Harrisonville High School senior Ella Shelton receives her certificate after being named the Outstanding Ag Senior during the 2022 Cass Career Center end of year awards. Cass Career Center presents end-of-the-year awards By Raymore Journal staff Cass Career Center students received numerous honors during the Senior Excellence Ceremony, which took place on the evening of May 4. Students from ten school districts received awards. Each program at Cass Career Center recognized an Outstanding Senior. Those recognized were Harrisonville senior Ella Shelton, agriculture; Drexel senior Caleb Kasper,...

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Kasey Poindexter (left), Ron Inman (left), and Elizabeth Nachtigall (right) of the Cass County Library’s Northern Resource Center accept a donation from Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club President Brian Mills. (Tyson Fisher/Raymore Journal) Optimist Club donates to library’s Summer Reading Program By Raymore Journal staff The Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club met May 3rd at IHOP. Guests were Kasey Poindexter, Ron Inman, and Elizabeth Nachtigall from the Cass County Library Northern Resource Center in Belton. Guests provided details about what’s going on at our local library and what’s coming up. Starting...

Raymore police chief named Missouri top cop By Raymore Journal staff Raymore Police Chief Jan Zimmerman was presented with the 2021 Donald “Red” Loehr Outstanding Police Chief award by the Missouri Police Chiefs Association (MPCA) at the annual conference on May 3.  “The award was a recognition of Chief Zimmerman’s unfailing and faithful service to the City of Raymore, our citizens, the officers and civilians under her command and mentorship, this region and the state,” City Manager Jim Feuerborn said.  According to Feuerborn, Zimmerman is the first woman to be named MPCA’s Outstanding Police...

sweet-spawt-1 sweet-spawt-2 sweet-spawt-3 sweet-spawt-4 Local pet bakery supports local animal shelter By Raymore Journal staff Supporting a local small business and the local animal shelter while buying gourmet treats for your four-legged friend is a win-win-win-win situation. During Mother’s Day weekend, The Sweet Spawt set up a pop-up location in the Wildwood Boutique parking lot located at state Highway 58 and Pine Street. A portion of the sales were donated to the Raymore Animal Shelter. Jamie Hasenyager, owner of The Sweet Spawt, knows a thing...