A Raymore-Peculiar Summer School kindergarten student realized that he would never get to ride a bus because his mom is a teacher. This has been bothering him all Summer School. Apple Bus Company, the school district’s transportation provider, had a bus show up after school Tuesday to give Easton Curtis and his mom, Monica Curtis, a quick bus trip. The first picture is Easton being called to the bus line. He even received a bus care package from Apple Bus as a souvenir. Words cannot quite express the happiness of a five-year-old boy who loves buses. To see more photos PLEASE buy the...

As part of a continuing effort to implement health and safety measures as we approach the start of school, the Raymore-Peculiar School District is implementing ways to improve indoor air quality for staff and students. To read the full story PLEASE buy the August 6 edition of the Raymore Journal.

A report shared Thursday night with the School Board showed that 4,298 Ray-Pec students have registered for the 2020-2021 school year with the desire to return to school in person. See the report to the Board To read full story PLEASE buy the August 6 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Parents of Raymore-Peculiar School District students received an email on July 28 informing them of a vehicle fire on the property of Raymore-Peculiar High School. To read the full story PLEASE buy the August 6 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Primary elections were held on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Raymore voters decided who will be on the ballot in November, as well as voted on two city issues and one statewide Medicaid expansion issue. Of the nearly 70,000 registered voters in Cass County, nearly 22,000 ballots were submitted, less than one-third. To read full story PLEASE buy the August 6 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The Raymore-Peculiar High School class of 2020 conducting its graduation ceremony on Saturday, July 18, after it was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this photo senior Jolie McClellan walks onto the field before the ceremony. To see this and an additional Ray-Pec graduation photo PLEASE buy the July 30 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Cass Co – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has assigned two detectives to assist the Metro Squad Investigation of a Grandview Homicide over the weekend. To read the full story PLEASE buy the July 30 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Online registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now open!As you register your children, you will make a choice for your child between an in-person learning experience or a virtual learning experience. Please make this choice by Tuesday, July 21. To read full story PLEASE buy the July 30 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Chewy, Inc. (NYSE: CHWY) (“Chewy”) announced today the opening of a new 800,000-sq.-ft. eCommerce fulfillment center in Belton, Missouri. The online retailer of pet food and pet-related products, dual-headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida and Boston, Massachusetts, plans to create more than 1,200 jobs. To read full story PLEASE buy the July 30 edition of the Raymore Journal.