Animals Best Friends: Area always has many cats in need of homes
By Gisele Gamble, Animals Best Friends It can be difficult to adopt a dog during the freezing weather. However, adopting a cat can be much… Login to continue reading Login…
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Sandy Turner: This year, it’s goose eggs for Christmas
As my proofreader, he’s the first one to read my column each week. Since most of what I write about, he’s already lived through, it’s… Login to continue reading Login…
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Christmas dinners open to all
By Mike Genet, mike.genet@examiner.net A pair of long-standing Christmas Day dinner traditions in the area will again be offered on Sunday. The Independence Evening Optimists… Login to continue reading Login…
Diane Mack: The best of Christmas gifts for a mother
This past Sunday, my special-needs daughter Kelsey has been overly happy. Yes, it’s Christmas and yes, her brother Jared and his family came for the… Login to continue reading Login…
Five things to do: Holidays and snow make memories
1. Just in case it snows: There are many great sledding locations in Eastern Jackson County. Here are a few: Ward Park sledding hill, 1000… Login to continue reading Login…
Good intentions are great, but consider pets as gifts very carefully
By Gisele Gamble, Animals Best Friends I know I’ve written about this before, but it bears repeating. If you are thinking about giving someone a… Login to continue reading Login…
COVID-19 vaccination sites
The newest COVID-19 boosters, known as the bivalent boosters, are available. These bivalent boosters target the most recent COVID Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5. The… Login to continue reading Login…
Community calendar
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton.… Login to continue reading Login…
Sandy Turner: Visit with Santa is a reminder of wonder
“What’s a museum?” the grandkids asked on our way to see Santa. After explaining it’s where old stuff is kept, the youngest asked if I… Login to continue reading Login…