TV ad spending approaches $10 million in Missouri U.S. Senate primary
In late March, a poll from Trafalgar Group showed the Republican Senate primary in a dead heat. U.S.
July 2022
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Democrats aim to address Medicare solvency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency of Medicare, the latest step in the party’s election-year attempt to craft a scaled-back version of the economic package that collapsed last year, Democratic aides told The Associated Press.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton.
SENIOR CENTER MEALS
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of July 11. Vesper Hall: 400 N.W.
AREA COVID-19 TESTING SITES
University Health testing: Regular testing hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Testing is available at the Lakewood campus at 7900 Lee’s Summit Road, Kansas City, and the Hospital Hill site at 2211 Charlotte, Kansas City. To be tested for COVID-19 at University Health, call 816-404-CARE (2273) to get an appointment. The appointment will allow you to arrive during a specific period of time. The call center (816-404-CARE) opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 4:30 p.m. each weekday.
An appreciation of forts at Powell Gardens
Powell Gardens has a temporary outdoor exhibit about forts. The forts were designed by a team of preschool children, artists, landscape designers, architects and others.
City Theatre of Independence sets evening of fun and fundraising
The City Theatre of Independence is hosting a gala fundraiser, “A Magical Musical Night at the Tonys,” as part of an effort to raise $10,000 to meet its operating budget. This event is set for July 23 at the Sermon Center, 201 N.
Local theater groups present ‘Matilda the Musical’
What: Children’s Performing Theatre and Encore Theatre of Independence present their combined production “Matilda the Musical,” based on the book by Roald Dahl, adapted for stage by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin, directed by Marissa Carter and Kyleigh Hendrix (music) and produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Fort Osage at work on new gym
Fort Osage High School’s gymnasium was built in 1967, when the school had 650 students. Today, it has more than 1,500 students, and it has been nearly impossible to fit them into the 55-yearold gymnasium, that is long on charm, but short on convenience.
Power & Light billing lawsuit dismissed
A Jackson County judge has ruled in favor of the city of Independence in a lawsuit alleging that Power and Light overbilled customers. In a summary judgment issued June 18, Circuit Judge Kenneth Garrett sided with the city’s claim of sovereign immunity, judicial doctrine that holds that a government cannot be liable for actions classified as government functions, unless it waives immunity or specific exception applies.