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this WEEK'S STORIES, June 6, 2025

Pictured: Left inset is the list of valedictorians and salutatorians this year (courtesy Central School District); Right inset is Aaron Hayes, who formed a non-profit chess camp for others to share (submitted photo).

Soon Central High School graduate Aaron Hayes will leave the place he knows so well for a leafy suburb of Chicago, home of one of America’s greatest universities, Northwestern. ...Continued.

Pictured: Farmer Olsen at the Original Farmers Market in Independence, where she is often stationed on Saturdays during summer.

Eden Olsen never tires of the miracle that is farming. “It’s incredible to watch a tiny seed grow into a cabbage over weeks, and to be able to feed others with food that I’ve grown,” Olsen said. “That’s truly rewarding.” ...Continued

Pictured: Marquis Spa sits empty on Stryker Road; Inset: Ron Singh, president of the Independence Airpark Homeowners Association during a recent presentation to the planning commission.

Past financial decisions, local manufacturing closures and city operational costs all mean that Independence needs to seek new industry – and ...Continued