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this WEEK'S STORIes, april 24, 2026

Pictured: (Left) Independence community member Miranda Garrison, chair of the city's budget committee and Amanda Carey, finance director for Independence at April 22, 2026 budget committee meeting (Image: City YouTube).

By the time the first official budget meeting started Wednesday night, several advocates were waiting to speak in support of a proposed nearly $20 fee, a city councilor had a swath of handouts questioning the planned hire of an in-house attorney and the new city finance director already had labeled ....Continued

Pictured: City YouTube images of City Manger Kenna West at city budget meetings.

OP/ED: Last year, right around this time, City Manager Kenna West (photo) told a roomful of people that she didn’t know if she could keep the lights on at the Independence City Hall. ...Continued

Pictured: Aidan Wendring (front) competing at the John Oliver Invitational (Submitted photo).

Aidan Wendring is in the midst of a remarkable run. The Central High senior is unbeaten over the past two seasons in the 2,000-meter steeplechase, a streak that includes a national title from the ...Continued

last WEEK'S STORIes, april 17, 2026

Pictured: The 2026-2027 budget document containing plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

A nearly $20 fee will be added to monthly residential water bills and city staff will be expanded to include a full-time attorney under a proposed financial plan for the coming fiscal year. ....Continued

Pictured: Fireworks for the 4th of July (FCP website); Inset: Susan Graham, president of FCP (submitted photo).

The town's namesake holiday, Independence Days, will arrive just as it always has, with Duck Derby, the Talent Show, fireworks and ...Continued

Pictured: The bench at Indy Library; Inset is the pair on the bench prior to housing placement.

Home is not always where the heart is. For some Polk County residents, home was a park bench outside the Independence Public Library ...Continued

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