The Harrisonville High School Distinguished Wall of Fame Selection Committee is now accepting nominations. The wall honors and recognizes Harrisonville alumni who exemplify the values, traditions and …
Since first approved by the legislature in 2024, seniors, 65 and older, have qualified for homestead tax exemptions meaning their property taxes were frozen at the then-current level.
That same …
The Cass Career Center sent 13 of their members to the National FFA Convention after one member was selected to perform in the band and three others earned an American FFA Degree this year.
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The volleyball season ended for the Harrisonville Lady Wildcats Saturday morning as the team lost in the district semifinals to No. 1 seeded St. Teresa’s Academy. Despite the loss HHS Coach …
Some last-second heroics secured the Harrisonville Wildcats boys soccer team a share of the MRVC West Conference crown, but the team was unable to secure the crown outright falling in their …
The Cass County Public Library has begun to purchase furniture for the new Harrisonville branch and approved the budget for 2027 at the meeting last week.
The new Harrisonville branch is …
Student entry to Harrisonville football games was different Friday night and will likely be so going forward after Harrisonville High School Principal Mark Rorvig told the school board last week …
Four members of the Harrisonville Schools Silver Sensations dance team were offered dance scholarships to attend Avila University.
Andie Ingrassia, Sophia Branham, Grace Becker, and Kinsley …
After some voluntary tests last school year, the state of Missouri has determined that the wastewater at all of the state’s high schools should be tested for a synthetic opioid, “Nitazines.”
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The Cass County Sheriff’s Department’s canines are most known for their training to help with search and rescue, but there is another dog employed in the department with the sole purpose of …
Cass County stands on the verge of a potential $16 million local tax windfall as county officials consider a $240 million battery storage development near Pleasant Hill.
The Cass County Planning …
Students will have a new entrance to the Harrisonville football game tomorrow due to security concerns from recent home games.
“We have been trying to brainstorm together with regards to …
The Missouri Department of Transportation will conduct single-lane closures for pavement work on I-49 southbound and a ramp closure for the I-49 southbound exit ramp to Mechanic Street overnight from …
After 40 years of serving Harrisonville and the surrounding communities, the leadership of the Abiding Love Baptist Church decided last year something needed to be done if their congregation was to …
Three sophomores at Harrisonville High School have created an “Escape the Square” experience all about Harrisonville history and community.
Emillee Burkitt, Mariah Coffey and Blaire Cecil …
Fire Chief Rusty Sullivan introduced the new Deputy Fire Chief Derek Coulter at the Harrisonville Aldermen meeting Monday night.
Coulter has worked with several departments in the area, …
Temperatures and leaves have begun to drop with skeletons, pumpkins popping up in yards is a sign it’s time for the Halloween season. Coming up this weekend will be Peculiar’s 20th Harvest Moon …
LifeFlight Eagle, a non-profit emergency air medical transport organization, celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday with a community open house at its base location outside the Lawrence Smith …
The City of Harrisonville’s asphalt project on South Independence Street will begin Monday morning and continue through Oct. 28, closing the street to through traffic.
Crews will begin …
The Lady Wildcats volleyball team fought to a 3-1 victory against Archie High School on Monday. Archie proved tough to put away early on, dropping a close first set 25-21 before bouncing back to take …
The Harrisonville Lady Wildcats golf season came to an end on Monday after the team fell short of qualifying for the state tournament. The Lady Cats placed ninth overall at the district tournament in …
Harrisonville football coach Brent Maxwell missed his coaching assignment Friday night when the Wildcats squared off against Pleasant Hill. His excuse” He was attending the wedding of his daughter, …
PLEASANT HILL –- The rivalry which is Pleasant Hill versus. Harrisonville has not been much of a rivalry in recent years. In the Past eight matchups, the Roosters have topped HHS seven times, …
It was a year virtually nobody saw coming. Young, but talented, the Harrisonville girls tennis team ran the table during regular season play, going 13-0 and then capturing the MRVC West team title on …
A transformation occurred Sunday as after 168 years as a Baptist church, the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church became Presence Church, a new moniker to represent a shift from traditional …
The Zach Shrock Memorial 5k run and walk raised over $22,000 and used it to sponsor four children to attend a hunting and fishing retreat in southern Missouri.
The event happens the second week …
Micheal McNew freely shares his story that a decade ago his chances of heading to prison were much greater than heading a church. But through a newfound faith, help from the Cass County Drug Court …
Carol Nadine (Shingleton) Knight of Harrisonville was born on July 7, 1939, to Edward Elijah Shingleton and Jewel May (Williams) Shingleton in Harrisonville. Her heavenly home was prepared and …
The Harrisonville Board of Aldermen worked on two public safety issues during its regular meeting Monday night.
The first of the two was the second reading on an ordinance which assesses …
On Friday Harrisonville Schools officially broke ground on a new athletic complex at Harrisonville High School from the Proposition One bond issue passed in April.
The new complex will feature a …
This week Harrisonville gained another mural from the same artist who created the two-story-by-three-story Len Dawson mural in Kansas City and many more around the country.
The mural can be …
The Missouri Department of Transportation has postponed the lane closures on I-49 and rescheduled the flagging operations on Commercial Street in Harrisonville.
The flagging operations on …
Despite the dynamics of Harrisonville quarterback Stryker Gilmore and wide receiver Cole Smalley, the Warrensburg Tigers had too much in the tank and captured a 47-28 win Friday night in Warrensburg. …
Cass Career Center (CCC) has announced the recipients for its August Young Professional of the Month awards, Mayce McKim and Taylor Kanoy. McKim is a dedicated student in the CCC Adult Practical …
The Cass County Public Library has been welcoming local authors to their branches to hear about their work and experiences for its Autumn Author Series.
The next author to make a stop will be …
For the second-consecutive year, the Tribune and Times earned second place in “General Excellence” in the Missouri Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. The winners of the …
A parade, games, a carnival and lots of fun food are headed to the Harrisonville square this weekend for the annual Cass County Log Cabin Festival.
A change from years past is a food court will …
The Missouri Department of Transportation will be conducting lane closures and flagging operations next week in Harrisonville on S. Commercial Street and I-49.
What started out as a laugher got a little more serious in the second half, but ultimately the Harrisonville Wildcats treated fans to a homecoming victory to remember, topping Center 62-48.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation has received some reports of hemorrhagic disease in deer this summer, including blue tongue.
Hemorrhagic disease is a general term for two viruses, …
Bates County Memorial Hospital will host its 2026 Health Fair from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the BCMH Education Center, 615 W. Nursery Street in Butler. The community is invited to stop by for health …
The Cass County Public Library Board heard and approved the first reading of the draft budget for 2027 on Sept. 16.
The total draft budget for 2027 is listed at $6,629,246, less than a $200,000 …
Harrisonville was officially a tourist location last Wednesday when a bus load of the Kansas City Shepherd’s Center Road Trippers stopped by to explore.
The Kansas City Shepherd’s Center is …
The two men arrested in connection with the three burglaries on the Harrisonville Square in the last month have both pleaded not guilty to their charges.
On Sept. 15 officers with the …
Cass Regional Medical Center has joined 23 other independent Missouri hospitals to form the Show-Me High Value Network, a statewide collaboration designed to strengthen participating hospitals …
Bright Futures Harrisonville raised over $4,500 to support local children from the Harrisonville Wildcats football game last Friday.
During halftime at the game, Bright Futures had their Tutu …
James Humbard Mar. 23rd 1963- Sep. 6th, 2026
James “Scott” Humbard passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and loved ones on Sunday, September 6, 2026, in Grove, Oklahoma. He was …
Larry Joe Burton Nov. 4th 1947- Aug. 27th, 2026
Larry Joe Burton, 78, of Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at St. Luke’s East in Lee’s Summit, MO. Funeral …
Monday night a developer presented a new duplex to the Harrisonville Board of Aldermen but there is already concern if it will be senior housing or Section 8.
The developer requested a rezoning …
Two fires which were both electrical related kept Harrisonville fire crews busy late last week.
The first came on Thursday morning while a Harrisonville Police Detective was …
On Sept. 4, a Cass County grand jury indicted Larry Martin, a truck driver from Deepwater, charging him with second—degree manslaughter for his involvement in a fatal accident on I-49 last year.
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Power is out on the east side square after an electrical fire this morning at The Crouch, Spangler and Douglas Law Firm around 9:30 a.m.
The Harrisonville Wildcat football team opened its home season with a 75-yard drive which consumed over five minutes of the clock and ended with a three-yard touchdown run by quarterback Stryker …
Carl Douglas Jennings Jr. Dec. 20, 1947 - Aug. 28, 2026
Carl “C.D.” Douglas Jennings, Jr., 78, of Garden City, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Research Medical Center …
Cass Regional will soon become one of the first hospitals in Missouri to use the new ZOLL Zenix monitor/defibrillator, bringing the latest generation of cardiac monitoring and resuscitation …
PECULIAR —- A car caught fire today after a pursuit ended with the vehicle being grappled and a suspect in custody.
This afternoon Cass County Sheriff’s deputies grappled a vehicle …
Two McEowen Intermediate School teachers in the Harrisonville School District have each been awarded a $500 Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Mini-Grant to provide …
Harrisonville High School and Cass Career Center (CCC) student Katherine Graeve, a member of the CCC FFA chapter in Harrisonville, will be on stage and in the spotlight Oct. 21-24, …
For over 40 years one of the perks of varsity athletes and other groups in the Harrisonville schools was the opportunity to forgo the yellow buses and travel in style in “Big Blues,” motor …
Sherwood Community Bank, in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines awarded a total of $48,000 to four area organizations.
With no public comments and little discussion, the Cass County Public Library Board of Trustees approved the 2026 tax levy at its regular meeting last week.
Last Thursday a Flock camera in Harrisonville identified a vehicle connected with a shooting the previous day and Cass County deputies arrested a Bates City man after a pursuit which began in Peculiar and ended with a crash in Lee’s Summit.
With school starting next week and football scheduled coming out for the fall, the cities are also planning the city-wide clean-ups for fall.
The City of Harrisonville city-wide clean up has …
Throughout the 2026-27 school year students in Harrisonville will be noticing changes being made, many are the result of funds provided by a bond passed by voters in April.
“The only thing …
The Harrisonville Board of Aldermen heard the first reading of an ordinance Monday night authorizing the acquisition of temporary and permanent easements for seven miles of raw water lines to run from the City Lake to the water treatment plant.
Following a pursuit in assistance with the Harrisonville Police Department’s K-9 Unit a Kansas City man was taken into custody last night with two active warrants.
A steady stream of guests, including firefighters from departments throughout the area, passed through the Central Cass Fire District offices last Friday to pass along good wishes to Deputy Chief …
Kick scooters have been around for years. Until recently, the devices which look like a skate board with handlebars have been considered harmless and an easy way for children and some adults to get around.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will be conducting overnight double lane and ramp closures on southbound I-49 south of 7 Highway tomorrow until Tuesday.
The Harrisonville School Board met on July 21 and got updates on the project being funded by the Prop 1 bond. The bond was passed in April.
In 1988 computer systems, such as the AS400 IBM System were state of the art. Featuring black screens with green lettering, it helped transform many businesses and government agencies.
Harrisonville native Naomi Manahan has crossed the infamous Drake Passage 14 times during her research in Antarctica.
The Harrisonville Public School Foundation is holding its 20th annual Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament on Sept. 18 at Hoots Hollow Golf Course.
The city of Harrisonville will be holding an emergency brush drop off Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at City Park. This event is to take in further sticks and limbs from the severe thunderstorm on July 4.
A study on downtown parking and traffic was conducted last month finding that there is sufficient parking downtown but it was hard to navigate.
Patsy Kay’s Diner, the newest addition to the restaurant scene in Harrisonville, opened its doors on July 2.
The Harrisonville School Board heard about increasing prices in two specific areas at its regular meeting on June 23. While there was little conversation about a modest increase in lunch prices, the topic of sports telecasting raised some concerns.
In honor of the country’s 250th birthday, Indepence day events this year are kicking off much earlier and bigger than other years.
In celebration of the Fourth of July, the city of Pleasant Hill will be unveiling a time capsule after 50 years.
To mark America’s 250th birthday, this Independence Day is packed with events from this weekend through July 4.
Beginning with the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights competition and ending with the passage of the $38 million Prop One bond issue, the 2025-26 school year was a busy one for Josh Chastain and the Harrisonville School District.
An Emporia, Kansas man faces several charges relating to alleged sexual acts with a pair of middle school juveniles.
The flood control plan near the entrance to City Park may not end up the way Harrisonville residents had hoped, but it should accomplish the goal of limiting flooding in the area.
The Cass County Elks Lodge, in cooperation with Harrisonville Parks and Recreation, is holding the annual youth fishing derby Saturday.
The Cass County Junior Livestock Association Fair has found a new temporary home in Harrisonville.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will conduct a overnight flagging operation in Harrisonville this weekend.
Harrisonville Schools has named new leaders for two district administrative positions for the 2026-27 school year, including assistant superintendent of HR and operations and principal of McEowen Elementary School.
This summer, Cass County residents will decide where the money for the road and bridge department comes from moving forward.
The city of Harrisonville has many projects for flood control and traffic convenience around town, with Ash Street and Royal Street having the most eyes on them.
Huey Magoo’s, a fast-food chicken restaurant chain based in Orlando, Florida, is opening its first two stores in the Kansas City market and one of those is going to be located in Harrisonville.
With summer vacations coming up, Camp Pet Vet offers a unique experience for pet owners in the area that may be looking for boarding opportunities.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will conduct a flagging operation with a pilot car on 58 Highway in Cass County beginning next week.
Following a fatal car accident on March 13, Christian McClendon has been indicted by a Cass County grand jury on more than a dozen counts of felonies and misdemeanors.
Harrisonville Schools has named new leaders for two district administrative positions for the 2026-27 school year
As the school year comes to an end, foreign exchange students say their last goodbyes before making their way back to their home countries.
As one of the most notable and longest-living mothers in Cass County, Marilyn Moreland is looking forward to spending time with her extended family Sunday.
As the school year nears its closure and seniors prepare to move into the next phase of their lives, school officials have noticed one thing missing from this year’s graduating class.
Silence.
Strong winds and rain swept through the area from late Sunday afternoon until Monday morning as Cass and Bates counties were hit with severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings.
CASS COUNTY – The Missouri Department of Transportation will be conducting several overnight road closures for pavement work on I-49 next week.
