Gingerbread houses on display as fundraiser
The Parade of Gingerbread Homes, part of a fundraiser for Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity, will remain on display through Jan. 3, 2022 at nine area businesses throughout Eastern Jackson County.
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INDEPENDENCE POLICE REPORTS
Sunday, Dec. 5 Animal abuse • 9:27 p.m., 1900 block of S.
JACKSON COUNTY RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS – GRAIN VALLEY
The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects sites where food is served outside independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Grain Valley include: Mactan Asian Market: 1428 S.W. Eagles Parkway, inspected Oct. 27.
INDEPENDENCE RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
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).
Sisters triumph on TV
Jessica Washburn and her sister Stephanie Jarstad are bringing home the dough this Christmas. • Well, actually, the Blue Springs resident, and owner of Bliss Chocolatier in Blue Springs, and her sister, a photographer in Oregon, earned the title of “Best in Dough,” in the first season of “Baking It” streamed on Peacock. h They won the $50,000 first-place prize, which the sisters will split 50/50.
Is city ready for liquor-by-the-drink?
From The Examiner during the week of Dec. 20-25, 1971: • “BLUE SPRINGS WILL VOTE ON LIQUOR-BY-THE-DRINK" – A special election Thursday, Jan.
Rotary honors two Truman High School seniors
Griffen Hernandez and Taylor Herrick have been named the Rotary Students of the Month at Truman High School. Griffen has played basketball during all four years of high school, playing on the varsity team at Truman for three years.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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.
A time to ‘reconnect with their library’
It will be a while before the Truman Presidential Library & Museum opens up more than its current status of three days a week. Still, director Kurt Graham says, the library is fortunate to be open to some degree, as COVID-19 transmission has surged again.
Police organize a hot meal for Christmas
Smiles, hugs and the holiday aroma of turkey and dressing filled the entryway of the Welcome Inn in Blue Springs Tuesday night as members of the Blue Springs Police Department served 250 meals to residents and others in need.