INDEPENDENCE - Allen Austin, 79, of Independence passed away from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease on February 15, 2022, at Olathe Hospice House with his wife, Tracy, by his side. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 5th, noon to 4p, w/the actual service starting at 1p at Tri-City Baptist Church, 430 NE Duncan Rd, Blue Springs, MO 64014.
Robert L. “Bob” Phillips was born December 30,1932 in McClure, Illinois to Sydney Eugene Phillips and Evelyn Ramona Lamb. He passed away peacefully on February 20, 2022 at Legacy Village Retirement Community in Castle Pines, Colorado at the age of 89. Bob loved great food, fishing, family reunions, and just a good time in general. He was proud to be a Mason and a Shriner. A graduate of the School of Mines in Rolla, Missouri, Bob enjoyed a long and successful career as an electrical engineer at Southwestern Bell in Kansas City, Missouri, retiring after 35 years. Bob is survived by his children, Ramona Hamline (Steve) and Jim Phillips (Mishel) and grandchildren Rachel Dun, Melissa Gilstrap (Andrew), Mike Hamline (Brittany), and Zachary, Wesley, and Collin Phillips. He was blessed with seven great-grandchildren Noah and Lydia Gilstrap, Hannah, Jonah and Eden Burks, Logan Phillips, and Lilly May Phillips. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 64 years, Doris Janet Phillips, twin sons Samuel and Daniel Phillips and granddaughter Erica Phillips. Bob will be laid to rest in a private ceremony in Bear Canon Cemetery, Sedalia, Colorado next to his wife.
For nearly three decades, Independence commercial growth has been concentrated – with significant public assistance – in the city's southeast corner. It's also good to see development beyond restaurants and big boxes.
Missouri continuously ranks in the top 10 of states for gun violence deaths and the number of women killed by their partners. Domestic violence hotlines throughout Missouri receive on average about 200 calls a day, and in 2020 nearly 30,000 individuals received services through the state’s domestic violence programs.
BEREGSURANY, Hungary – The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union showed no signs of stopping Monday as they flee Russia’s burgeoning war, with the United Nations estimating that more than 500,000 people have already escaped.
BEIJING – China’s top diplomat called on the U.S. on Monday to take steps to improve the nations’ ties, as tensions simmer over Taiwan, trade and other issues.
Biden to host ASEAN leaders for Washington summit in March WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will host the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for a special summit in Washington on March 28-29, the White House announced Monday. The ASEAN nations are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Randy Oliver was the focus of the first all-school assembly in two years at Van Horn High School. And Independence School District Superintendent Dale Herl didn’t waste any time Thursday morning, in playfully honoring Oliver, who is one of the three finalists for the National Association of Secondary School Principals 2022 National Assistant Principal of the Year award.
Mike Hilbert has coached many of the area’s top players during his lengthy tenure as the head boys basketball coach at Lee’s Summit North High School, including former Examiner Player of the Year Javaunte Hawkins.
BOSTON – A snowstorm that started in the predawn hours Friday was expected to bring up to a foot of accumulation in some areas of the U.S. Northeast by the time it ended late in the day, while other spots were contending with a sloppy mix of sleet and ice.