NEW YORK (AP) — In Wes Studi’s potent and pioneering acting career, he has played vengeful warriors, dying prisoners and impassioned resistance leaders. For three decades, he has arrestingly crafted wide-ranging portraits of the Native American experience. But one thing he had never done in a movie is give someone a kiss.
GREENVILLE, Calif. — A burn scar in Northern California offers an unsettling glimpse into what forests across the Sierra Nevada could become. Bare tree carcasses are strewn across the dun-colored hills. Rock outcroppings jut out like bones.
Following a brilliant career at Blue Springs South High School, Kenna Lester had no idea if she could continue playing the sport she loved at the collegiate level. “There just weren’t many offers after my senior season,” said Lester, who played a big role in the Jaguars’ two state softball championships along with earning all-state recognition.
An heirloom in Greg Neubauer’s family became a fun project for a young artist and now serves as a source of enjoyment for people around the Independence Square. The “Painted Piano” debuted on the Square in early June.
Lois Delene (Petree) Charles, 94, of Independence, Mo., passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Oak Grove, Mo. Cremation is planned and a celebration of her life to be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, Independence. Inurnment will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery.
Barbara (known as ‘Nonni’) Ann Jones was born on August 16, 1943, to Kenneth and Dorothy Matherly in Albuquerque, N.M. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 18, 2022.
Joe O’Hara, Independence To the editor: I am the husband of Karen DeLuccie, who died shortly after winning her election for a third term as an atlarge member of the Independence City Council. The special election to fill her position takes place very soon.
Angela Yuriko Smith, Independence To the editor: I would like to publicly thank Marcie Gragg for all her help and support recently when my husband was shot with a pellet gun in McCoy Park. We were left stunned when this happened, not only to my husband but three other people that morning, two vehicles, and potentially someone’s pet.
The House select committee hearings into the Capitol insurrection have established two facts virtually beyond debate: One, former President Donald Trump is culpable for what his followers did that day in support of his unprecedented attempt to overthrow a valid election. And, two, Trump’s scheme was aided by deep flaws in the federal statutes guiding the process of counting and certifying electoral votes.
Rather unexpectedly, the 117th Congress is shaping up to be one of the most productive in recent memory. A new compromise reached by Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer could prove to be its most significant achievement yet.