Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn’t take hold. Then Hansen got a reprieve – scarce doses of the first drug that promises six months of protection for people with no other way to fend off the virus.
A group of eighth graders is cleaning up at Grain Valley South Middle School. The rumbling of a large trash container on wheels attracts the attention of everyone inside the school’s main office, moments before the final bell sounds Wednesday afternoon.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering two events this month, both on tree sap and how it can be made into syrup. The first program, “Sap to Syrup,” is online at 6:30 p.m.
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to NMelton-Helal@Cherryroad.com or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton. Also, check the calendar online at examiner.net.
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of Feb. 14.
Friday, Jan. 11 Arrest • 12:27 p.m., 1200 block of N.
Clay County Sheriff's Office investigators are again asking the public for help in a year-old homicide case involving an Independence woman. Alesha Reade, 45, went missing a year ago Wednesday, and her remains were found two days later in rural Clay County.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS – A training session on water rescues turned real for firefighters in suburban St. Louis when the crews sprang into action to save two teenagers.
COLUMBIA – A measure passed Thursday by the GOP-led state House would raise the bar to put constitutional amendments to a public vote and be passed. The legislation, approved 98-53 by House lawmakers, would require a two-thirds vote of the people to amend the state Constitution instead of a simple majority vote.
Friday, Jan. 14 Animal running at large • 7:58 a.m., 300 block of N.W.