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Gov. Mike Parson is in a hurry to get a $5.3 billion spending bill passed by Feb.

Independence’s City Council will likely vote again Tuesday on taking legal action to steer the former Kmart building at Noland Road and Interstate 70 from a non-responsive owner toward redevelopment.

Classes will still begin as scheduled next Tuesday at Metropolitan Community College campuses, but many classes will be virtual instead of in-person. MCC says lecturebased courses will be virtual until Feb.

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton. Also, check the calendar online at examiner.net.

Tuesday, Dec. 14 Arrest • 10:30 a.m., 1700 block of S.

The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects sites where food is served outside independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Blue Springs are as follows: Outlaw Harley-Davidson: 3100 N.W.

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).

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has approved Missouri’s request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly tornadoes and strong winds hit the state last month. The designation allows seven southern Missouri counties to access federal assistance for repairing damaged buildings and other infrastructure, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced in a news release Tuesday.

Saturday, Dec. 18 Arrest • 5:15 p.m., 20000 E.