OPINION
Our opinion: More trucks are coming, and Independence needs better rules
Independence has any number of traffic issues, including under-enforcement of bad actions by bad...
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Spaghetti dinner aids local Scouts
Boy Scout Troop 738 is holding a spaghetti dinner from 2 to 8 p.m Saturday, Feb. 4. The dinner will be held at VFW Post 1000, 1002 E. U.S. 24, Independence. The dinner will include all-you-can-eat spaghetti and...
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Independence police investigate assault on school bus
By The Examiner staff Independence police continue to investigate an assault on a school bus last week in which three teenagers forced their way onto the bus and attacked two students and the bus driver, causing minor injuries....
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Even J.Lo can’t save this ‘Shotgun Wedding’
By Jocelyn Noveck AP National Writer Spoiler alert: J.Lo looks fantastic in a wedding dress. You surely knew that, given not only the wedding-themed movies Jennifer Lopez has made over the years, from "The Wedding Planner" to "Monster-in-Law"...
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SPORTS
Mavericks start second half of ECHL season on right foot
By Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net Coach Tad O'Had wanted his Kansas City Mavericks to start the second half of the 2022-23 campaign with a win, and they obliged Friday night at Cable Dahmer Arena. Keeghan Howdeshell tied the game...
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