STATE-MENT! Indians hold the Fort for first state finals berth

Teams that advance to the state championship football game can usually look back on one or two game-breaking plays that pave the route to the biggest game of the season.

Two men were killed in separate traffic crashes where alcohol is thought to be the cause.

Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies were once again at the Independence home of Burrell E. Mohler Sr., searching for evidence in a child sex crime case that involves his four adult sons and his brother.

Jeffrey Sterling, 40, of Blue Springs, avoided a life sentence Friday after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Mayor Don Reimal will run unopposed for a second term as Independence mayor in April’s election.

There was nothing particularly significant about Kathy Moore’s early morning commute to Centerpoint Medical Center Nov. 11.

It was a great night for Independence, as well as surrounding communities, as the new Independence Events Center welcomed the Zac Brown Band to perform as the first concert of the season.

Not that I’m complaining, but don’t you just hate to walk into a room and hear nothing but kvetching? No? You jump right in? Feels good to vent, right? But did you accomplish anything? Is the world any better because you spread your little rain cloud around? Not likely. In the spirit of the Complaint Free World  project begun in 2007 by Will Bowen, pastor at the One Community Spiritual Center in the Kansas City Northland, here are 10 suggestions to stop complaints (yours or other people’s).
Thanks to Facebook friends Dean, Pat, Karen, Rae and Mary for their suggestions.

Adam Bowers is associate pastor at Rivers of Life Church in Blue Springs, 1351 N.W. Jefferson, which is holding a free Thanksgiving dinner Saturday for those who are in need.

Allison Parker walks in the front door and immediately, 2-year-old Kylie runs up to greet her.  “She doesn’t talk, at least to me,” Parker said of the little girl. “But I know she is excited when I come. I think she enjoys our visits every few weeks.”