CASS COUNTY – Crews will make intermittent lane closures on 2 Highway (South Commercial Street) over I-49 and close the ramp from northbound I-49 to 2 Highway, evening and overnight, 7 tonight until 6 a.m. tomorrow.
Lt. Commander Mike Haffner asked one of the young pilots in his command a straightforward question: “We may be asked to go out there and kill Americans by the hundreds to be able to save them by the thousands. Can you do that?”
When Norman Fitzpatrick speaks of serving in World War II, it’s like he is recalling yesterday or the day before. The experiences he endured on the Western Front as a 22-year-old have stayed with him vividly for 80 years.
Randy May is the kind of athlete that thrives on meeting a good, physical challenge head-on. The type of challenges he prefers, of course, have evolved over time.
Kathleen Huseman survived a stroke and wants all of Cass County to know that she is grateful to the first-responders and personnel involved at Cass Regional Medical Center.
CLEVELAND – Mayor Kevin Roberson has informed the board of aldermen that two persons have expressed interest in developing a subdivision of homes on 68 acres of land west of North 5th Street.
PECULIAR – The city has announced Dylan Eppert is succeeding Roger Kroh as director of development.
PLEASANT HILL – Municipal Court Administrator Whitney Weber has received an award of merit from the Western Association of Court Administrators.
Just hours after walking off the Memorial Stadium field following a Harrisonville High School football postseason win, Tryin Samples learned he came close to possibly losing his right leg.
It’s been nearly a year and a half since Lisa Anderson, of Pleasant Hill, was arrested and charged, but her trial was recently pushed to next year.
CREIGHTON – The Trinity Lutheran Church of Creighton is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, having initially organized in the fall of 1904.
On Oct. 24, Rotary International and the World Health Organization celebrated World Polio Day. Of all the nations in the world, Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two remaining countries where the wild poliovirus still occurs.
After months of campaigning and prognosticating, the 2024 election cycle will come to an end as voters head to the polls next Tuesday. Polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Cass County officials have recently approved regulations to restrict the possibilities of data centers and solar farms out of the county.
PECULIAR – Karin Velez recently won a big award in her business realm for the work she’s done in front of a microphone.
A Pleasant Hill Elementary School student is hospitalized in after a large tree branch fell during recess Tuesday.
At the annual Cass County Soils and Crops Conference in January, area farmers were warned that the profit outlook was not good for the 2024 growing season.
PECULIAR — On Monday night, the board of aldermen voted unanimously to remove data centers from the approved list of uses for Light Industrial zoning.
Lisa Cothran is doing what she likes best: baking sweet things like chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies and gooey cinnamon rolls.
Cass Regional Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in the region to offer 3D mammography using Hologic’s SmartCurve™ breast stabilization system.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has selected the Harrisonville Area Chamber of Commerce to host the 2025 National Civics Bee, a nonpartisan initiative to encourage American youth to learn civics and engage in their communities.
With little fanfare or discussion, the Harrisonville Board of Aldermen passed a series of ordinances Monday night dealing with topics from animals locked in cars to approving zoning changes for a development of duplexes.
Last week, Cass County Public Library Director Robin Hudson made what many would consider an unexpected announcement at the monthly board of trustees meeting.
WARRENSBURG – A University of Central Missouri fashion student debuted her collection during Kansas City Fashion Week last month.
ADRIAN — “The church is the people, and we will rebuild the building.” Bridget Cashman reiterated this point to her congregation last week following a fire that engulfed the Adrian Untied Methodist Church.