Fifth grader Mac Northcraft won the Ray-Pec School District Spelling Bee on Jan. 13. Brooklyn Meloy, a seventh grader at Ray-Pec East Middle School, was the runner-up. To read full story PLEASE buy the Feb. 4 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Paul Turner will be the new assistant principal at Ray-Pec South Middle School, effective July 1. The Ray-Pec School Board approved the hiring at its Jan. 28 meeting. To read full story PLEASE buy the Feb. 4 edition of the Raymore Journal.

This is the list of names that were honored by Raymore-Peculiar East and South Middle Schools for their academic achievements during the Fall of 2020 academic semester.The Principal’s Honor Roll includes students with a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher. The Honor Roll includes students with a GPA of 3.0 to 3.49. To view both lists PLEASE buy the Feb. 4 edition of the Raymore Journal.

This is the list of names that were honored by Raymore-Peculiar High School for their academic achievements during the Fall of 2020 academic semester.To be named to the lists student’s having a weighted grade point average of 3.7 or higher received the Principal’s Honor Roll.Student’s having a weighted grade point average of 3.5 or higher will receive the Honor Roll. To view the entire list PLEASE buy the Feb. 4 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The Raymore city council’s Jan. 25th meeting was a short one, with plans for a roundabout at Highway 58 and Prairie Lane moving along, a new member to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the return of the Show Me Green Sales Tax holiday. To read full story PLEASE buy the Feb. 4 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The winter 2020-2021 high school sports season are just passed the midway point of the season with teams looking to build strength for the upcoming postseason action. To read full story PLEASE buy the Jan. 28 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The Board of Education on Jan. 21 approved placing a $72 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue on the ballot for April 6, 2021. The bond issue would support priorities identified in the recently-adopted long-range facility plan. To read full story PLEASE buy the Jan. 28 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Cass Career Center inducted 65 students into their chapter of the National Technical Honor Society via a video ceremony on January 21. To read full story PLEASE buy the Jan. 28 edition of the Raymore Journal.

BELTON, Mo. – The city of Belton, Missouri, selected Scott Lyons as its new police chief following a nationally advertised search. He will start March 1, 2021. To read full story PLEASE buy the Jan. 28 edition of the Raymore Journal.