By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Election officials say petitioners have gathered enough signatures for a recall vote of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. by the… Login to continue reading Login…
A driver died in a wreck Friday afternoon on Missouri 291 near Gudgell Road in eastern Independence. Two other drivers involved in the wreck were… Login to continue reading Login…
After he narrowly finished second in his event last year at the National Speech & Debate Assocation’s national tournament, Blue Springs South’s Garrett Flack says he aimed to win the top spot at this year’s tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, but he certainly could not expect to win in his fourth trip to nationals Flack emerged as the top competitor in congressional senate debate – the first national champion in school history – during this year’s national tournament that ended June 21. “I was definitely pushing myself to try and win it, but I know there’s an element of randomness to it,” said Flack, who was not only runner-up via tiebreaker last year but took 14th two years ago.
Robert Apel knows he wants to appeal the recent assessment on his small business in Eastern Jackson County that dates back to 1975, but he needed to learn how that process would work.
Independence citizens could vote in November on a new governance board for the city’s municipal electric utility.
From The Examiner during the week of June 23-28, 1975:
Lawyers sometimes say some interesting things. Here are a few of my favorites.
The city of Independence will close the Truman Memorial Building next week, July 1-4, for maintenance and the Fourth of July holiday.
Community of Christ recently completed some significant renovation projects to its world headquarters campus at Walnut Street and River Boulevard in Independence. More projects are underway or planned in the coming months.
Kansas City regional business leaders don’t care whether the Chiefs or the Royals play in Missouri or Kansas as long as they don’t leave the metropolitan area.