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‘A constant presence in Sugar Creek’ gets Truman Heartland honors
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net When Sugar Creek Mayor Mike Larson told Krystal Thompson that he had selected her as Citizen of the Year, she asked “Why?” “I know I’ve got them right there,” Larson said,…
Entertainment
Independence and the arts: New film celebrates Ralph Peer’s work to showcase roots music
Independence native Ralph Peer’s work brought music created in the backroads across the South and in Kansas City in the 1920s and ’30s to the masses.
Multimedia
Multimedia gallery: Women of Distinction 2025
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Melodie Chrisman excitedly looks on in conversation with fellow Women of Distinction Award winner Charline Gray. Kristy Whitney of event sponsor St. Mary’s Medical Center announced Independence police officer Sgt. Emily Kennon as this year’s Woman of the Year. The Examiner’s Joe Liccar, the awards ceremony emcee, speaks with a guest…
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Fort Osage soccer rolls past Raytown South
By Karl Zinke karl.zinke@examiner.net The Fort Osage boys soccer team warmed up for Thursday’s showdown with Van Horn by rolling to a second straight big win Wednesday. The Indians followed Monday’s 7-0 win over rival…