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Local election officials ready to pivot when Missouri congressional map controversy is resolved
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Local election leaders say that no matter what, they will be ready for the November general election after the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that blocked the state’s new congressional map…
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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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Maci Cass home run sparks Blue Springs softball past Fort Osage
Maci Cass has earned the reputation as one of the premier leadoff hitters in Eastern Jackson County.