The measure passed by 88.2%  Now the state must pass a law allowing the county to make this change.

Here’s the question voters had to say yes or no to: Shall Articles III, IV, and V of the Jackson County Charter, adopted by vote on November 3, 1970, and as amended by public votes on August 8, 1978, April 2, 1985, November 4, 1986, August 2, 1994, August 3, 2010, and November 6, 2018 be amended to require that the Charter Office of the Jackson County Assessor no longer be a qualified appointee and instead be an elected position?

CITY OF RAYTOWN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA

Raytown City Hall Board of Aldermen MeeƟng Chambers 10000 East 59th Street November 6, 2025 7:00 pm.   Reason: RequesƟng the approval of a Rezoning applicaƟon for 9808 E. 53rd Street from M, Industrial to R-1, Low-Density ResidenƟal

For those businesses who are not familiar with our online newspaper, we began posting to the citizens of Raytown on Oct. 1, 2025. For those readers in Raytown over 18, 29,837 unique viewers were accounted for in the first 21 days our ads were running. We had 2360 readers who actually opened our site for examination. For the 3 day period of Oct 22-29, one  weej; 5005  Raytown residents actually opened and spent an average  of over two minutes browsing.

In my research of Raytown businesses, even after having lived in Raytown for 16 years, I was stunned by the number of businesses I did not know existed. Some were in shopping malls, some were on dead end streets, most I had driven by many times as they escaped my notice as I concentrated on driving. To introduce you to our site, we are offering a half page of advertising for free just for signing up for our directory Check it out…  CLICK HERE\ 

or gary@VoiceofRaytown.com

Fall has arrived in Raytown

For information;  harpard@raytownpolice.org

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates citizens about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. harpard@raytownpolice.org

95TH STREET (Banister) is now open. If you use that street to go to the hospital or other locations on the East side of Lee's Summit, this street has been closed for almost two years for work on the overpass.  If you are going to Lee's Summit Mo, the intersection at Noland Rd at 350 Highway that has been narrowed down to single lanes each way all summer and then just reopened, it is now down to single lanes again, and according to the State Patrol will be that way until Oct of 2026. Taking out the railroad overpass?

Between and on 53rd and 56th streets, there has been digging and replacement of a gas line. Even Sterling at 53rd was completely shut down for a few days.

Vrom Emanuel Cleaver, II Member of Congress 5th district of mo Representative Hello Neighbor, Right now, 42 million Americans are at risk of losing their November SNAP benefits because the Trump administration has not used funds that are legally available. Let me be clear about what's happening: The administration has both the funds and the legal authority to fully fund SNAP benefits in November, which the Trump administration proved during the government shutdown of 2018-2019. The SNAP contingency fund exists for exactly this purpose, and Secretary Rollins has the transfer authority to ensure full benefits go out. But the Department of Agriculture is choosing not to do it. SNAP provides critical food assistance to some of our most vulnerable neighbors: 16 million children (39 percent of all beneficiaries) 8 million seniors aged 60+ (20 percent of all beneficiaries) 4 million people with disabilities (10 percent of all beneficiaries) 1.2 million veterans (3 percent of all beneficiaries) In Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, more than 33,000 people rely on SNAP each month. These are our neighbors, our family members, and members of our community who are working hard but need support to put food on the table. Strengthening food assistance programs has been a priority for me, which is why I fought to secure $850,000 in federal funding for Harvesters Community Food Network, a regional food bank serving 27 counties in western Missouri and northeastern Kansas. Additionally, I recently joined more than 200 lawmakers in the House of Representatives to urge the administration to take immediate action to ensure SNAP benefits would continue in the weeks ahead. Moreover, I cosponsored legislation that would ensure SNAP benefits remain available during any government shutdown. As I continue pushing for a bipartisan budget that will reopen government, lower health care costs, and ensure families receive the benefits they are entitled to, my office is open and doing everything possible to provide assistance to those in need. If you are in need of assistance with SNAP or any other federal benefit, please don't hesitate to reach out to my office at 816-842-4545 or by email here. Sincerely,  Emanuel Cleaver, II Member of Congress

As of October 24, 2025, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Missouri WIC recipients are expected to receive their benefits for November. Unlike the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the WIC program typically has contingency funds that allow it to continue running for a limited time during a shutdown.

Health Hints

ReDiscover

  Adult Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic = Youth Behavioral 

 Health Urgent Care Clinic Intensive Outpatient Program

 Partial Hospital Program ReDiscover’s Raytown Outreach Building

 7001 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, MO 64133 

(816) 988-2739

Basketball Boys Varsity

A Missouri citizens group called People Not Politicians is using a referendum petition to challenge new congressional maps approved by the state legislature. The group argues the new districts were illegally gerrymandered for partisan advantage.

 Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law the recent redistricting proposal One of the most contentious aspects of the new map is the splitting of the heavily Democratic Kansas City area into three separate, Republican-leaning districts. This move has raised concerns about gerrymandering and the manipulation of district boundaries for political gain. By splitting the Kansas City area into multiple Republican-leaning districts, the plan could dilute the voting power of Democratic voters in the region and potentially disenfranchise certain communities. This could result in less diverse representation and limited political competition in these districts. Unless overturned by a judge. this redistricting will leave Raytown in the fifth district. We will now be in a new district that loses much of the KC population and wil now extend to, but not including  Columbia MO. The goal of the :REpublicans is to make the fifth district a Republican district and thereby gaining one more House seat that is Republican rather than Democrat. 

From the Mo Department 0f Social Services

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Due to the ongoing federal shutdown, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has informed all state agencies to temporarily suspend the issuance of SNAP benefits for November 2025 as they are 100% federally funded. As a result, DSS will not be able to distribute November SNAP benefits until further notice from FNS.

The government is still shut down. The most recent government shutdown occurred from December 22, 2018,.The shutdown was primarily triggered by a disagreement between President Donald Trump and Congress over funding for a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. President Trump demanded $5.7 billion for the construction of the wall, while Democrats opposed the funding, leading to a budget impasse. The main stumbling block is continued funding for the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, which is popular with voters and enables low-income people to access healthcare. The shutdown had a significant impact on government operations and services, with around 800,000 federal employees being furloughed or working without pay. This resulted in the closure of national parks, delays in tax refunds, and disruptions in various government agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Expect some government services to cease.