By Bill Althausbill.althaus@examiner.net Grain Valley coach Flip Courter and his Eagles learned they had been ranked No. 1 in ...

A couple years ago while at a public library, Dana Mengel came across a National Geographic magazine article about Amelia ...

Images from the high school softball game between state No. 1-ranked Grain Valley vs. third-ranked Blue Springs South. Grain ...

One of the topics of American culture surfacing recently is that of increasing percentages of young people embracing ...

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER 6:30 p.m. — Platte County at ...

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to jeff.fox@examiner.net or sent to The Examiner, 12012 East U.S. 40, Independence, Mo., 64055. ALL WEEK Food… ...

5 QUESTIONS Tristian Paige Van Horn Football 1. Who is your hero? My Pops – he’s trained me since Day 1. 2. Favorite snack: Funyuns … ...

The Missouri Supreme Court will decide whether abortion-rights will end up on the Nov. 5 ballot after a Cole County judge ...

By Betsy Helfand Pioneer Press Rocco Baldelli had little to say publicly after the Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals on ...

Van Horn football coach Roshaad Byrd speaks with his team after defeating Kansas City Southeast 69-6 Friday. [Bill ...

A series of walking tours highlighting Independence history kicks off this weekend. Second Saturday Architectural Tours are free. Gather at 10 a.m. Saturday on ...

Kenneth Kieser Going Outdoors Five years ago, I had a bag of duck decoys over my shoulder while wading through a marsh. The ...