News
Old schoolhouse project, now bigger, keeps making progress
By all accounts, the project to refurbish the Howard Schoolhouse next to the 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home Museum on the Independence Square has progressed smoothly.
Entertainment
Film highlights the history of Kansas City jazz
The documentary “Last of the Blue Devils,” about the history of jazz in Kansas City, is being shown at 5 p.m. Thursday at the North Independence branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library, 317 West U.S. 24. It’s free.
Multimedia
Photo gallery: Grain Valley vs. Blue Springs South in Class 5 District 7 softball championship game
Images from the Class 5 District 7 softball championship game between Grain Valley and Blue Springs South.
Special Sections
Sports
Kenneth Kieser: Process your deer yourself and help the hungry
Many of you will harvest a deer this fall. Deer, geese, ducks or whatever, quite often the meat is not tasty as you might expect. So here is another way to create wild game everyone…