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New library planned in Independence

The Mid-Continent Public Library has selected a site for an additional library in Independence, which would be known as the East Independence branch. The East Independence branch, one of the last projects funded by the Prop L sales tax approved by voters in 2016, would be built in the next of couple years on five acres at Little Blue Parkway and Heartland Drive in southeast Independence.
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Should local government services be merged?

From The Examiner during the week of Feb. 21- 26, 1972: • “NO CITY, COUNTY CONSOLIDATION” – Consolidation of county and city services under the new county charter has neither been considered nor recommended by the Jackson County Charter Transition Commission because there is “no sentiment for it,” Richard H.
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ALPINE HEIGHTS

Winter sports enthusiasts have found a new normal in COVID-19 times at Breckenridge, Colorado, one of North America’s most popular destinations for skiers and riders from around the world. We visited the first week in February when a snowstorm left fresh powder across the five-peak resort in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, and shopkeepers breathed easier with the expiration of Summit County’s mask mandate. The masking requirement for entry into shops and restaurants expired in late January, though you still need to cover your mouth and nose and show proof of vaccination up on the mountain to enter slopeside restaurants.
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Independence Rotary honors two at Truman HS

Stacy Manning and Anthony Locke have been chosen as the Rotary Students of the Month for Truman High School. Anthony has played baseball and participated in the Tru Crew and the Relay for Life committee while in high school.
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Missouri’s US Congress members respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine overnight Wednesday, aiming to overtake the nation's government in a move condemned by President Joe Biden and other world leaders. In the hours following the invasion — the largest in Europe since World War II — which occurred before dawn in Europe, Missouri's representatives in Congress condemned the Russian operation, releasing statements calling for a strong U.S.
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Students put their hearts into metro project

Kim Meneses is accustomed to excellence in her Fort Osage High School art class. Works by her students hang in homes and galleries across the country, and one painting hangs in the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City.
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