Jaguars dominate inside to top Broncos, 65-51
The last time Kory Lower was scouting Lee's Summit North, he was impressed with their inside play. "They scored three threes and everything else was in the paint.
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The coolest smart home gear at CES 2022
We didn’t get a lot of new smart home tech in 2021, but with many new devices debuting at CES last week – and the promise of a new unifying protocol across smart ecosystems, Matter, on the horizon – 2022 is shaping up to be an exciting year for creating a more connected and more integrated voice-controlled home. h A dual camera doorbell, a voice-controlled bathtub drain, and smart light strips that mimic the color of your TV screen are just some of the coolest smart home gadgets we saw at CES this year. Whether you’re looking to build on your everexpanding smart home or simply want a forecast on the year ahead, you’ve come to the right place. Here are the coolest smart home gadgets from CES that will be coming your way in 2022.
Can Missouri rise to the challenge of long-term thinking?
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is on the right track in proposing raises for state employees and setting a minimum of $15 an hour – that's just $31,200 a year – for state jobs.
RENOCATION
With home sales and renovation projects at an all-time high, it’s a great time to take a “reno-cation.” Combining domestic travel with home décor exploration and immersion, reno-cations are all the rage on the home front. h Whether a “fixer upper” from Chip & Joanna Gaines’ show “Fixer Upper,” a luxury stone house from the “Salvage Dawgs,” the Pioneer Woman’s boarding house or a design center filled with hundreds of sinks, tubs and faucets, there is a reno-cation destination to suit all decorating desires. h Try these 10 destinations on for size.
Removal of solar farm on agenda
Some Independence City Council members want the city to remove the solar farm on the old Rockwood Golf Course within a few years and commit the entire 90-plus acres as green space as part of the city parks system.
County to vote on requiring masks in schools
Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. is recommending a mask requirement for public schools in the county, though such a public health order would need approval by the Jackson County Legislature. It’s on Tuesday’s Legislature agenda.
County takes a look at health regulations
Jackson County Legislator Crystal Williams says she plans to withdraw and then rework and resubmit an ordinance to put in writing the county’s powers, under state law, to carry out its public-health responsibilities.
‘Amazing first impression’
Alan Wilmes knows you have only one opportunity to make a first impression. And the new head football coach at Blue Springs South met his Jaguar players Friday morning and hit it out of the park.
Eagles dedicate season to Starr
Going into his wrestling match against Odessa’s Landon Scarborough, Grain Valley sophomore 113-pounder Gavin Parks had one person on his mind. Parks pinned Scarborough with a cradle in 1 minute, 7 seconds to help his team rout Odessa 60-7 Thursday at home.
Steelers visit Chiefs with nothing-to-lose attitude
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger are brutally honest about the Steelers’ chances of advancing past the wild-card round of the playoffs, especially given the Chiefs humiliated them just a few weeks ago in Arrowhead Stadium.