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Will community rally to save history?

From The Examiner during the week of Jan. 10-15, 1972: • “ENTHUSIASM HIGH FOR OLD SPRING PROJECT” – The enthusiasm was infectious Thursday night as representatives of civic groups discussed ways of financing a community-wide project to reconstruct the city’s best known pioneer spring.

Rotary honors student at William Chrisman High School

Independence Rotary has named Makayla Munger as the Rotary Student of the Month at William Chrisman High School. During her time in high school, Makayla has been active in the student council, the National Honor Society, the Association for Chrisman Excellence (a community service organization), tennis and swimming.

RELIGION BRIEFS

Pope baptizes 16 babies in Sistine Chapel after year’s break VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the splendor of the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, resuming a decadesold Vatican tradition which had been interrupted last year by the pandemic. Francis told the parents of the nine girls and seven boys whom he formally ushered into the Catholic church through baptism that their duty was to “preserve the Christian identity” of their children.

MLK Day event set in Independence

The keynote speaker for Independence's Martin Luther King Celebration on Monday is a Black, transgender man who is a noted attorney, speaker and activist for LGBTQ rights. Kylar Broadus is a Fayette, Missouri native who has received several awards and recognitions for his decades of work.