Royals outline stadium promises
By Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net More than 100 people filled the auditorium at the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence Wednesday night to listen to Kansas City… Login to continue reading Login…
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Blue Springs native wins teaching award
Blue Springs native Vanessa Thomson has been awarded the Milken Educator Award for excellence in education. Thomson, who graduated from Blue Springs High School and… Login to continue reading Login…
Students in the news
Aldaya earns English degree at University of Maryland Sarah B. Aldaya of Blue Springs has earned her bachelor of arts summa cum laude from the… Login to continue reading Login…
Head to the library for Black History Month events
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Mid-Continent Public Library offers a series of February programs for adults and children in February for Black History Month. Events will… Login to continue reading Login…
Have some fun, be of service, learn some history
By Nancy Melton-Helal The Examiner 1. Powerpalooza:10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 4, Sermon Center gymnasium, 201 N. Dodgion St., Independence. The gym becomes a… Login to continue reading Login…
Authors to discuss local history
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net A local non-fiction history lecture series at the National Frontier Trails Museum in Independence debuts next week. The first event at… Login to continue reading Login…
Another federal sentence for drug sales
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net A Grain Valley man arrested less than three months after his release from prison following a drug trafficking case has been… Login to continue reading Login…
Comets suffer another road OT loss
By Karl Zinke karl.zinke@examiner.net MILWAUKEE – Another road game, another close call for the Kansas City Comets. The Comets tied it on Rian Marques’ goal… Login to continue reading Login…
Our opinion: More trucks are coming, and Independence needs better rules
Independence has any number of traffic issues, including under-enforcement of bad actions by bad drivers. But it’s good to see that the city plans to… Login to continue reading Login…
Independence police investigate assault on school bus
By The Examiner staff Independence police continue to investigate an assault on a school bus last week in which three teenagers forced their way onto… Login to continue reading Login…