2024 Raytown Youth Basketball League Registration Now Open

2024 Raytown Youth Basketball League Registration Now Open

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September 7, 2024 Registration for the 2024 Raytown Youth Basketball League is open now through September 27 online at raytown.mo.us/parks. Practices will be once a week (Monday – Thursday) starting November 6th. Coaches will notify participants near the end of October with…

REF Trivia Night

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September 7, 2024 The Raytown Educational Foundation’s annual trivia night has a new month and a new location. This year they will host this event on Saturday, Sep. 14 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Southwood United Church of Christ located at 7904…

Alex Kolster To Perform With Kansas City Chorale

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September 7, 2024 Raytown High School choral director Alex Kolster has been invited to join The Kansas City Chorale as a tenor for the 2024-2025 concert season. The Kansas City Chorale is a 24-member professional vocal ensemble based in Kansas City, Missouri.…

The Gardens At Unity Village

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September 7, 2024 As the summer winds down, so does the free garden workshop series at the produce market at the Gardens at Unity Village. The final presentation on Saturday, Sept. 14 will be on pollinators and will feature a butterfly puddler…

Travelin’ Trunk Finds A Home

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September 7, 2024 The newest acquisition by the Lone Jack Historical Society has quite a story to tell. Lone Jack Historical Society volunteer, the late Stephanie Dyer, discussed with descendants of a Jackson County pioneer the importance of the Lone Jack Civil…

It’s Tomato Time! Enjoy The Best Of Fresh And Canned

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September 7, 2024 Tomatoes are the quintessential summer fruit. Yes, in the botanical world, they are fruit (flowers and seeds), but they are commonly known as vegetables. Beyond the identity crisis, tomatoes are packed with good nutrition— a vital choice to include…

Felony Charges Filed Against Juvenile In May 2024 Fatal Shooting

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September 7, 2024 A Raytown juvenile has been charged in the May 7, 2024, fatal shooting at a south Kansas City residence of a man and the wounding of another person, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Jewell Cobbins faces…

Judith Ann Routon

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Judith Ann Routon was walked home on September 4, 2024. Waiting was her lifelong love for over 50 years Leroy. They were inseparable soul mates and enjoyed life together whether fishing, enjoying their lake cabin or building homes as their family grew…

Janette Eileen (Theiss) Carr

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Janette Eileen (Theiss) Carr, 64, Lee’s Summit, MO, was born October 22, 1959 in Independence, MO and passed away September 2, 2024 at Saint Luke’s East Hospital Lee’s Summit, MO. Janette is survived by her husband Ed; daughter Misty (Ben) Yancey, Harrisonville,…

Milton Earl Miller

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Milton Earl Miller, 83, passed away on September 1, 2024 at his home in Lee’s Summit, while on hospice. He was born at home in Ulysses, NE to George and Mildred (Jensen) Miller on September 30, 1940. He graduated from Ulysses High…