Local Boy Scout Troop #124 will collect real trees, free of decorations/hooks, etc., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4 at Recreation Park for a fee of $5 each. To read full story PLEASE buy the January 2 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The 2019-20 winter sports season had its first Cass County showdown last week when the Belton basketball teams played host to Ray-Pec High School in a basketball doubleheader. The Lady Panthers opened the doubleheader with a 38-31 victory over the Belton girls team. The victory sends the Ray-Pec girls into the Christmas break with a 4-3 record, after opening the season with a pair of losses but responding by winning four of its last five games. To read full story PLEASE buy the Dec. 26 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Editor’s Note : This is the first part in a three-part series looking at 2019 in review. This week’s look is at the first four months, January, February, March and April of 2019. Next week’s issue, January 2, will look at May, June, July and August while the third week, January 9, will look back at September, October, November and December. January 3, 2019 Cass County sheriff’s office arrests Pleasant Hill’s Denson – Cass Co – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Harrisonville Police Department worked to capture Jeremiah T. Denson, 28, Pleasant Hill, on Friday. To read full story PLEASE...

Working at his alma mater was a dream come true. After the Nov. 15 win, Tom Kruse holds the district championship trophy. While attending Northwest Missouri State University, Tom Kruse was assigned to write about what he wanted to do in 10 years. “I stated that I wanted to be back at my high school as the head football coach,” he said.

Deborah June Halem a teacger at Ray-Pec High School, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019, at the age of 66. Halem was born March 22, 1953, grew up in Ruskin Heights, Missouri, before moving to Creighton, Missouri, with her parents and three sisters in 1958. To read full story PLEASE buy the Dec. 26 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The 2019-20 basketball season got into full swing this past week with both Belton and Ray-Pec boys’ team competing in the 73rd annual Carthage Invitational. To read full story PLEASE buy the Dec. 19 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Raymore-Peculiar High School speech and debate students won 2nd place in the overall sweepstakes Dec. 6-7 at the William Chrisman Varsity Tournament. Congratulations! To read full story PLEASE buy the Dec. 19 edition of the Raymore Journal.

Dr. Kari Monsees, who is retiring as Ray-Pec Superintendent of Schools in June 2020, has been selected to fill a statewide position with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. To read full story PLEASE buy the Dec. 19 edition of the Raymore Journal.

The Raymore/Belton area has churned out many successful people. Add an author to that list. Meet Cheryl Klein. To read full story PLEASE buy the Dec. 19 edition of the Raymore Journal.