest for Cass County High School athletic fans, with the final football game being played last week, with the Panther football team falling to St. Louis Jesuit in the Class 6 semifinals and the Ray-Pec basketball teams have already hit the basketball courts for their first action of the 2019-2020 basketball campaign.…

Belton Middle School students recently presented artwork to HCA Midwest staff members. Their artwork will hang in the newly opened Pirate Primary Care Clinic on the campus of the Belton School District. To read full story PLEASE buy the Dec. 5 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Despite a warm, thick fog more suitable for trick-or-treaters, a towering tree shone brightly in the Raymore night sky at T.B. Hanna Station during the fourth annual Mayor’s Tree Lighting on Nov. 26. To read full story PLEASE buy the Dec. 5 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The Raymore-Peculiar School District Board of Education has selected Dr. Mike Slagle to serve as superintendent of the district, effective July 1, 2020. He will replace Superintendent Dr. Kari Monsees, who is retiring at the end of this school year. To read full story PLEASE buy the Dec. 5 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The playoff system, in all levels of football, are designed to make each succeeding round more diffictult for the teams to advance. To read full story PLEASE buy the November 28 edition of the Raymore Journal.

For the fifth consecutive year, the Raymore-Peculiar School District has received the Meritorious Budget Award from the Association of School Business Officials International. The award recognizes the District for its 2019-2020 budget submission. To read full story PLEASE buy the November 28 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The 2019 Mayor’s Coat Drive will be collecting donations through Dec. 20. To read full story PLEASE buy the Nov. 28 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The 2019 Raymore-Peculiar Lady Panther softball team put together the best season in school history and the rewards continue to come in for the group that finished No. 2 in the highest classification in the state of of Missouri. To read full story PLEASE buy the November 21 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The Ray-Pec High School band set a new record for the number of seats earned for All-District Band! From approximately 500 students auditioning, Ray-Pec students earned 62 band chairs through blind auditions on Nov. 9 at Warrensburg High School. To read full story PLEASE buy the November 21 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Enrollment in the Ray-Pec School District is projected to reach nearly 6,800 students (grades K-12) by 2023-24 and nearly 7,100 students by the 2029-2030 school year. To read full story PLEASE buy the November 21 edition of the Raymore Journal.