By Allen Edmonds allen@northcassherald.com After nearly a month of, first, jockeying for position on the ballot, then last-minute...

The public is being invited to learn more about the City of Belton’s legislative priorities during a 6 p.m. open house tonight at City...

Norma Jean Nelson, 94, passed away Dec. 13, 2024. Visitation will be Friday, December 20, from 3-5 p.m. at South Haven Baptist Church,...

Harriet Corwin (Cubs) Conklin, 102, of Belton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in her home of 60 years surrounded...

Janice Elaine Phillips, 86, passed on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, at Research Hospital. Janice was born Jan. 18, 1938, in Jefferson City, to...

By Allen Edmonds allen@northcassherald.com Local authorities zeroed in on two child porn suspects over the last several days – one a...

After a well-deserved (for us constituents) break from Disneyland-on-the-Missouri in Jefferson City, it’s almost over, I regret to...

Mark your calendar for Saturday, Nov. 23, and join us on Main Street for the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Light Parade, a benefit...

The Washington Post has reportedly lost 8 percent of its online subscriber base in the days since owner Jeff Bezos decided not to...

Carl Edward Cochran, born February 18, 1939, in Little Blue, Mo., passed away peacefully at his home in Peculiar, on October 22, 2024....

Peculiar City Administrator Mickey Ary, also a member of Calvary University’s adjunct faculty in business administration since February...

Aldermen say they were misled by city staff By Laurie Bassett laurie@northcassherald.com PECULIAR – Following a public hearing during...

A piece of Kansas City history with Belton connections By Laurie Bassett laurie@northcassherald.com Belton Chamber of Commerce held a...

Monday of last week was proof positive that the life-changing experience I went through a year ago really wasn’t all that life-changing....

Ernest “Ernie” William Jungmeyer, a man who cherished and labored for his family and community, passed away Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, after...

By Allen Edmonds allen@northcassherald.com PECULIAR – The 29-year-old associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Peculiar is being...

John Gibson Pearis peacefully passed away September 2, 2024, at his home in Raymore. Born and raised in Mullens, West “By God” Virginia...

Hi Belton! I hope everyone has been having an enjoyable summer. My family and I have stayed and I thought I’d share a few stories that...

By Laurie Bassett laurie@northcassherald.com PECULIAR – The Peculiar Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Monday evening to place a...

PECULIAR – A 55-year-old Kansas City, Kan., was charged with one misdemeanor count of being within or near a school building as a sex...