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LIBERTY — Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, a message appeared on the Rock & Run Brewery Facebook page: “From all of us at Rock & Run Brewery we are sad to say that we’ve decided to close the business. It’s a sad time for all of us who’ve been involved in this adventure for 5 years and…
JEFFERSON CITY — Safety belt usage in Missouri has climbed to its highest rate ever. The latest Missouri Seat Belt Usage Survey, which has been taken annually since 1998, shows 87.1 percent of Missourians use a safety belt. In 1998, that figure was 60 percent.
JEFFERSON CITY — Safety belt usage in Missouri has climbed to its highest rate ever. The latest Missouri Seat Belt Usage Survey, which has been taken annually since 1998, shows 87.1 percent of Missourians use a safety belt. In 1998, that figure was 60 percent.
LIBERTY — Liberty Police Department had a full weekend dealing with car-related calls from investigating theft from a vehicle to vandalism of nearly 30 vehicles.
LIBERTY — First Baptist Church of Liberty, which has stood on its current location at 336 N. Gallatin St. since 1915, has deeper roots, with congregation stretching back to 1843.
SMITHVILLE — Strictly doing commercial projects, Blue Moon Hauling and Excavation is not a typical company. Owner Joel Krull said his business prides itself on being a mom-and-pop, community shop.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
KEARNEY — After original bids came in $1 million over budget, evaluation of project components between the city’s engineering firm and choice of construction companies for the sewer headworks project resulted in project savings of $359,245.
LIBERTY — The earliest surviving examples of pre-Columbian tie-dye in Peru date from 500 to 810 A.D. Their designs include small circles and lines, with bright colors including red, yellow, blue and green. In other parts of the world, tie-dye has been around in various ways. It wasn’t until …
LIBERTY — The ninth annual Liberty Giving Thanks 5K is just around the corner. Runners and walkers will take off at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, from the Liberty Community Center, 1600 S. Withers Road. The 5K route is a combination of paved trail and street running.
CLAY COUNTY — Clay County Sheriff's Office K-9 deputy Ocho died of natural causes Friday, Nov. 9. Ocho served the sheriff's office for four and a half years with his partner, Cpl. Tyler Edwards.
LIBERTY — Liberty's Utilities Department was awarded the Missouri Water Environmental Association's Safety Award for Large Collection Systems with 10 or more employees.
Three lots of ORTHO-NORTHUM birth control are being voluntarily recalled because of incorrect instructions printed on the dispenser. Information released from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, the pill manufacturer, said the mistake could potentially lead to unintended pregnancy.
PLATTE CITY — Smithville wasn’t the top seed in the Class 4 District 8 tournament, but the Warriors certainly proved they were the best team.
ST. PETERS — At the start of the season, Liberty had high expectations for its swim and dive season. They met them. The Blue Jays took to the pool at the St. Peters Rec Plex and made school history. Liberty finished second as a team at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Sw…
ST. PETERS — Kearney swim and dive wanted to send a very basic message to the rest of the state field. The Bulldogs wanted other schools that they weren’t going anywhere. After a second-place team finish last year, only another state trophy would do that trick. The Bulldogs did just that, ta…
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Many of us are weary of politics at this point, but I know some are still fascinated by historical precedent and how we got to this moment in our democracy. “The Front Runner" will likely make the latter group a part of the former by ploddingly beating a dead 1988 donkey until everything int…
J.K. Rowling takes us back to the magical land of portkeys and house elves in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” this week.
LIBERTY — First performed and set in 1950s New York, “Guys and Dolls” features fedora fun throughout the musical comedy as audience members are introduced to gamblers intertwined with missionaries from Save A Soul mission.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
KEARNEY — Whether it’s a group of friends, family or co-workers, those looking for a chance to team build, have some fun and challenge their brain can do so in Radiant Life Church’s escape rooms.
LIBERTY — Joel Gordon, a saxophonist who hails from the Northland, will bring his Happy Habitat to the Corbin Theatre, Friday, Nov. 16. The show begins at 7 p.m.
LIBERTY — The ninth annual Liberty Giving Thanks 5K is just around the corner. Runners and walkers will take off at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, from the Liberty Community Center, 1600 S. Withers Road. The 5K route is a combination of paved trail and street running.
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows hunters checked 2,169 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, which ran throughout the month of October.
KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urges all hunters to be safe this fall when hunting at the 18 lakes throughout Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska and the Missouri River.
Holiday safety is an issue that burns brightest from late November through January as families across the country and the world gather for the holidays. To ensure your holidays are as safe as possible, the following is a list of precautions to keep in mind while decorating, cooking and trave…
Nearly 400 years ago, the Pilgrims, at their Plymouth Colony, kicked off a grand tradition with their Wampanoag tribe predecessors, holding a three-day feast to celebrate the bounty of the harvest. Today we refer to this as the first Thanksgiving.
KEARNEY — Whether it’s a group of friends, family or co-workers, those looking for a chance to team build, have some fun and challenge their brain can do so in Radiant Life Church’s escape rooms.
KEARNEY — Described as a visionary, friend to the elderly, education supporter and business innovator, former Kearney Mayor Bill Dane was many things to many people. To the local Lions Club, he was a true humanitarian, worthy of the Kearney Lions Club Foundation’s highest honor, the Melvin J…
KEARNEY — Beginning in late November or early December, the Kearney branch of Mid-Continent Public Library at 100 S. Platte-Clay Way, will close for four to five months for renovations. Staff said they are eager to have the construction begin, and ultimately open the doors to a more modern library.
SMITHVILLE — Each year, the Smithville Community Toy Store collects toys and monetary donations to purchase toys to provide financially-insecure parents with presents to give their children during the holiday season.
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As winter weather approaches the Northland, icy and slick roads resulting in hazardous driving conditions and school closures become likely.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
KEARNEY — Leaders in the Kearney School District will soon consider architectural renderings for the district’s next large construction project, a phased-in stadium improvement plan that will replace home side seating, improve handicap accessibility, replace the press box, add landscaping an…
LIBERTY — First performed and set in 1950s New York, “Guys and Dolls” features fedora fun throughout the musical comedy as audience members are introduced to gamblers intertwined with missionaries from Save A Soul mission.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
KEARNEY — Kearney School District's annual Turkey Trot is Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 22, at the Kearney High School stadium, 715 E. 19th St.
LIBERTY — Seven tennis courts and freshly poured parking along with a new bus loop at Liberty North High School, 1000 Northeast 104th St., marks the wrap-up of latest infrastructiure improvements at Liberty Public Schools. Recent construction projects have been funded with recent bonds and c…
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
SMITHVILLE — Smithville Middle School's eighth-grade drama classes will present "Troy Story," a free play.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
Obituaries
Dorothy Jean Lewis, 86 of Liberty, Missouri passed away peacef…
Howard Lee Brooks, 69, of Smithville, MO, passed away November…
Opinion
Fall is my favorite time of year! The colored leaves, the cooler days, crisp evenings, the gorgeous sunrises and sunsets are things I cherish. This year, fall seemed short and before the leaves could be raked and moved, snow dotted the landscape.
With constant negative news popping up in national headlines, our social media feeds and across television news, it’s easy to become distraught these days, wondering how the world and our country got into the state it’s in. It’s also easy to feel overwhelmed and saddened by the monumental ne…
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CNN's Brian Todd reports on an ally of Russian President Putin that may soon be elected to head Interpol, and Putin opponents are worried.
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) weighs in on The New York Times' report about President Trump telling the top White House lawyer in April that he wanted to have him order federal prosecutions of Hillary Clinton and James Comey, according to two sources familiar with the conversation.
Amanda Thomashow tells CNN's Jean Casarez about her experience as the first woman at Michigan State University to file a complaint against Larry Nassar.
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