Independence restaurant inspections
Critical violations involve factors that can directly lead to foodborne illness and must be corrected within 72 hours or as otherwise stated. All critical violations… Login to continue reading Login…
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Two wounded in Blue Springs hotel shooting
Blue Springs police continue to investigate after a late Saturday shooting at a hotel left two people wounded. According to police, one adult and one… Login to continue reading Login…
Summer reading time is here for all ages
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Area library systems start their annual summer reading programs Thursday, and Palmer Senior Center in Independence is joining in the fun… Login to continue reading Login…
Senior center meals _ May 22-26
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of May 22-26. Vesper Hall: 400 N.W. Vesper St., Blue Springs, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.… Login to continue reading Login…
Independence School District seeks to free money for teachers
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net The Independence School District will ask voters in August to approve what amounts to a 10-cent levy decrease that could also… Login to continue reading Login…
Mayor says Blue Springs needs money for streets, wants use tax
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net To help continue the city’s recent successes, and he listed several in his annual state of the city address Thursday, Blue… Login to continue reading Login…
Days Gone By: Getting ready for meals for seniors
From The Examiner during the week of May 14-19, 1973: “MEALS FOR ELDERLY ARE PLANNED” – Plans are now under way to set up a… Login to continue reading Login…
Old jail records bring history to life
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Jackson County Historical Society staff members have been busy for a couple of months transcribing some rediscovered arrest ledgers for the… Login to continue reading Login…
Bob Buckley: History comes alive on a family trip
Last week, my three sisters, older brother and I traveled to Fort Smith, Arkansas and Poteau, Oklahoma to tour the area where my great grandparents… Login to continue reading Login…
Sandy Turner: It was the poem that made me do it
I didn’t send the poem to 10 people within three hours, so bad luck was bestowed upon me. I’m not superstitious, but I did take… Login to continue reading Login…