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Independence council endorses west-side housing project

September 4, 2024

The Independence City Council has endorsed plans for an affordable housing development at the former site of Anderson School on the city’s west end.

September 4, 2024

This year’s Grain Valley Fair, in Armstrong Park behind the Civic Center on Main Street, is being held Friday and Saturday.

September 4, 2024

The Mid-Continent Public Library is planning a Food for Fines program next week, Sept. 9-15. Library patrons are asked to bring boxed or canned nonperishable… Login to continue reading Login…

Chiefs urge local kids to stay active

September 3, 2024

Cheered along by Chiefs mascot KC Wolf and others, third and fourth graders at Three Trails Elementary School in Independence followed along with a 15-minute video produced by the National Football League and American Heart Association’s PLAY 60 initiative.

Former KC Fed leader is given a Truman honor

September 3, 2024

The Truman Library Institute will host the Truman Medal for Economic Policy award ceremony Oct. 10 at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library.

Luke Davis: The simple law of supply and demand is still in effect

September 3, 2024

Recently while visiting my parents, my oldest son Ethan uncovered large amounts of the baseball cards I collected as a kid. While not a huge baseball fan himself, he does like money and recognized some of these cards might be valuable, and he began sifting through them to find cards he could sell online.

September 3, 2024

By The Examiner staff TheAmerican Red Cross says blood is badly needed, and it’s holding two blood drives in Independence on Friday. They are: To… Login to continue reading Login…

Honors for a Grain Valley teacher

September 2, 2024

From the time she was nominated and selected as teacher of the year in the Grain Valley School District, through the interview process in Missouri’s Teacher of the Year program, Kourtney Michael said she most enjoyed the opportunity to advocate for her students.