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Missouri State Auditor releases citizen-requested audit of Waverly
A report issued by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick reveals that the City of Waverly, located in Lafayette County, violated the Missouri Constitution by providing employees with year-end bonuses totaling $15,650 over nine years. The report, initiated at the request of residents who gathered and submitted 145 valid signatures for a petition audit, also details how officials failed to prepare complete budgets in compliance with state law and failed to monitor budgets to avoid overspending. The audit report gives the City of Waverly a rating of “fair.”
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...
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...
'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...
'Help us, please': Raytown swim team needs a pool to practice in this summer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A swim team in Raytown is looking for help. They're without a pool to practice in this summer. For more than 50 years, the Woodson Sharks have practiced at the Woodson Estates pool. But this summer, their homeowner’s association voted to keep the pool closed.
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