Three Blue Springs High School graduates have been getting used to winning a lot of baseball games in recent years. Alex Biermaier and Trenton Mitchell were a part of the 2024 Wildcats baseball team that won the Class 6 state championship and finished with a 28-11 record.
It started as a group of Independence women organizing a fundraiser brunch with decorated tables. A couple of years later, the Coalition of Women Helping Children added a fashion show to its event, which benefited Community Services League.
Instead of money from the state budget, the city of Independence will again fund its mental health crisis response program from opioid settlement funds for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net A second Independence City Council member will run for mayor in 2026. Brice Stewart, who is in his second term representing… Login to continue reading Login…
By Jeff Foxjeff.fox@examiner.net Lori Smith of Blue Springs stood at about the busiest intersection in town at about the busiest time of day – late… Login to continue reading Login…
Following another sensational basketball season at Grain Valley High School, senior-to-be Addy Seyfert was the darling of the postseason honors and awards circuit.
By The Examiner staff The Wall That Heals, a three-quarters scale-model replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that is designed to travel… Login to continue reading Login…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Upon further thought, Independence City Council members say it might be best to wait until next April to ask voters about… Login to continue reading Login…
Cole Gibler recently returned from Japan, where the Blue Springs High School graduate joined a group of college all-stars in 45th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series.
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Setting up a lemonade stand had been on 7-year-old Ellen Hoffman’s summer bucket list, her father Michael said. When dad… Login to continue reading Login…