The famous fairy tale ballet, "The Nutcracker,"  set in two acts, will be performed Saturday and Sunday at the Barbara Landes Performing Arts Center at Blue Springs South High School. Times are 7 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Frank Pistone is especially proud of his most recent honor, the French Legion of Honor, which Napoléon Bonaparte created in 1802 to acknowledge those who delivered exceptional civil or military conduct.

Top high school juniors in the Independence School District received the McCoy Award Nov. 12 at the Truman Memorial Building.

The federal indictment alleges Randy Wilson, 50, defrauded his former employer, RF Fisher, in Kansas City, Kan., of approximately $992,000.

In Eastern Jackson County, Missouri 291 at the Missouri River bridge, Route 7 and Route BB are affected.

For an upcoming project that will extend Jackson Drive from Holke Road to Missouri 78, the city received 13 bids, with less than $800 separating the two lowest bids.

Angie Knight, co-founder of the Marian Hope Center and a speech-language pathologist. An Independence-based nonprofit organization, the center helps children with special needs through holistic programs, including children with autism. Visit marianhopecenter.org for more information.

About 100 residents attended a community vigil Tuesday evening at the Community of Christ Temple in Independence, hoping to find peace with the ongoing child sex crime case against the Mohler family.

The ninth annual Hillcrest Gala and Auction has officially surpassed fundraising goals.

In several weeks, residents will have the opportunity to experience a promise made: a shuttle service around the district during the holiday season’s busiest shopping days.