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Storm damage closes SantaCaliGon a day early
By The Examiner staff Saturday night’s heavy thunderstorm on the Independence Square damaged the booths of many vendors, causing the cancellation of the SantaCaliGon Days Festival for Monday, though the carnival will be open from…
Entertainment
SantaCaliGon kicks off in Independence
The Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival, the annual street festival over Labor Day weekend on the Independence Square organized by the Independence Chamber of Commerce, opens in full Friday at noon.
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Women of Distinction 2026
Elizabeth Reynolds Silverstein Dr. Cynthia Grant of Fort Osage School District is surprised by being named Woman of Year during the annual Women of Distinction awards ceremony. She thanks her family, school staff, school board and other in the community who work hard to make a difference. Dr. Cynthia Grant, Woman of the Year Diana…
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Sports
Kenneth Kieser: Don’t waste a deer after making a bad shot
Deer hunting season is almost here. Time to prepare.