Walter “John” Reek
February 17, 1936 - December 27, 2021 Age 85 Gathering of family and friends from 2-3PM, Sat., Jan. 8, 2022 at Highland Park Funeral Home, 4101 State Ave., Kansas City, KS 66102..
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Harry Milton Henderson, Jr
SUGAR CREEK - Passed away December 27, 2021. Harry was born August 31, 1937 in Independence, MO to the late Ruth and Harry M. Henderson, Sr. He was also preceded in death by his sisters Ilene Miller and Linda Rutledge and a step son James Ragan, Jr.
Lois L White
INDEPENDENCE - Lois LaVonne (Moser) White January 22, 1931 – December 18, 2021 A Celebration of Life for Lois L. White was held on Monday, December 27th, at Walnut Gardens Community of Christ, with private interment at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO.
Area COVID-19 levels still high and rising
Although Gov. Mike Parson has lifted Missouri’s state of emergency, area COVID-19 case rates continued to rise over the holiday, just as they have each week since the end of October.
OSHA investigation of fatal trench collapse could take months
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the company involved last week’s fatal trench collapse in Grain Valley did not have previous complaints or issues with OSHA. A worker with Preferred Plumbing in Kingsville, Missouri – 47-year-old Jeremiah Brown of Kingsville – died when a trench he was working in, installing home plumbing lines, caved in.
Omicron fogs forecasts about pandemic’s end
Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to learn to coexist with a virus that’s not going away.
Senate to vote on filibuster changes
WASHINGTON – Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Monday announced the Senate will vote on filibuster rules changes to advance stalled voting legislation that Democrats say is needed to protect democracy. In a letter Monday to colleagues, Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Senate “must evolve” and will “debate and consider” the rules changes by Jan.
Trump’s children subpoenaed in NY
New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued subpoenas to Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. as part of an ongoing fraud inquiry examining the operations of former President Donald Trump’s namesake real estate business.
Late Sen. Reid to lie in state at US Capitol Rotunda
WASHINGTON – The late Sen. Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat who served as majority leader during a 30- year career in the Senate, will lie in state in the U.S.
NATION & WORLD WATCH
No beach weather: Florida Panhandle gets snow dusting SHALIMAR, Fla. – Parts of the Florida Panhandle got a dusting of snow early Monday after temperatures dropped dramatically from the previous day when the thermometer was at typical beach weather.