Cass County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy accepting applications
By Raymore Journal staff
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the 2022 Spring Sheriff’s Citizens Academy. The program is an eight-week course that gives citizens an in-depth look and hands on training into the career of law enforcement at the sheriff’s office. Citizens are instructed by deputies on the subject of patrol, jail, communications, investigations, court, and community policing.
The academy is an 8-week program, in which courses are held once per week on Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. until approximately...
Cass County high school winter sports season entering midway point
Trissi Hardin / Raymore Journal
Belton High School freshman Amaya Crowder shoots from the free throw line last week in the Lady Pirates’ 48-15 loss against Kansas City North.
Cass County high school winter sports season entering midway point
By Christian D. Orr, Raymore Journal editor
The 2021-22 high school winter sports seasons are past the opening stages, but not to the finish line yet as they work to prepare themselves for that final stretch in around a month.
Teams across Cass County continue to experience highs and lows throughout each season with some teams searching to find...
Cass County property tax season continues to set records
Cass County property tax season continues to set records
By Raymore Journal staff
Cass County Collector of Revenue Chris Molendorp has released December 2021 property tax disbursement figures for Cass County’s local political subdivisions.
Molendorp announced $112,862,768.88 was disbursed to 70 separate local political subdivisions and the State of Missouri. This represents the largest December disbursement in Cass County history.
Cass County’s public-school districts were the largest recipients with total disbursements of $66,830,189.75. Of those districts, Raymore-Peculiar R-2 received...
Ray-Pec schools prep to close; AG Schmitt sues dozens of school districts
Ray-Pec schools prep to close; AG Schmitt sues dozens of school districts
By Raymore Journal staff
The Raymore-Peculiar School District is warning parents that students may go back to virtual learning if the rate of new COVID-19 cases continues its current trajectory. Meanwhile, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing nearly 40 school districts over mask mandates.
Ray-Pec School District Superintendent Dr. Mike Slagle is giving parents a fair warning about potential procedures to mitigate issues regarding a lack of staff as COVID-19 cases surge. In a message sent on Jan. 19, Dr....
Ray-Pec Basketball at Belton
Ray-Pec Basketball at Belton
By Raymore Journal staff
A pair of Cass County high school rivals met up on the basketball court in Belton this past Friday night and neither walked away with an overall advantage as Belton and Raymore-Peculiar shared victories in the boys and girls varsity basketball games.
The Ray-Pec Lady Panthers landed the first shot in an attempted basketball doubleheader sweep when they scored a 54-24 victory over the home-standing Lady Pirates of Belton.
But the Belton boys answered the Lady Panthers blow, as they came back and landed a blow of their own against the Panther...
Bizarre, dangerous windstorm spares Raymore
Bizarre, dangerous windstorm spares Raymore
By Raymore Journal staff
The Kansas City metro area was on high alert due to weather on Dec. 15, but it was not a blizzard or ice storm. Fortunately, the impact on Raymore was minimal.
Last Wednesday, unusual mid-December weather blew through several states spanning from Colorado to the Kansas City metro area, all the way up near Green Bay, Wis. Wind gusts around 80 mph tore through the metro, leaving damage in its wake.
Raymore residents started the day on a pleasant note. The Kansas City area reached a record high of 74 degrees. The previous record...
Shop with a Cop helps 50 area children during the holidays
Shop with a Cop helps 50 area children during the holidays
By Raymore Journal staff
The Raymore Police Department’s Shop with a Cop program is back to normal operations after experiencing a minor setback last year.
On Dec. 15, police officers took 50 children holiday shopping as part of Shop with a Cop. In its sixth year, the program gives the Raymore Police Department the opportunity to help area children in need of assistance during the holidays.
With the pandemic still impacting Raymore, last year’s Shop with a Cop was trimmed. About 35 children participated. Spending money was cut in half....
Police say man fatally shot outside home in Kansas City
Police say man fatally shot outside home in Kansas City
By Raymore Journal staff
A man was fatally shot early Monday outside a home in Kansas City just west of Marlborough Park, police there said.
The shooting happened around 12:15 a.m. Monday, when gunshots were reported in the area, police said in a news release. Arriving officers found evidence of a shooting, police said, but someone had driven the shooting victim to a hospital, where he died. Police later identified the man as 34-year-old Corey Haley.
Homicide detectives collected evidence at the scene and searched for witnesses.
The killing...
More local health departments curtailing COVID-19 services
More local health departments curtailing COVID-19 services
By Raymore Journal staff
More than a half-dozen local health departments in Missouri have stopped offering COVID-19 services, such as contact tracing and tracking case numbers, in response to threats of legal action from Attorney General Eric Schmitt.
Schmitt, a Republican who is running for the U.S. Senate, this week sent letters to local health officials and school districts saying he would pursue legal action if they did not comply with a ruling last month that struck down regulations giving local health departments the power to...