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PLEASANT HILL — On Monday night, the city council heard two major proposals for development of the downtown area, but no decision was taken on either one of them.

The Harrisonville High School color guard marched off with first place in its class at the Mid Continent Color Guard Association (MCCGA) Championships held earlier this month.

JEFFERSON CITY – Legislation which would effectively kill a proposed landfill just north of Raymore is just a governor’s signature away from becoming law.

PLEASANT HILL — Brice Randolph, a student at Pleasant Hill Intermediate School, is looking forward to this year’s Railroad Days, which begins Friday and ends Sunday.

KANSAS CITY – A 2017 graduate of Harrisonville High School could face 15 to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in federal court last week to attempting to produce child pornography.

Christopher M. Marshall of Peculiar was convicted last week of the murder of his girlfriend, Alyssa Jordan.

Walls on the east side of two buildings on the Harrisonville square appear to be at risk of collapsing, and the city’s Board of Building and Engineering Appeals gave the go ahead to city staff to take action to remedy the situation.

PECULIAR — The city is facing an issue related to its growth and the concurrent use of two address systems. The extension of Kansas City’s address grid southward overlaps with the city’s own address grid, which in the digital age has created a public safety concern.

RAYMORE — Mayor Kris Turnbow got choked up Monday evening when thanking the city staff and residents for their work and dedication to taking one big step toward getting a proposed landfill stopped.

Driving utility task vehicles (UTVs) may soon become legal within the Harrisonville city limits.

For 15 years, the Center for Architecture & Design has held a KC Design Week, a series of events designed to provide insight into all areas of design through programs featuring experts from fields such as architecture, graphics, interiors, products, landscape architecture, planning and urban environments. 

The city of Harrisonville has officially joined the Kansas City Parade of Hearts. The 5-foot stone, decorated heart made it way to the middle of Cass County on Tuesday afternoon. It was placed directly in front of the Cass County Courthouse steps.

In December 2021, the Biden administration through the EPA released a broad initiative calling for the nationwide replacement of all water service lines made of lead or including a significant amount of lead.

RAYMORE — Mayor Kris Turnbow announced this afternoon the city may have reached a settlement ending the plans for a landfill in Jackson County, just north of the city's borders.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is reporting the completion of the I-49 and 7 Highway project.

Forty-seven FFA members from the Cass Career Center FFA Chapter competed at Area and District FFA Career Development Contests on March 25 – April 6. 

ADRIAN – Much like the proverbial “bad penny,” issues from the former Adrian Manor nursing home continue to show up. Currently, the city is exploring whether or not it is on the hook for nearly $300,000 of federal money granted for the facility in 2020.

Out of the state’s 114 counties, only three have what is considered to be an adequate number of primary care providers. In other words, a chronic shortage of primary care providers in much of Missouri is aggravating health issues for Missourians.

Crews working on the bridge replacement and intersection improvement project on 7 Highway South will make the following lane and ramp closures.

Firefighters from five area departments were on the scene of a fire at the Dollar General Store at the intersection of Commercial and Mechanic streets this afternoon.

Crews will close Peculiar Drive from Route C to Spencer Drive in Peculiar for pavement repairs and intersection improvements. This full closure will be in place from 8 a.m. on April 8 until 5 p.m., April 15.

The Chill Spot, located at 103 W. Wall St., opened for business on Monday. It’s a dream-come-true for Brent Goodall.

Filings closed last week so the races are set for the primary elections on Aug. 6 for various state and county offices. Candidates for various offices filed either in Jefferson City for state races or at the county clerks’ offices for county positions.

PECULIAR — The board of aldermen authorized Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors as the contractor for financial advisory services related to the construction of the Harper Road Technology Park at Monday night’s meeting.

Unlike what happened to the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs initiative, most election questions in Cass County were approved in Tuesday’s election.

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