From his first couple weeks on the job, new Independence Fire Chief Jimmy Walker said he has not wavered from his belief about the department’s force that he expressed during interviews, that it’s every bit as good as one he worked with for more than 20 years in Kansas City, and “primed and ready to go.”
From The Examiner during the week of July 1-6, 1974:
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).
The Save-A-Lot grocery store in western Independence is closed indefinitely after the building’s roof collapsed early Thursday. The roof of the store at Truman… Login to continue reading Login…
Independence police say a man has been charged with arson after a house fire Thursday morning. Police say Cody Hagemeir is believed to have… Login to continue reading Login…
One thing Independence City Council Member Bridget McCandless said she has observed from living her life in the city is, “The only thing people hate more than the way things are, is change of any kind.”
The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects sites where food is served outside Independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Grain Valley include:
Some city officials and civic leaders in Independence have discussed the possibility of a traffic roundabout in Englewood Arts District for a few years – long before last week’s announcement of a federal grant to install one at Winner Road at Northern Boulevard.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has submitted its full investigation report on a November 2023 fatal crash to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
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: