Jury recommends life in prison in the stabbing death of Pamela Marquez at her Grain Valley home.
Through sheer determination, the small class of seniors at the Independence Academy earned their high school diplomas.
The Independence School District is requesting four appraisals from the kansas City School District. Four appraisals, which the district said it did not have at a Board of Arbitration hearing last month.
Base pay for teachers will increase 3.04 percent to $35,550, with comparable raises for those with more experience and education. The changes put Fort Osage in the top three in the Kansas City area.
AAUW awards scholarships
Local student wins national debate honor for Drury University
The Independence Board of Education took the following action at its meeting May 13, 2008.
These students graduated on May 10, 2008, from Grain Valley High School.