Becky Bowman is thrilled to be graduating from MCC-Blue River. What makes her the most excited, however, is that she will receive her associate degree before she even graduates from high school.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said he was delighted to be among the first to congratulate the graduates of the five Metropolitan Community College campuses on their successes. He said that all of their hard work brought them to the “precipice” of their next journey.
A phrase heard years ago in a play still remains with Independence Police Department Capt. John Cato today.
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“It’s been a wonderful life,” says Ozell Fonteno, the oldest resident at the Rehabilitation Center of Independence.
Folding silverware into a napkin over and over again might seem like a mundane, boring task to most people.
Lexie Schelp, however, counts the volunteerism task at the Palmer Center among the things that keeps her active and young at heart.
Bubby Williams always dreamed of playing professional baseball in Kansas City.
This is how much the Grain Valley girls soccer team has improved in the last year:
When the Eagles met Notre Dame de Sion in the district championship last year, the Grain Valley girls were celebrating following a 9-0 loss because the Storm did not reach the mercy rule.
When the new animal shelter opens sometime this summer, it will include more than triple the space compared to the existing facility.
