
Grain Valley volleyball overcomes tougher fight from Truman to claim win
The Grain Valley volleyball team had a tougher challenge on its hands.
The Grain Valley volleyball team had a tougher challenge on its hands.
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When she received a message that President and CEO Phil Hanson and Board Vice Chair Michele Crumbaugh with the Truman Heartland Community Foundation wanted to meet with her, Michele Shanahan DeMoss said she guessed it had to be for the memorial scholarship fund through Truman Heartland in her daughter’s name. Blair Shanahan Lane was killed in 2011 at age 11 by a stray bullet of July 4 celebratory gunfire.
After a 1-0 win in the season opener against Harrisonville, the Grain Valley boys soccer team hit a rough patch.
Two neighboring houses constructed through a Community Services League program are nearing completion, with help from Independence School District high school students, and a third home is planned for nearby.
One man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head after a house explosion early Friday in western Independence.
Grain Valley volleyball coach Tori Squiers enjoyed the best of all things as her Eagles swept William Chrisman 3-0 on the Bears’ home court Thursday night.
Winefest Independence Uncorked!, one of the largest wine festivals in the state, is from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of the Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W. Pacific Ave., Independence.
The Englewood Theatre, long a landmark in western Independence, could come back to life with entertainment. For the beloved Ben Franklin store building next door, it’s a little more cloudy.