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Ray-Pec baseball’s season ends, Pleasant Hill soccer kicks on

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Raymore-Peculiar’s Carter DeGondea jumps up against the outfield fence during action in the 2022 regular season for the Panther baseball team. DeGondea and his Panther teammates saw their season end last week at the Class 6 state tournament after falling in extra innings against Liberty North in the opening round of the tournament. (Trissi Hardin/Raymore Journal) Ray-Pec baseball’s season ends, Pleasant Hill soccer kicks on By CHRISTIAN D ORR When the 2022 spring high school sports season began there were numerous athletes and teams across Cass County looking to fulfill successful...

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Projects across Raymore: Pending developments

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The proposed product for the Sendera community will consist of elevations that maintain a natural aesthetic by incorporating a combination of masonry, stucco, metal, glass, premium vinyl, and natural and painted wood. Existing elevations following a Tuscan, Mediterranean, or Heavy Timber make-up will be mixed with a new concept to compliment the community’s high-end modern desert theme. Clayton Properties Group wants to build more than 400 single-family homes south of W. Hubach Hill Road and east of Brook Parkway. (Source: City of Raymore building elevations document) Projects across Raymore:...

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Twisted Tango Frozen Yogurt

Twisted Tango Frozen Yogurt celebrates grand opening in Belton

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Twisted Tango Frozen Yogurt is now open at 211 Cedar Street in the Belton Crossing Shopping Center. (Courtesy Photo) Twisted Tango Frozen Yogurt celebrates grand opening in Belton By Raymore Journal staff Twisted Tango Frozen Yogurt recently celebrated its grand opening and ribbon cutting. The self-serve frozen yogurt business invested $150,000 in the tenant finish of its new location at 211 Cedar Street in the Belton Crossing Shopping Center off 163rd Street. “Twisted Tango is a great addition to the Belton Crossing Shopping Center,” says Belton Mayor Norman Larkey, Sr. “They opened their...

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closure of state Route 58 at Ward Road

Roundabout construction will CLOSE MO Route 58 at Ward Rd. beginning June 1

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Roundabout construction will CLOSE MO Route 58 at Ward Rd. beginning June 1 By Raymore Journal staff Missouri Department of Transportation crews will begin construction of a roundabout along state Route 58 at Ward Road beginning June 1 until approximately August. This work will require the total closure of state Route 58 at Ward Road and traffic will need to follow the signed detour or seek an alternate route. All work is weather permitting. Eastbound state Route 58 traffic will be detoured north on Interstate 49 to eastbound state Route 150, to southbound state Route 291. Westbound state...

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Optimist Club

Optimist Club donates to local Scouts BSA troop

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Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club President Brian Mills presents a donation to Troop 1032 Scoutmaster Dan Barnes. (Courtesy Photo) Optimist Club donates to local Scouts BSA troop By Raymore Journal staff The Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club recently held a meeting featuring Troop 7032 Scoutmaster Dan Barnes. Troop 7032 Scoutmaster Claudia Rodriguez was unable to attend. Dan talked to the Optimist Club about the change from Boy Scouts to Scouts BSA when the BSA began admitting girls into the program in February 2019 (when 7032 was formed), how the Scouts are preparing to attend Bartle Scout Reservation...

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Raymore Lions Club and Bel-Ray Sunrise Lions Club

Lions Clubs’ Chili Cook-Off raises more than $2K for Ray-Pec Foundation

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(Front row, from left) Lion Angie Fyffe, Board Member Cathy Wansing, Foundation Executive Director Jodie Huston, and Board Member Allison Scott. (Back row) Lion Stan Boursheski, Board Member Andrew Goffinet, Board Member Kristi Schumacher, Board Member Shauna Stephenson, Board Secretary/Treasurer Pam Steele, and Board Member Rich Bartow. Lions Clubs’ Chili Cook-Off raises more than $2K for Ray-Pec Foundation By Raymore Journal staff Lions Stan Boursheski and Angie Fyffe recently presented a check for $2,040 to the Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation Board of Directors. The funds were...

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Legacy award

South Middle School student Andrew Dawson receives this year’s Legacy Award

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Raymore-Peculiar South Middle School band teacher Dillion Jarret with Andrew Dawson, this year’s recipient of the Legacy Award. (Courtesy Photo) South Middle School student Andrew Dawson receives this year’s Legacy Award By Raymore Journal staff Andrew Dawson of Raymore-Peculiar South Middle School is the latest recipient of the Legacy Award, which honors outstanding musicians and students. The Legacy Award is given to one 8th grade band member each year who has shown all the qualities of an outstanding musician, an outstanding student, and an overall outstanding person. It is awarded to...

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Jiggy Pig

Raymore BBQ joint nominated for Best Burnt Ends in Kansas City

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The Jiggy Pig is in the running for Kansas City’s Best Burnt Ends and Best Food Truck. The Raymore barbecue food truck’s Politician is full of bologna and smoke. Add coleslaw on top and make it a `”Dirty” Politician. (Courtesy Photo) Raymore BBQ joint nominated for Best Burnt Ends in Kansas City By Raymore Journal staff The Jiggy Pig has been nominated for Best Burnt Ends and Best Food Truck in Kansas City magazine’s Best of KC poll. Raymore residents should be familiar with The Jiggy Pig. Although it is a food truck, the barbecue joint serves primarily Raymore and...

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Sarah Larkins, a Raymore-Peculiar High School

Scholarship from Health Foundation awarded to Ray-Pec senior

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Sarah Larkins, a Raymore-Peculiar High School senior, is the recipient of the Cass Community Health Foundation’s Daniel F. Sheehan Nursing Scholarship. (Courtesy Photo) Scholarship from Health Foundation awarded to Ray-Pec senior By Raymore Journal staff Sarah Larkins, a Raymore-Peculiar High School senior, is the recipient of the top scholarship from Cass Community Health Foundation. The Daniel F. Sheehan Nursing Scholarship is an award of $2,500 and was created to honor Daniel F. Sheehan. Sheehan was the former CEO of Research Belton Hospital, now Belton Regional Medical Center. The scholarship...

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