Peculiar News

Fire damaged a home on 211th Street Tuesday night. The Fire Department said the home was occupied and everyone got out safely.

After scoring lowest in the area last year in bus inspections, Apple Bus Company improved scores by more than 10 percent to barely edge out Crabtree Transportation for the top spot.'We made additional efforts and used additional resources to better the process and get better results,' said Mike Oyster, owner of Apple Bus.Last year, Apple Bus ...

Kristi Johnson will become the principal at Sequiota Elementary School next school year, taking over for Natalie Cauldwell -- who will become principal at Pershing elementary and middle schools.

Brett and Stacey Barbarick, of Peculiar, MO, are pleased to announce the birth of their first son, Brock Steven Barbarick.

Kelly Russell, Ottawa, and Scott Tuder, Ottawa, were married May 23, 2009, at Peculiar, Mo.

What began with a fit of rage on the night of May 26 ended in the most horrific fashion the following afternoon on U.S. 71 north of Butler, ending two lives instantly and forever changing countless others.A small Ford Focus being driven southbound in the northbound lanes at 110 miles per hour by Nicholas L. Schilling, 26, of Belton, slammed head-on ...

AURORA, Mo. - A 6-year-old girl lost her life when a riding lawn mower burst into flames, destroying a small shed at her grandparents' home.

AURORA, Mo. a ' A trip to see grandparents turned tragic for the family of a 6-year-old girl.

The girl who died in a Sunday fire in Aurora was Katherine Brook Goodson, 6, of Peculiar.

PECULIAR, Mo. a ' A Timber Creek Elementary School student was rushed to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after being injured at school.

A 27-year-old Parkville man is being held by Cass County authorities following a high-speed chase early Friday morning on northbound U.S. 71 Highway.Robert L. Stamm was arrested after bailing out of a stolen Ford Mustang convertible near the 155th Street QuikTrip.

A bridge over a tiny creek is causing problems between neighbors in Peculiar. A babbling brook runs in front of about a dozen homes on Kendall Road.

Yesterday, I noted the odd robo-calls the NRSC has been making to Pennsylvania Democrats tying Arlen Specter to George W. Bush.

A Peculiar man and two Freeman women are being held by Cass County Sheriff's Office authorities in connection with the armed robbery of a 20-year-old Harrisonville man April 19 south of Belton.Steven J. Tate, 21, was captured Friday night behind a North Scott business nearly a week after his two alleged accomplices were arrested.Just before 8 p.m.

The principal defendant in a Cass County sex-for-drugs case was taken into custody Monday prior to his court appearance on charges related to the case.Ronald A. Lague, 40, was tested Monday for banned substances by probation and parole officials at the Cass County Justice Center and the test results revealed an alleged violation of the bond ...

With just more than 9 percent of registered voters making it to the polls on Tuesday, voters voiced their approval for municipal and regional ballot questions across the county.

You really get that with these writings, and experiencing them as staged readings at the Coterie," said Jeff Church, Coterie artistic producing director and facilitator of the Young Playwrights' Roundtable.

As part of its comprehensive plan, the city of Harrisonville 'has established an intent to annex boundary.'The city's intent to annex was the focus of Monday night's board of aldermen meeting where a special invitation had been made to Harrisonville residents in an attempt to seek input.Keith Moody informed board members and the very few residents ...

CASS COUNTY, Mo. a ' A crash at the tail end of backed up traffic because of an earlier accident caused further problems for drivers in Cass County Wednesday.

Northbound U.S. 71 Highway has reopened after being blocked for several hours by a crash on Wednesday morning.