Raytown BOE Adopts Mask Mandate Effective Jan. 11, 2022

Raytown BOE Adopts Mask Mandate Effective Jan. 11, 2022

admin January 10, 2022

January 10, 2022 The Raytown C-2 School District Board of Education voted to require face masks indoors for all students, staff and visitors effective until Feb. 15, 2022. Face covering or mask will continue to be required on school buses. What the…

Avoiding ER For COVID Testing

staff2 January 1, 2022

January 1, 2022 As the region experiences the third significant COVID surge, area hospitals — including HCA Midwest Health hospitals — are faced with emergency rooms nearing capacity, record admissions, and nearly full hospital units. Now, more than ever before, it is…

Executive staff attorney Dion Sankar named Chief Deputy Prosecutor under Jean Peters Baker

admin December 23, 2021

December 23, 2021 Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today that a key member of her executive staff who has overseen diversion programs, grand jury and the review of police use-of-force cases will become her new Chief Deputy Prosecutor. Dion Sankar…

Learning Water Education

staff2 December 15, 2021

December 4, 2021 Recently, KC Water visited students at Three Trails Preschool to teach water quality education. Students learned about water and the importance of keeping it clean. The presentation included information about what happens when it rains and how all that…

Jackson County Legislature Voted Against New Mask Mandate

admin December 13, 2021

COVID Cases Climbing, No Mask Mandate December 13, 2021 By Mallory Herrmann , Staff Reporter There will not be a new mask mandate for the county. The Jackson County Legislature voted 5–4 on Monday against issuing a new mask mandate in the…

Jackson County Waives Online Convenience And Electronic Check Fees For Property Tax Payments For Second Year

staff2 December 11, 2021

December 11, 2021 In a continued effort to provide safe and contactless customer service for their residents, Jackson County is announcing today that it is once again waiving the online convenience and electronic check (ACH) fees for this year’s property tax payments.…

County Legislature To Vote On Mask Mandate

staff2 December 10, 2021

December 10, 2021 The Jackson County Legislature will be voting on this Resolution before it on Monday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI A RESOLUTION approving the issuance of a County mask mandate order for…

Raytown Shooting Victim Identified

admin December 3, 2021

Communication Technician Mallory Harrison Released Date: 12/3/2021 Shooting Victim Identified Raytown, MO – Raytown Police have identified the female that was killed in the overnight shooting on Tuesday, November 30th as Jonice Burks, a 23 year old Raytown resident. Raytown Police responded…

One Dead, One in Custody in Overnight Shooting in Raytown

admin December 1, 2021

By: Communication Technician Mallory Harrison Release Date: 12/01/21 One Dead, One in Custody in Overnight Shooting Raytown, MO – On Tuesday, November 30th, at approximately 11:10 PM Raytown Police responded to a call of shots fired in the area of 74th Street…

Adult Female Injured in Afternoon Shooting in Raytown

admin November 27, 2021

By: Communication Technician Mallory Harrison Release Date: 11/27/2021 Raytown, MO – On Saturday, November 27th, at approximately 12:21 PM Raytown Police responded to a residence in the 8600 block of Utopia Drive for reports of someone shot. Officers arrived locating an adult…