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Jeff Fox: State shortfall will bring unpleasant choices for schools and others
Jeff FoxWhat’s going on It was a predictable conversation until it wasn’t.Earlier this month, Jared Hankinson, a lobbyist with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was giving a Jefferson City update to a Blue…
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Friendly Halloween characters bring the forest to life in Independence
Characters from one of the Enchanted Forest skits in 2025. Independence’s annual family friendly Halloween event is this weekend and next weekend at George Owens Nature Park. [Photo courtesy of Enchanted Forest staff] By Mike Genet Mike.genet@examiner.net Enchanted Forest, the long-running family friendly Halloween event at George Owens Nature Park in Independence, takes place this…
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Photo gallery: Blue Springs South vs. Grain Valley in Class 5 District 7 softball championship game
Images from Blue Springs South vs. Grain Valley softball in the Class 5 District 7 championship game played Monday.
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Blue Springs South stuns unbeaten Grain Valley to claim district title
When Avery Dunbar’s family moved to Blue Springs from Rosendale, Missouri, a small town near St. Joseph, she had big dreams.