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:
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Independence school board adjusts levy
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.
Local composer Dana Mengel pays homage to aviator Amelia Earhart
A couple years ago while at a public library, Dana Mengel came across a National Geographic magazine article about Amelia Earhart, specifically about an expedition that had possibly located her plane at the bottom of the ocean more than 80 years after the aviator disappeared during an around-the-world trek.
Ron Finke: We must resist the drift toward socialism
One of the topics of American culture surfacing recently is that of increasing percentages of young people embracing socialism as a desirable policy for our future, as much as 40-plus percent. This is not terribly surprising to me since students do not most likely receive much if any financial education from their parents anymore and few school regimens contain it even through high school.
Independence health inspections
Critical violations involve factors that can directly lead to foodborne illness and must be corrected within 72 hours or as otherwise stated. All critical violations must be corrected within 72 hours (or as otherwise stated on the report). All non-critical violations must be corrected by the next regular inspection (or as otherwise stated on the report).
Independence City Council outlines rationale to keep IPL
The Independence City Council is primed to forego a citizen vote on the future of Independence Power & Light.
UPDATE: Missouri Supreme Court leaves abortion measure on Nov. 5 ballot
By Anna SpoerreMissouri Independent Missourians will have the opportunity to vote to enshrine abortion in the state constitution this November, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled… Login to continue reading Login…
Blue Springs seeks plans for downtown site
The city of Blue Springs is taking another shot at developing the former lumberyard off Main Street.
Threats 'should not be tolerated,' judge says
An Independence man convicted of threatening a Jackson County judge, including some threats with racial slurs and others in which he stalked the courthouse and office staff, is to spend 11 years in prison.