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MoDOT sets lane closures for roadwork
By The Examiner staff The Missouri Department of Transportation has scheduled several lane closures this week: Noland Road from U.S. 40 south to East 54th Terrace will have flagging operations (one direction of traffic…
Entertainment
Independence and the arts: New film celebrates Ralph Peer’s work to showcase roots music
Independence native Ralph Peer’s work brought music created in the backroads across the South and in Kansas City in the 1920s and ’30s to the masses.
Multimedia
Multimedia gallery: Women of Distinction 2025
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Melodie Chrisman excitedly looks on in conversation with fellow Women of Distinction Award winner Charline Gray. Kristy Whitney of event sponsor St. Mary’s Medical Center announced Independence police officer Sgt. Emily Kennon as this year’s Woman of the Year. The Examiner’s Joe Liccar, the awards ceremony emcee, speaks with a guest…
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Sports
Blue Springs South QB Ayden Wilhelm beats former NFL MVP in passing competition on TV
Ayden Wilhelm is accustomed to rising to the occasion when he’s facing challenging opportunities on the football field.