Harrisonville News

Declaring the spectacularly renovated Circuit Courtroom in the Historic Cass County Courthouse on the Harrisonville Square 'a looking glass into the history of Cass County,' Missouri Supreme Court Justice Mary Rhodes joined a parade of state and local officials in celebrating the $200,000 project on Monday.'Courtrooms are more than just rooms,' ...

The gym at the Harrisonville Community Center is closed indefinitely. All intramurals that use the gym have been canceled due to water damage.Parks and recreation director Chris Cotten said the gym flooded Monday after a 16-year-old Community Center member kicked a basketball that hit the sprinkler system, breaking the glass that holds water ...

After a series of discussions concerning the issue, the Harrisonville Board of Aldermen met in regular session Monday and unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing the issuance of tax increment and sales tax revenue notes to fund the reimbursable project costs associated with the Harrisonville Market Place Redevelopment plan.The ordinance ...

Jay Ward Claypool, 76, of Richards, Mo., formerly Harrisonville, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Dec.

Tension was thick as the Harrisonville Board of Aldermen met in special session Monday night to once again discuss funding for reimbursable project costs of the Harrisonville Market Place.The council bill before the board was an ordinance that would repeal a prior ordinance passed by the board in September backing nearly $9.5 million in annual ...

The Cass County Council on Aging held a birthday party Tuesday to celebrate its 30th anniversary.The council was founded July 15, 1979 as an organization dedicated to serving the needs of the senior citizens of Cass County.

Harrisonville's annual Country Christmas on the Square will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec.

Freedom was short lived after an inmate from the Cass County jail escaped Monday morning.

The trustee was unloading a truck on Monday morning at the Cass County Sheriff's office when deputies said he walked away and what he is accused of doing next put a damper on one family's Thanksgiving plans.

Cass County Sheriffs deputies said an inmate who walked away from the jail in Harrisonville is back in custody.

Harrisonville Market Place bonds were again a topic of discussion at the Harrisonville Board of Aldermen meeting Monday.Douglas Stone, attorney for Market Place developer Jerry Simmons, said in lieu of the bonds previously approved at a board meeting in September set to close Dec.

By Allen Edmonds, The Star HeraldElnora Fay giggles every time she recites the phrase.It's become her mantra, a well-practiced line that couldn't be more applicable.'I chuckle with a grin when I think of all the places my get-up-and-go has been,' she said Monday, probably for the thousandth time in the weeks leading up to Saturday's big day.'I've ...

Harrisonville High School students were given a glimpse into the lives of recovering drug addicts as part of Red Ribbon Week Oct.

Signs of the holiday season are beginning to appear around Harrisonville. Among the first indicators that Christmas is approaching are Cass County Toy Shop's Christmas trees being set up around town.The Cass County Toy Shop, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, is a nonprofit organization that assists Cass County residents by providing gifts ...

By Allen Edmonds, The Star HeraldThe one-year anniversary has passed, but the anguish remains.'Not a lot's changed,' said Jeff Roberts on Tuesday.The Harrisonville husband and father remains as confused today as he was the afternoon of Nov.

Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday announced $146 million in federal stimulus funds to speed infrastructure construction across Missouri.

It's that time of year, when you're signing up for benefit enrollment. It's also the time of year seniors enroll in Medicare prescription drug coverage -- sometimes referred to as Medicare Part D. Call for action has been on the forefront helping consumers weed through the complicated system that changed a few years back.

The Harrisonville Board of Aldermen held a work session before its regular session Monday night to discuss the future of city hall and the police department.Mechanical and structural problems with the existing facilities, as well as a lack of space for expansion, has led the city to investigate the option of building a new facility.Citizen Task ...

In Jeff Roberts' memory, the water in the bathtub is still blood red. And his voice still breaks when he tells the story, a year later.

A year after someone shot a Harrisonville woman to death in her home, her family and friends are still looking for answers.