The city of Blue Springs has mulled for a few months about whether to allow citizens to park some types of commercial vehicles on their private property, to be used as part of their business.
The Blue Springs girls track and field team has been a force in the Missouri Class 5 scene the past couple of seasons. The Wildcats have finished in second place at the Missouri State High School Track and Field Championships in 2023 and 2024.
The Blue Springs girls track and field team will head into Class 5 District 7 meet next weekend with some momentum. The Wildcats showed they could be a contender for a state trophy in 2025 as they had a strong performance at the Greater Kansas City Suburban Gold Conference Championships Friday at Peve Stadium.
Growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, Tori Friedrich said she thought she would never be a teacher, as she observed her mother in that profession.
From The Examiner during the week of May 4-10, 1975:
Not only were Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower contemporary prominent leaders on the world stage, helping to guide the end of World War II and making decisions that affected the U.S. and the globe for generations, “They were cut from the same cloth and shared a lot of the same values,” says Eisenhower’s granddaughter Mary Jean.
From The Examiner during the week of April 28 to May 3, 1975:
Jackson County could have an elected assessor in a few years.
A Jackson County judge has approved the sale of a long-troubled Independence apartment building to a suburban Chicago-based real estate firm. Members of the tenant union say they have tried to contact the new owner without success.
An upcoming bridge replacement could affect commuters who use 23rd Street and will likely slow traffic on I-70 between the Benton and Jackson curves well into the summer.