‘Consistent’ Clemmerson leads Fike to American Legion Wood Bat Invitational pool play win
Charles Clemmerson has been a model of consistency for the Blue Springs Post 499 Fike baseball team this American Legion baseball season.
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2025 Boys Golfer of the Year: Blue Springs South’s Stone Yerington delivers in his final opportunity
The feel-good sports story of the year happened at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, the site of the Class 5 Missouri State High School Boys Golf Championship.
Mavericks new assistant coach no stranger to the area
There has been so much written about Brett Ferguson, the Kansas City Mavericks’ new assistant coach, that members of the Orange Army may feel like they know the Iowa native before he and his family arrive in late August. But here’s an interesting fact: Ferguson was named after Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett.
School supplies needed, and you can help
While school doesn’t start back up for more than a month, citizens can still help Community Services League provide supplies for about 2,500 school children around Eastern Jackson County.
Vote on recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. could be Aug. 26
Tuesday, Aug. 26 is the day Jackson County voters could vote on whether to recall County Executive Frank White Jr. An ordinance setting that election… Login to continue reading Login…
Business owners air Jackson County property assessment worries
Robert Apel knows he wants to appeal the recent assessment on his small business in Eastern Jackson County that dates back to 1975, but he needed to learn how that process would work.
Is there better way to run Independence Power & Light? Voters likely to have their say
Independence citizens could vote in November on a new governance board for the city’s municipal electric utility.
Jeff Fox: Make the effort to keep human connections
We’re not having enough fun.
Truman Library online event to show how Korean War transformed military
The Korean War – never an officially declared war in the United States, but a deadly conflict nonetheless – also marked several advancements in the American military even since World War II just a few years earlier.
Commercial property tax assessments still an issue for Jackson County
Owners of many short-term rental properties in Jackson County received a reprieve this week when county leaders voted to reclassify them as residential properties as opposed to commercial. But for many property owners and advocates, it doesn’t solve the issue of significant commercial assessments that many received in the mail this month.