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this WEEK'S STORIes, September 26, 2025

Pictured: The Independence Civic Center on a mid-summer day recently

City Manager Kenna West was appointed by the Independence City Council Tuesday night to reply to a grievance filed by Trammart News alleging certain public-notice rules weren't followed for city meetings – and her response demonstrated that the city system was "in transition" and has made strides ...Continued.

Pictured: A ceramic parakeet that's a reminder of the saddest lesson ever learned

This is the phone call you never want to get. If it comes the way mine did, sleep-jarring at 4 am. At that time, you know there is a terrible reason for receiving it. ...Continued

Pictured: Majestic trees of Pioneer Park, where some are designated historic (Photo credit: Patricia Buck); Inset--Historic Commission

Unhealthy historic trees will be cut down in Pioneer Park and replaced with the same species – and protective steps will be taken to help ensure they thrive, according to a resolution passed by the ...Continued

last WEEK'S STORIes, September 19, 2025

Pictured: Independence City Councilor Dawn Roden, a U.S. Navy veteran, at The Wall That Heals.

When he returned to the field where his friend and fellow soldier had died decades earlier, “I felt something go shut in my heart while something else swung open,” wrote Vietnam veteran and author Tim O’Brien ...Continued.

Pictured: Heritage Museum replica of a tent used by migrant hop harvesters in Independence

What’s so special about a mug, a glass, a goblet, or a stein of beer? No matter what flavor blend – from ales of sunny yellow to hickory brown stouts – this is a drink that has only one source of zip and zing. It is, of course, ...Continued

Pictured: The interior of the Independence Civic Center's 2nd floor lobby

The estimated savings from closing the Independence Civic Center on Fridays – leaving only the police department open – is hard to precisely predict, according to a summary obtained by Trammart News ...Continued

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