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.
It’s common for the Regional Animal Shelter in Independence to be near capacity with dogs, cats, puppies and kittens.
From The Examiner during the week of Aug. 26-31, 1974:
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:
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).
Demand for apartments and other multi-family housing continues in the Kansas City area, and it’s no different in eastern Independence, where a third apartment complex in recent years just opened next to Bass Pro Shops.
A summer COVID wave fueled by a highly contagious variant, increased travel and hot days that crowded people indoors may be starting to ebb in the Kansas City area.
The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects sites where food is served outside Independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Grain Valley include:
“Ambulance chaser” is a nickname sometimes applied to lawyers. It refers to the practice of a lawyer trying to get work by persuading someone who has been in an accident to claim money from the person or company responsible for the accident. It is highly unethical and frankly should be grounds for disbarment and criminal prosecution.
The office of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. says a fraudulent document claiming to be issued by the county Collection Department is being sent to citizens, and it has referred the matter to the county Sheriff's Office for investigation.