With a recent transaction, Community Services League doubled the number of apartment units it oversees in the metro area under a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program that helps vulnerable families gain stable housing.
Kurt Graham, executive director of the Truman Presidential Library in Independence since 2015, will leave his post at the end of the month to become director of the new Adams Presidential Center in Quincy, Massachusetts.
A pair of Independence police officers who rescued a person from a burning car were among 28 first responders to receive awards Thursday from Gov. Mike Parson during the annual Missouri Public Safety Medals ceremony in Jefferson City.
In January of 1979, I was approaching the end of my legal education at the UMKC Law School. I had not yet begun employment at a law firm while many of my fellow students were already serving as law clerks at Kansas City area law firms. I did not have a job secured as an attorney although I would graduate in December of 1979 and take the bar examination the following February.
By The Examiner staff A trio of calls for reported threats at Truman High School led to “large police presence” at the school, Independence police… Login to continue reading Login…
Passing by on Interstate 70, opposite the stadiums, one might not detect any work going on at the former Adams Mark Hotel.
Driven primarily by capital improvements in parks, streets and water treatment, the proposed city of Blue Springs budget for 2024-25 is nearly 12% greater than last year.
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:
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The Independence School District will raise its property tax levy 12 cents for 2024-25, though the district estimates that won’t mean much, if any, additional property taxes for local homeowners.