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this WEEK'S STORIes, January 9, 2026

Pictured: Planning Manager Fred Evander (left) with Assistant City Manager Shawn Irvine; Inset is resident Mike Tweed, who testified at the meeting.

 In the future, barbed wire that’s added to city-owned fencing around public facilities will have to be at least 15 feet away from homeowner property lines when three or more residences would be affected by the addition, according to a recommendation approved by the Independence Planning Commission  ....Continued

Pictured: The grounds at Central High School, where the cellphone ban is new; Inset is (left) Mykaela Anderson and Ben Bobeda, both of The Gate.

So far, a ban on cell phones that began this week in Central School District appears to be generally accepted by students, warmly welcomed by teachers and right on target for predictions made nearly two years ago by   ...Continued

Pictured: Main Street on a recent evening; Inset a few favorites of 2025 drinking/dining: vegan brownie, Arena mocktail & menu and Jimmy'Z chicken gizzards.

What are my favorite things from last year? And how could they be of  interest to you? Maybe a few are your favorite things, too. As Trammart News goes into its tenth year, it is memories not milestones that seem  ...Continued

last WEEK'S STORIes, January 2, 2026

Pictured: A recent library board meeting, where news was shared.

A plan to provide needed funds for the Independence Library, the Heritage Museum, and city parks is likely to mean that a new fee will be recommended soon as an add-on to residential utility bills, according to a report given this week at the monthly meeting of the Independence Library Board. ....Continued

Pictured: A special celebratory cake for Trammart News & Ovenbird Bakery.

Of all the elusive personal characteristics so difficult to spot right away in people – honesty, selflessness – it takes a whole lot of familiarity to see what I call the unmistakable quality of lion-heartedness. ...Continued

Pictured: Azucena with car bearing her company logo on a recent day.

In 2025, Azucena’s Cleaning LLC was awarded Small Business/Entrepreneur of the Year by the Salem Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, her signs can be seen in many yards in Monmouth and Independence  ...Continued

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