Raymore-Peculiar has annoucnced that the 2020 Teacher of the Year has been awarded to Kiley Brown and the Support Staff Employee of the Year is Glenda Whitaker. To read full story PLEASE buy the May 14 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Still hard at work during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Raymore city council held its last Zoom meeting on May 4. During the council work session, councilmembers discussed two items: city fleet vehicles and the city’s COVID-19 response and reopening plan. To read full story PLEASE buy the May 14 edition of the Raymore Journal.

BELTON — Belton Regional Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Belton Regional Medical Center’s achievements providing safer health care. To read full story PLEASE buy the May 14 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Raymore Parks amenities are opening in phases in accordance with Phase I of the State of Missouri’s Show Me Strong Recovery Plan and the Economic Reopening Order from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. To read full story PLEASE buy the May 14 edition of the Raymore Journal.

World War II Army Veteran Russ Witt of Belton was honored by American Legion Post 488 of Belton and friends for his 100th birthday. To read more and see more pictures PLEASE buy the May 14 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Registration is now open for June and July sessions. Online registration is now open for Summer School 2020. Summer School is open to all students, but if your student needs additional remediation, you will be notified by your child’s school. To read full story PLEASE buy the May 7 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Jefferson City, Missouri – Apr. 29, 2020 – The Missouri Association of School Business Officials (MoASBO) announced Dr. Kari Monsees as the 2020 Business Official of the Year. Monsees, the superintendent for Raymore- Peculiar School District, has been a member of MoASBO for the past 17 years. He has served on the association’s board of directors and as the chair of their legislative committee. He regularly conducts workshops on budget development and is considered a trusted expert on public school finance in the state of Missouri. To read full story PLEASE buy the May 7 edition of the...

Belton High School is moving Assistant Principal George Shrum into the Activity Director for the 2020-2021 school year. To read full story PLEASE buy the May 7 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Stay-at-home orders across the nation are expiring, resulting in more than half of states beginning the process of reopening businesses, including Missouri. Both the Cass County and Raymore governments are following the state’s lead. To read full story PLEASE buy the May 7 edition of the Raymore Journal.