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County Commission Had a Busy Week

J.T. | October 11, 2009

The Cass County Commission continues to make pro-active decisions in the final months of 2009. This week’s meeting was full of activity.

One of the first items on this week’s agenda was to address a bridge issue with 315th Street. Commissioner Bill Cook made a motion to approve and authorize Presiding Commissioner Mallory to sign construction engineering agreement with Cook, Flatt & Strobel for 315th street bridge project.

Sheriff Releases School Zone Enforcement Stats

J.T. | September 30, 2009

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has released ticket-stats from their increased enforcement J Highway around the Ray-Pec School Zone to the Cass County Commission. In their two-week enforcement effort, the Sheriff issued 37 tickets and 15 warnings.

Update to Raymore Cat Shooting

J.T. | September 13, 2009

The officers involved in the shooting of 19-year-old feline Tobey will not be punished, said acting Raymore Police Chief Roger Mayberry on Friday afternoon. He added that an investigation is ongoing, and his officers have received training this past week on the proper procedures for dealing with animal control issues.

Sheriff to Saturate School Zones

J.T. | September 12, 2009

In an effort to increase public awareness and keep the public safe as the school year returns, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office will target school zones and surrounding areas with saturated patrols.

Raymore Police Kill Family Pet

J.T. | September 11, 2009

cat-shot-in-raymoreRaymore Police have apologized for killing what they thought was a diseased, feral cat.

On Labor Day, Kelly Wesner realized her 19-year-old cat was missing. Unbeknownst to her, Raymore Police were responding to a report of a large, vicious, feral cat that had scratched a young girl and may be diseased.

Skelton: County to Receive Federal Grant

J.T. | September 11, 2009

Public Notice:
Washington, DC - Congressman Ike Skelton (D-Missouri) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice will release more than $10,000 to Cass County to underwrite a business plan that will outline necessary steps to update the current law enforcement communications infrastructure.  The grant will be distributed through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Program (Byrne-JAG).
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Results of August Saturation Patrols

J.T. | September 8, 2009

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released a report on the results of the Troop A saturation patrols for the month of August:

Skelton Meets with County Officials

J.T. | August 21, 2009

Gary Mallory, Presiding Commissioner of Cass County, recently contacted Congressman Ike Skelton and expressed concerns about the unfunded FCC mandate to update all emergency responder radio systems. The County Commission also expressed concern about a Congressional sub-committee that tucked $160 million into the defense budget for new radio-communications for the Mexican police. The Congressman’s office immediately did research and discovered what the sub-committee had done. Soon after, the Congressman agreed to come to Cass County and discuss the issue.

Sheriff’s Citizens Academy

J.T. | August 18, 2009

The Sheriff’s Citizens Academy (SCA) was initiated by Sheriff Dwight Diehl to give citizens of Cass County a better understanding of the day-to-day operations.

Man Arrested in Fishing Tournament Theft Case

J.T. | August 1, 2009

A local man was arrested after a raid on his house revealed thousands of dollars worth of fishing equipment believed to be stolen from fishing tournaments at Missouri lakes this year.