Once upon a time, generations of families lived close enough to gather for Sunday dinner, help raise the little ones, look after the old ones, bear each other’s burdens and, despite their differences, try to get along.
Fort Osage High School seniorto-be Haley Ward has the opportunity of a lifetime. In early May, she competed in the 2022 USMC Women’s Nationals Tournament in the 72-kilogram bracket of the under-20 women’s division.
The city of Independence has scheduled cleanup for some westend sites that have become dumps and have drawn the ire of residents. Code enforcement officer Holly Allison said at last week’s neighborhood meeting at Life Connection Church that the city has ordered an abatement for the site at the split between Blue Ridge Cut-off and Blue Ridge Boulevard, where rubble and construction material have been dumped on a gravel lot.
Doniadean Maye (Donna) Greene, 91, Independence, July 3, 2022, Carson Speaks Chapel. .
The good people behind Facebook, the entity that’s done as much heedless damage to democracy and the very concept of truth as anyone, have ads on my television telling me how wonderful the metaverse will be.
A year from now, the good people of Highland Park will be wondering whether to hold a parade. There will be a school of thought believing the town must get back to something approaching Independence Day normalcy, if only for the sake of its children; others will worry that a parade will trigger the trauma of 2022, when a hidden assailant fired his assault-style rifle in the direction of grandparents and kids, community stalwarts and hardworking parents.
MONDAY, MAY 16 Animal bite • 8:08 a.m., 1700 block of N.W. A St.
SUNDAY, MAY 29 Arrest • 12:12 a.m., E. 23rd St.
Today’s sports broadcast highlights THURSDAY’S TELEVISION • Australian Rules Football: Melbourne at Geelong, 4 a.m., FS2 (Comcast 740) • Tennis: ATP/WTA Wimbledon women’s semifinals, 7 a.m., ESPN (13) • Cycling: Tour de France (Stage 6), 7 a.m., USA (52) • Golf: Scottish Open, 7:30 a.m., GOLF (27) • Tennis: ATP/WTA Wimbledon mixed doubles final, noon, ESPN (13) • Golf: Champions Tour Senior Players Championship, 12:30 p.m., GOLF (27) • MLB: Royals at Houston, 1 p.m., Bally Sports KC (48) • MLB: Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m., MLBN (272) • Women’s soccer: UEFA Championship: Norway vs. Northern Ireland, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 (29), ESPNU (269) • Golf: PGA Barbasol Championship, 3 p.m., GOLF (27) • NBA Summer League: Philadelphia vs.
The British Open is scheduled for Royal Liverpool, Royal Troon and Royal Portrush over the next three years. The Old Course at St.