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🌱 How Raytown culinary students cooked their way to a national title
Raytown, Missouri Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Raytown! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Raytown culinary students cooked their way to a national title
- Why Raytown gas prices just jumped to their highest level in years
Today's riddle: 4. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 48.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kansas City metro students earn national honors at culinary competition (fox4kc.com) — Raytown’s Herndon Career Center just brought home a national first-place culinary title, beating 47 other teams with a camp-stove-cooked gourmet menu and earning over $100,000 in scholarships. Students and instructors describe intense preparation, emotional reactions to the win, and how the program’s training and student-run restaurant are launching local teens into culinary careers. 
• Another Gas Price Spike Sparks Political Outrage In Kansas City (tonyskansascity.com) — Drivers in Raytown are seeing gas hit about $3.79 a gallon, matching sharp overnight price jumps across Kansas City and the wider metro. The spike, tied to war-related disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz and rising crude prices, is already fueling renewed political debate over who’s to blame as summer driving season approaches.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Food Trucks On the Playground
Mason Elementary School, 27600 Colbern Road, Lee's Summit
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Sunday Worship Services
Independence Chamber-Commerce, 17902 North Whitney Road, Independence
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Robotics - de Castro's room
Underwood Elementary School, 1125 N.E. Colbern Road, Lee's Summit
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Mourning Math Group
Underwood Elementary School, 1125 N.E. Colbern Road, Lee's Summit
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Visit Independence Tourism Summit →
Independence Chamber-Commerce, 125 South Main Street, Independence
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RHE Festival of the Strings-6 pm @ LSNHS
Lee's Summit North High School, 901 NE Douglas St, Lee's Summit
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Track: MS Regional vs TBA (Away)
Blue Springs High School
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Track: Campbell Regional vs TBA (Away)
Blue Springs High School
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Culver's Night
Hazel Grove Elementary School, 2001 N.W. Blue Pkwy, Lee's Summit
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Local Lift - A Little BBQ Joint
Independence Chamber-Commerce, 1101 W 24 Hwy, Independence
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Track: Campbell Championship vs TBA (Away)
Lee's Summit North High School
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Track: MS Championship vs TBA (Away)
Lee's Summit North High School
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🗞 Nearby News
Lee's Summit
- Thrift store retailer announces expansion to Lee's Summit (kctv5.com)
- Lee's Summit man hit by garbage truck while riding bike reunites with doctors who saved his life (kshb.com)
- ‘Keeping me up at night': Amid budget woes, Lee's Summit eyes staff, program cuts (kansascity.com)
Grandview
- Independence silent on payments to former police chief. ‘It is an open public record' (kansascity.com)
Ok Raytown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter R (Thank you Brenda C. for sending it in!)
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