For LaToya Toukourou, learning piano as an adult novice is a bit of serenity.

I lost my closest friend on April 8. We met 57 years ago at William Chrisman when we were both sophomores on the ...

The Blue Springs South girls soccer team is deep and talented.

Should a city’s love of beloved sports franchises outweigh their financial considerations?

In 2011, we retired to Independence from Oklahoma. We looked and made the final decision of a house ...

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 must be corrected within 72 hours ...

By Mike Genet [email protected] The Crysler Avenue bridge over the Union Pacific railroad tracks in Independence is now fully closed. The city of Independence ...

A Lee’s Summit man who had left his wallet, cell phone and three stolen shotguns in his truck when he ran away from a November 2022 crash in Independence faces up to 15 years in federal prison without ...

The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects lodging establishments and sites where food is served outside Independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Blue Springs include: ...

Independence Rotary has named two seniors at Truman High School as students of the month. Isabella Thomas is in the National Honor Society, plays ...

You can throw out the record books whenever friendly crosstown rivals Blue Springs South and host Blue Springs meet on the baseball field.

By Michael Smith Special to The Examiner Blue Springs South senior Alyssa Mainard was nervous. After the 11-meter diving ...