By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net In White House Decision Center sessions at the Truman Presidential Library, high school students take on the roles of the 33rd president, seven different advisers and…
By Bill Althaus The Examiner As Cindy Perry and students in her William Chrisman High School DECA program prepare for the Oct. 14 Guns and Hoses charity event at Crysler…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Independence city leaders hope to pursue a $250 million bond issue in the April 2025 election, which would include not only the long-discussed new police building…
Independence Rotary has named two seniors at William Chrisman High School as its students of the month. Alana Little Eagle-Spicer is involved in speech and debate, is the vice president…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Thanks to a recent grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Independence says police officers could soon have body cameras, bringing the Police Department in line…
By The Examiner staff A longtime Oak Grove chiropractor who billed himself as a holistic doctor faces multiple charges for sexual assaults of juvenile and adult women, many of them…
Recently I surprised my wife Rebecca with tickets to see musician Ed Sheeran perform at Arrowhead Stadium. Aside from us both being fans of his, another reason I purchased the…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Through the first week of availability, 11 Independence citizens have taken out council candidate packets for the April 2024 elections, including three of the four incumbents…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Wallace B. Smith, the last president of Community of Christ from Smith lineage, who presided over the church’s shift to allow women into the priesthood and…
By The Examiner staff The Examiner has been honored by its peers for its work in 2022. The Missouri Press Association presented six Better Newspaper Contest awards to the newspaper…
