Grain Valley softball holds off Blue Springs South to end district title drought
Grain Valley junior pitcher Molly Jones was in the pressure cooker once again.
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Parents avoid jail time for child’s fatal fall at Independence Towers
The parents of the 3-year-old boy who fell to his death July 2024 at the Independence Towers apartment building received probation but will not serve prison time after they reached a plea agreement with Jackson County prosecutors.
Truman softball tops Blue Springs with strong all-around game
Truman softball coach Dan Harper called it likely the best game his team has played all season.
Independence native, a decorated combat veteran in Vietnam, is being laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
More than two years after he died, a decorated veteran from Independence who served in the military for 30 years will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, as he wished.
Jackson County officials see plenty of challenges but possibly a new era
Phil LeVota, a local attorney long involved in local civic and political efforts, will take over as Jackson County executive. He pledged that taxpayers will see relief and said the county needs improved services and better fiscal accountability.
Key Crysler bridge in Independence could be reopened next summer
A long-troubled bridge project on a busy Independence road finally has a taker.
Wally’s gets permit OK in Independence, final plans coming by end of year, construction in spring, opening in ’27
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net For Independence Mayor Rory Rowland, the proposed Wally’s Travel Center at the former Kmart site near Noland Road and Interstate 70… Login to continue reading Login…
Carol Dage of the National Park Service worked to preserve and promote the Truman story
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net In his last months with National Park Service before he retired this year while working at the Truman National Historic Site,… Login to continue reading Login…
Jackson County voters remove Frank White as county executive
Jackson County voters on Tuesday removed Frank White Jr. as county executive.
Independence and the arts: New film celebrates Ralph Peer’s work to showcase roots music
Independence native Ralph Peer’s work brought music created in the backroads across the South and in Kansas City in the 1920s and ’30s to the masses.