Graceland University president’s list Graceland University in of Lamoni, Iowa has honored local students who received a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the spring semester. Students receiving this honor include: • Justin Binnicker of Independence.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ended his COVID-19 isolation on Wednesday, telling Americans they can “live without fear” of the pandemic if they take advantage of booster shots and treatments, the protections he credited with his swift recovery.
CherryRoad Media is introducing live online election results for the Aug. 2 races in Missouri.
Five candidates for Jackson County executive are on Tuesday’s primary election ballots, with choices in both major parties. Incumbent Frank White, seeking a second full fouryear term, is opposed in the Democratic primary by attorney Stacy Lake.
The man who fatally shot Independence police officer Blaize Madrid-Evans last September had allegedly used methamphetamine that day, had not slept for days, and had told friends he wasn’t going back to prison and was “ready to go.”
The city of Blue Springs will ask voters to approve a use tax, this time with the pledge that revenues will go toward street maintenance. Next Tuesday’s ballot question asks voters whether to approve the use tax – that is, applying the local sales tax of 2.5 cents to online sales.
Getting a new dog is not something to be done on the spur of the moment. Research needs to be done on breed types and activity levels.
Mia Williams, the daughter of Blue Springs South High School softball coach Kristi Williams, had the best seat in the house last weekend during the games and activities that took place at the Jennie Finch Classic in Los Angeles.
Artist Julie Heide puts the finishing touches Monday afternoon on her mural commissioned for the west-facing wall of the building that includes 208, 210 and 212 Lexington Avenue on the Independence Square. The mural faces the parking lot between Maple and Lexington avenues on the Square. Owners Travis and Bree Gensler commissioned the artwork for their building that includes three commercial spaces on the ground floor and a loft apartment and Air BnB on the second floor. Heide did most of her painting last week. MIKE GENET/THE EXAMINER
Leonard Marion Young, Jr., 72, Independence, July 20, 2022. Speaks Suburban Chapel.