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Entertainment
Chiefs Hallmark Christmas movie features familiar local places, faces
The long-awaited movie “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” is available on the Hallmark Channel through the Christmas season. It…
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National News
News Briefs: Hostages found dead; Southwest seating change; Puerto Rico vote; ABC lawsuit
Today’s news briefs include: Southwest seating changes; More Israeli hostages found dead; Puerto Rico vote; Lawsuit against ABC granted. Southwest…
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Church & Ministry
Epic Church reported being sold following pastor’s underage sex scandal
The embattled Epic Church in Independence soon may have new ownership. The church announced on its social media channels that…
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Archaeology and History
The little-known Civil War history of Cass County
On July 11th the Burnt District presented a plaque marking the bloodiest battle of the Civil War in Cass County,…
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Entertainment
Kansas, Missouri Independence Day Event Guide
Independence Day is the one holiday families can enjoy professional fireworks displays more safely and less expensively than doing it…
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Local
Community of Christ in Independence selects female leader for first time
For the first time in its history, the Independence-based Community of Christ has appointed a woman leader. Stassi D. Cramm,…
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Local
Missouri sues Jackson County over bungled property assessments
Jackson County homeowners who complained about high assessments this year made their voices heard, and the state of Missouri is…
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Columns
St. Louis mom on supporting your kids at college
Missouri mother Mindy Horwitz, like many parents, had to adjust when her kids left home for college. She founded mindyKNOWS,…
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Church & Ministry
Pro-Life Prayer & Praise to be Saturday in Independence
The public is invited to a Pro-Life Prayer & Praise event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Roe v Wade…
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2023 Plaza Heights Christian Academy graduating seniors
The 2023 graduating class of Plaza Heights Christian Academy. Ben Antwiler Ava Carpenter Jacob Cook Marina Garcia-Fidalgo Maryn Geidl Sam…
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