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.

Shaden’s Rae Boutique began as an online business last year and by early 2024 had expanded to include a brick-and-mortar shop located at 35 East Main Street, Suite C.

The Peculiar Parks and Recreation Department has received a gift of $201,000 from the estate of Mary Irene Dorflinger. The bequeathed money is meant to benefit the community’s pre-teen children, but no other specifics were mentioned.

Developers hope the final hurdle has been cleared and demolition of the old Cass Medical Center on East Mechanic Street can begin within the month.

Beginning April 30, the Cass County Collector’s Office will hold a 90-day open enrollment period for senior homeowners wishing to register for a real estate property tax credit.

ADRIAN — The schedule for the Independence Day celebration could be noticeably different this year as organizers are hoping to streamline the event.

Carolyn Deane has lived in Harrisonville for 25 years and worked as an educator in East Lynne and Raymore before recently changing careers to a business owner.

CLEVELAND — Midway Superintendent Heath Oakes didn’t dance around what is on the upcoming bond issue question that’s on the April 2 ballot when asked about it last week.

For the first time in five years, Drexel School District voters will have a bond issue question on the ballot when they head to the polls April 2.

Harrisonville seventh-grader Mariah Coffey won the Cass County Spelling Bee today.

The Cass County Library District’s dispute with the Cass County Historical Society and the Cass County Information Center turned up the heat last week as the library filed its response to a lawsuit filed by the historical society and countersued the society, the CCIC and its president, Lynn Dudley.

The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced it will be closing I-49 from March 18-21 for bridge replacement and improvement at the intersection of 7 Highway.

For the second-straight year, Mariah Coffey will represent the Harrisonville School District at the Cass County Spelling Bee next week.

This action taken by the Board of Aldermen is the latest development in the ongoing agreement between city and state to open the lake for public fishing and recreation.

At some point later this year, driving through the middle of Harrisonville and around its football stadium will be a bit problematic, but when and for how long is yet to be decided.

Bates County Memorial Hospital has offered cancer care including chemotherapy and other infusions for years, but starting this month, the hospital has begun renovating an existing space for an Infusion Center to serve patients who need treatments for cancer and other conditions.

The Cass Community Health Foundation is offering free dog registration for the 30th Annual 5K for Health.

Jason Dieckhoff, an ag education instructor at the Cass Career Center in Harrisonville, was selected as one of 18 semifinalists for this prestigious program.

Robin Hudson, who has been serving since November as the interim director of the Cass County Library system, was announced as the new permanent office holder for the position.

On Feb. 21, 1954, the 20-year-old Barbara Lash climbed into a wheelbarrow after her wedding to Earl Lash, who was 19 years old at the time. He pushed her around the Harrisonville Square and a photo was taken of it. Last week, they reenacted that moment for their anniversary.

The Lee’s Summit Bomb Squad detonated an item that was found in the parking lot of the Dollar General Market store in Peculiar on Sunday.

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

Two people were arrested this morning and were booked into the Cass County jail, pending charges to a vehicle pursuit, according to a release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

Harrisonville will likely be a stop along this year’s Kansas City Parade of Hearts, but some help is needed to make it happen.