RAYTOWN REPORT

 

Latrice Thomas Impeachment Hearing This coming Tuesday, August 25th, 2026  6:30 pm. at Raytown City Hall . This is the first time in 76 years since Raytown was incorporated in 1950 that there has been a formal call for impeachment by an elected official. This is an open meeting. The Public is welcome to attend. We can share the following information with the public with facts of the actions before the Board of Aldermen. In that election there were three candidates who ran for Ward 3 Alderman. The vote totals were as shown. MORRIS MELLOY.................….91 VOTES RYAN MYERS............................138 VOTES LATRICE THOMAS...............…. 1 43 VOTES The Jackson County Election Board conducted a recount of the ballots. The totals remained the same as the original count. The Jackson County Election Board certified the vote count as accurate and declared Latrice Thomas as winner. On April 22, 2025 Mayor Michael McDonough swore in Latrice Thomas and four other cand...

A simple solution to accommodate the softball games would be to gate the properties. When the games are over, the Security service already hired by the Park Department could lock the parks down for the night once the game is over. Park employees, who start their job before the park officially opens, could then unlock the gates at the beginning of the day. As for making the park more secure, the police should step up their game by issuing citations when the law is broken. For more serious crimes, like discharging 100 (plus) weapons into the air (which happened at Colman Park about a year ago) take the scofflaws to jail and impound their vehicles. The Solutions Are Obvious . . . Enforce the laws as written. Other improvements we suggest include: • Shift the Curfew to ALL city parks to 9:00 o'clock at night.  • Three of Raytown’s finest parks are under siege, and our community deserve better than excuses.   We need the city's help and support to make our parks safe. This starts w...