With school districts across Eastern Jackson County starting school next week, many streets and sidewalks will be populated with buses and school children. Police urge motorists to be extra vigilant on the roads, particularly near schools during morning and early afternoon hours.
By Bill Althaus Special to The Examiner Ty Williams is becoming an expert at packing a suitcase. Williams, who set the Missouri high school big-class… Login to continue reading Login…
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Ryan Parker, the new activities director at Truman, is entering his role at the Independence high school with optimism and confidence.
Ten years ago, when colleague Josh Ward fell gravely ill with a flesh-eating bacteria and was placed in a coma, Lee’s Summit Police detective Ronnie Doumitt realized the financial gap that can appear when the lives of first responders and their families get turned upside down due to serious illness or work-related injury. Even if insurance covers medical care, there are still bills to pay and other home-related expenses that can pop up.
By Jeff Fox jeff.fox@examiner.net A Missouri Supreme Court ruling last month has cut one source of funding for Jackson County, and officials are trying to… Login to continue reading Login…
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Kaeden White’s parents were trying to get him to do anything else. The recent Blue Springs South graduate was constantly going to local bowling alleys since he was 12 years old and would practice at least five times per week.
Chris Flaig arrived at Heisler-Burns Park in Buckner early Wednesday morning, ready to volunteer and help put together the panels for the Wall That Heals, the traveling three-fourths replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that is on display, free to the public, until 2 p.m. Sunday.
A Wally’s Travel Center will no doubt add some traffic to an already crowded area of Independence, Wally’s team members acknowledge.