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Four-day school week draws Missouri auditor probe
Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick wants to audit more school districts without a citizen petition or accusation of wrongdoing. Independence is first on the list. Independence School District Superintendent Dale Herl feels targeted by the state for moving to a four-day school week. On Wednesday, Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced a...
The Place for History: The way Truman’s 1948 campaign influences modern campaigns
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence opened a brand new exhibit this week. It’s called, “Upset! Harry Truman and the 1948 election.”. And, it recalls the man from Missouri’s stunning upset over Thomas Dewey. KY3 visited the museum this spring...
Exhibit at Missouri's Truman Library highlights one of America's biggest political upsets
Historians regard the 1948 election, when Independence, Missouri, Democrat Harry S. Truman defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey, as one of the biggest upsets in American politics. Now, a temporary exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in the former president's hometown spotlights that year's campaign, including more...
Oak Grove Board of Aldermen to meet Monday
The Oak Grove Board of Alderman will hold a regular session meeting Monday, June 3rd. On the agenda, Westbrook & Co. P.C. will start the new business segment of the meeting by presenting the annual audit for the city of Oak Grove. Possible action will follow regarding a mayoral re-appointment of Jim Dent to the planning and zoning commission. The board will also discuss a bill regarding an ordinance approving a conditional use permit to Simply Kneaded, for a massage establishment located at 1404 S. Broadway, Unit C, in Oak Grove. Lastly the board will hold an executive session regarding sealed bids and governmental bodies. The board will address any other issues that may arise.
'It's really gone down': Family members ask for permanent solution for Jackson County cemetery
JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. — Family members are calling for change at an unincorporated Jackson County cemetery in need of a new long-term owner. Highland Cemetery, located near East 23rd Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard, holds the gravesites of some of Kansas City's most notable black residents. Family members say...
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