It didn’t take long for unfortunate circumstances to hit the Blue Springs South girls soccer team. Just 35 seconds into its Thursday Suburban Gold Conference matchup with rival Blue Springs, Jaguars senior forward Norah Oyler collided with a Wildcat defender and injured her ankle and was out for the rest of the game.
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Rather than dwell on the two bond issue questions that didn’t pass Tuesday, April 8, 2025, city leaders and campaigners for… Login to continue reading Login…
As an annual part of training, National Park Service rangers at the Truman Home in Independence familiarize themselves with equipment that is quite handy, though rarely used.
An additional Independence fire station, No. 11, will be built next to Centerpoint Medical Center, and a new Station 5 will go on the same site as the current facility on 35th Street near Sterling Avenue.
It has been 10 years since the last time Blue Springs High School activities director Alan Hull coached a high school wrestling program. That hiatus has come to an end as it was announced via the Blue Springs Wildcats website and on X that Hull would take over the wrestling program.
Independence voters go to the polls April 8 to decide on a range of projects, including work that’s been deferred for far too long. These are steps that make this a better place in which to live.
At least half a dozen new homes are coming to the Englewood area, the first in roughly a decade. Habitat for Humanity says it’s building them to be affordable, durable, energy efficient and a good fit for the neighborhood.
When Kansas City resident and Paola, Kansas native Michelle “Mickey” Ogrodnik died last year at age 69, her family wanted to find a venue for a celebration of life. One not only fitting for someone who loved nature, the outdoors and art, but one that could comfortably accommodate people in the middle of summer.
Last season, Blue Springs, Blue Springs South and Grain Valley were part of a loaded district tournament that included the Columbia schools. Blue Springs made it through that district and went on to claim the Class 6 state championship, its first state crown since 2007.
The Blue Springs City Council will take another look at permitting backyard hens.