More than 4,600 Scouts gathered to honor the recipients of the Kauffman Adult Eagle Scout Award at the Royal Gathering of Eagles on Aug. 30.
Paul Wolfgeher, of Independence, served with the 1st Loudspeaker and Leaflet company in Seoul, Korea, from October 1952 to February 1954.
The year was 1940. I was 5 years old. The Great Depression was just beginning to lose its grip on the world. The Second World War had not yet begun.
The buses are rolling and the school bells are ringing. With school back in session, children and parents are faced with homework assignments. Make the best of study time with a little thought and planning.
George and Miriam McClary will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on August 30, 2010. They lived in Independence for 68 years of their married life. They currently live in Springdale, Ark.
Local members of the Missouri Army National Guard are recognized
Reader submitted poetry by Glen Enloe
Brady Dean, a sixth grader at Grain Valley Middle School, just returned from an incredible 12-day People to People Student Ambassador Program to Western Canada.
Norman Atwell, an Independence native, answered The Examiner’s call for Korean War photos. Atwell served with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Unit in Korean from Sept. 1950 to May 92.
