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.
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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
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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.
A REMINDER ABOUT HOLIDAY DELIVERY SCHEDULE
Today’s holiday edition of The Examiner looks a little different, with the features section that normally runs on Saturdays as well as the weekly TV listings. So our employees can enjoy the holiday, no paper will be delivered this Friday or Saturday. The next paper is delivered Tuesday morning.
Experts warn of ‘perfect storm’ in Missouri as COVID-19 cases jump
ST. LOUIS – New cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19 are surging throughout Missouri, and health leaders are warning of an approaching “perfect storm” if more people don’t get vaccinated and take other precautions.
LOCAL COVID-19 VACCINATION SITES
All Missourians ages 12 and older (Pfizer vaccine) or 18 and older (Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines) are eligible to receive COVID vaccines without charge. If you are seeking a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna, you should first talk with your health-care provider.
School bus fatally strikes child in Jefferson County
FESTUS – A school bus struck and fatally killed a first-grader Tuesday in eastern Missouri on the last day of classes before winter break. “This morning we were singing Christmas carols together,” said Clint Johnston, the superintendent of the Jefferson R-VII School District, as he choked up during a news conference.
Missouri high court tosses mall shooting murder conviction
INDEPENDENCE – The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a man’s murder conviction in a deadly 2018 shooting outside a suburban Kansas City shopping mall because he wasn’t allowed to argue at trial that he acted in self-defense.