No newspaper on Thanksgiving Day
A reminder to our readers: Due to the holiday, there is no Thursday Examiner this week.
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Jackson County health inspections — Blue Springs
The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects lodging establishments and sites where food is served outside Independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Blue Springs include:
Independence fatal shooting under investigation
Independence police are investigating a homicide in western Independence. They say they believe a 19-year-old was forced into back seat of his own car and later shot.
Independence attorney guilty on tax charges
An Independence attorney pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to evading payment of more than $857,000 in income taxes.
Many highlights for Blue Springs schools
Blue Springs schools continue to expand programs and adapt to changing needs.
Jay Nixon hails Truman’s honesty and effort — ‘a hero of mine from the get-go’
From his time as Missouri’s 55th governor, not to mention his 16 years prior as the state’s attorney general and a state legislator before that, Jay Nixon says there are several attributes of Harry Truman that he tried to emulate in his public service. “Hard work, honestly, fiscal responsibility and … once I became governor, tried to understand people’s problems from their side,” Nixon said.
Independence looks at street and bridge needs for April bond issue
For years, when the city of Independence sent out citizen surveys to learn about their highest priorities or concerns, fixing the roads has been at or right near the top.
Days Gone By: Truckers and CBs, game-law violations, turkey and trimmings
From The Examiner during the week of Nov. 18 to 23, 1974:
For the holiday meal, remember: safety first
Although it’s not a bad idea to have the novice cooks handle a simpler recipe or observe cooking for the Thanksgiving meal, someone without much kitchen experience can still safely prepare a tasty turkey.
Prison sentence possible in pandemic loan fraud
A former Blue Springs woman faces up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraudulently getting pandemic relief loans.