Charles Adam Fischer
Charles Adam Fischer went home to be with the Lord on April 22, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Adam was born in Galena, MO on September 22, 1933 to Adam Fischer and Edna Barnes.
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Linda Pottberg
Linda Pottberg, 73, Independence, May 31, 2022, Speaks Suburban Chapel. .
Telling their school’s story
One of the editors of the Blue Springs High School yearbook, junior Rhyder Redding, recalls the moment he heard that the school’s publication, called reVIVE, had earned national recognition. “It was such a cool moment, I will never forget it,” said Redding, who will return to the yearbook staff in the fall.
Jaguars sticking to formula for state
Throughout this 2022 postseason, the Blue Springs South baseball team has cruised through a district championship run, and come up with timely hitting and pitching in a one-run sectional triumph. Now the Jaguars are primed and ready to meet Lindbergh at 10 a.m.
Loan debt wiped clean for former Corinthian students
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled, the Biden administration says, aiming to bring closure to one of the most notorious cases of fraud in American higher education.
Police say Tulsa gunman targeted surgeon
A man who blamed his surgeon for continuing pain after a recent back operation bought an AR-style rifle and opened fire hours later at a Tulsa medical office, killing the doctor and three other people in an attack that ended with him taking his own life, police said Thursday.
Missouri agrees to back pay for corrections officers
Missouri corrections officers would receive a back pay settlement and future payments worth more than $100 million under an agreement to end a long-running claim the Department of Corrections was underpaying officers.
Alice Redfearn
Alice Redfearn passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m.
Charles David Miller Sr.
Charles David Miller Sr. of Independence, Mo., passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022. He was 83 years old. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 from 9-10 a.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel (18020 E 39th St. Independence, MO 64055). Service will begin at 10 a.m., followed by burial at Mound Grove Cemetery.
Jana Lombardo
Jana Lombardo of Independence, Mo. died May 31, 2022. Jana loved life and the people in it. If you knew her, you were her friend. Jana is survived by her wife, Nene McDowell; fur babies, Dexter, Beans, Voodoo and Edy; her mother, Noel Lombardo; her brother, Michael Lombardo and spouse Cindy; sister, Jeanne Fail and spouse Mark, sister Jamie Lombardo; nieces and nephews, Stina Lyday and spouse Joey, Kate Westcott and spouse Luke, Andi Minks and spouse Eddie, Jacob Fail, Toni Lombardo and spouse Justin, Taz Lombardo and spouse Audrey, Carly Hall; greats, Ivy, Frankie, Ember, Atticus, Mick; more friends than most people know; and the best neighbors in Independence: Bob and Andrea, Wes and Patti, Rodney Peggy and Ashley, Frances, Chuck and Larry.