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this WEEK'S STORIes, August 28, 2026

Pictured: Former city managers Greg Ellis (left) and David Clyne analyzing errors.

Mistakes and missing numbers in the current city budget are clouding understanding of Independence's financial picture as the city moves to make most parks remain off-limits for resident use, according to findings by Trammart News. ...Continued

Pictured: Fencing by Riverview Park; inset: notification of closure at Sunset Meadows Park (submitted photo).

I’m a millennial, a new parent, and one of the lucky few in my generation who managed to buy a home in Independence. I work hard, I pay my ...Continued

Pictured: A child reading a book like those in the "Imagination Library."

For 372 children in Independence, Dolly Parton's touch can be seen and felt in bedtime rituals, cozy nooks and snuggle-up times across the city. ...Continued

last WEEK'S STORIes, August 21, 2026

Pictured: Scene from city website video profile of City Manager Kenna West.

Many Independence parks will be closed in a few weeks' time by City Manager Kenna West, who said she is working with the city's new in-house attorney on procedures to do so. ...Continued

Pictured: The bargaining table with Superintendent Jennifer Kubista (center right).

There appears to be no end in sight for contract-bargaining sessions between Central School District 13J and the teachers' union ...Continued

Pictured: A bar graph and a pie chart showing chlamydia statistics for Polk County.

The latest incidence report of chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease, is a piece of good news for Polk County – and a dose of bad news, as ...Continued

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