Days Gone By: Welcome news and a huge relief
From The Examiner during the week of March 26-31, 1973: “INDEPENDENCE POW RETURNS” – A long vigil was at an end for a happy Independence… Login to continue reading Login…
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Pit bull petition being circulated in Independence
A group of Independence citizens has taken out a petition to eliminate the city’s “breed-specific legislation” – popularly known as the pit bull ban… Login to continue reading Login…
Three Scouts in Troop 201 attain rank of Eagle
Three BSA Scouts recently earned the rank of Eagle in Troop 201 at Maywood Baptist Church in Independence. Timothy Plummer has earned 33 merit badges… Login to continue reading Login…
Sandy Turner: There’s no fool like an old fool
With their calendars marked and iPhone reminders of it being April 1, it’s become difficult to pull off a good prank. Some years I’ve had… Login to continue reading Login…
Diane Mack: Enough already with the uncooperative weather
Attention all Kansas City weather forecasters, please, please make the snow go away. I can’t take much more of the snow, slush, freezing weather or… Login to continue reading Login…
Our opinion: Marijuana tax and other issues on the ballot Tuesday
Not enough voters take the time to go to the polls, and that’s especially true for local elections in the spring. Typically one in five… Login to continue reading Login…
Grain Valley shop makes its mark with customers
By Bill Althaus The Examiner Kennedi McCord is a loyal fan of OG Tattoo & Piercing in downtown Grain Valley. The Grain Valley High School… Login to continue reading Login…
Truman's Marshall Plan made a difference for generations
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net For the first year of his life, Olathe, Kansas, resident Toby Von Der Heyde and his family lived in an apartment… Login to continue reading Login…
Examiner’s former owner wins judgment over stolen funds
The former owner of The Examiner won a nearly $1.5 million judgment, including $1 million in punitive damages, against a former business manager of the… Login to continue reading Login…
Photos tell a new story from Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Truman Library exhibit
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Starting Friday, a months-long photographic exhibition of survivor trees from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs will be on display at… Login to continue reading Login…