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this WEEK'S STORIes, May 15, 2026

Pictured: Center is Mayor Kate Schwarzler; left inset: Former Mayor John McArdle giving retirement speech; right inset: Former City Manager David Clyne in council chambers. (Photos from city YouTube and Facebook)

Decisions made a decade ago during the previous mayor's administration are causing the financial strain that the city is facing today – and forcing the need for a nearly $20 fee to be added to utility bills, according to statements made by Independence Mayor Kate Schwarzler at the city budget meeting last week. ...Continued

Pictured: City Councilor Dawn Roden at a recent city council meeting. (Photo: City YouTube)

Almost immediately after the near-unanimous vote by the budget committee to send the 2026-2027 Independence budget to the city council for final approval, Trammart News asked a simple question. ...Continued

Pictured: The Gate; left inset: artist's rendering of building with expansion; right inset: Ben Bobeda, executive director of The Gate.

Ben Bodeda is a busy man. That’s to be expected when your executive director of a youth center that serves as many as 150 students each day, ...Continued

last WEEK'S STORIes, May 8, 2026

Pictured: Jason Uppal at the iconic Jimmy'Z Independence Gas and Mini-Mart.

Jimmy'Z, the Independence Gas and Mini-Mart that's known as so much more than the name applies, is changing hands with a deal scheduled to conclude in June. ...Continued

Pictured: Steve Scheck at podium; preoccupied City Manager Kenna West sits nearby. (Image: City YouTube.)

A comment last week by City Councilor Evan Sorce, alleging the weaponization of public records requests, seemed to be the ...Continued

Pictured: The Henry Hill Building, home of the Central School District offices.

More expulsion processes have taken place over the past few months in local schools than at any other time in her nine-year history as ...Continued

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