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KANSAS CITY — A Kansas City teen has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of another boy whose body was found by police partially under a vehicle that had been driven through a closed garage door at the victim’s residence in the 9400 block of North Kentucky Avenue in the e…
At the regular session meeting Monday, June 26, the Liberty City Council postponed the final decision about the St. James Catholic Church until July 17, but approved the Chapter 100 tax abatements for B & B Movie Theaters for the development plan of the Liberty flagship. They also approv…
KANSAS CITY — The Harvest Ball Society will partner with 25 charitable nonprofits committed to improving the lives of those in need in the Northland in 2017.
ST. JOSEPH — Kaleb Reid’s baseball dream is continuing 45 minutes north of where he built a standout prep career.
BLUE SPRINGS — At William Jewell College, the football future is starting to look bright.
Editor’s Note: The Courier-Tribune sports staff will honor the top athletes from our coverage area (Kearney, Liberty and Smithville) upon the conclusion of the each high school sports season. Only athletes who competed for their high school varsity teams are eligible for the honor. The weekl…
Class of 2017
SMITHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL — From Nick Hartman’s perspective, each day comes with the opportunity to build connections with others. With that belief serving as a guide, the senior constructed a legacy of involvement through his years at Smithville High School.
Actress and comedienne Maya Rudolph once said, “You don’t want to be the first person to tell your 5-year-old child, like, ‘You’re going to have a life filled with disappointments and letdowns — enjoy!’” I think as friends and family members are marking their graduations from high school, I …
KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL — The value of a full day’s work is not lost on Dallas Legg.
Liberty High School's class of 2017 graduated Sunday, May 14, in a ceremony at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena.
Liberty North High School's class of 2017 graduated Sunday, May 14, in a ceremony at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena.
Local Entertainment
SMITHVILLE — As armor-clad warriors battle with swords and shields wearing their houses colors and coat of arms as royalty watches, others perfect their weapon-wielding talents by shooting arrows using long and short bows or throwing knives and axes. All the while peasants and merrymakers da…
SMITHVILLE — The deadline to enter children in Smithville’s Little Mr. and Miss contests as part of the city’s 150th anniversary is today, Thursday, June 22.
SMITHVILLE — For Nicole Brown, Smithville Lake’s community is family.
SMITHVILLE — As armor-clad warriors battle with swords and shields wearing their houses colors and coat of arms as royalty watches, others perfect their weapon-wielding talents by shooting arrows using long and short bows or throwing knives and axes. All the while peasants and merrymakers da…
LIBERTY — Having a fear of heights can be bad. Having cancer is worse. By joining forces, two organizations are trying to help people get over their fear of heights while getting exercise and donating funds to help families whose children are fighting cancer.
Schools
LIBERTY — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced that William Jewell College received a Digital Imaging Grant of $29,153, which will be used to develop the library’s digital collection.
A group of Smithville students visited Ireland and Scotland in June as part of a biennial international travel program. The trip included stops at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trinity College, Titanic Belfast Museum, Robert Burns Cottage & Museum, Edinburgh Castle, William Wallace Monument, …
KEARNEY — Transformational is how architects and district administrators are describing plans for Kearney High School’s forthcoming voter-approved bond-funded additions.
Obituaries
Sheila Annette Cunningham, 66, of Holt, MO passed away June 25…
Patricia Halstead, 71, of Smithville, MO passed away, June 18, 2017.
Opinion
Well, we just officially entered the season of summer yesterday with the undisputed date that summer starts: June 21. So, those last couple of weeks when the temperatures got super hot and the heat index was in triple digits was really only a trial.
My purpose in writing this is to encourage folks to think about ways we can come together to help fund and build a new and modern animal shelter for our wonderful city. Funding a new shelter was put to a vote several years ago. It was so hidden in legal wordage that unless you were really lo…
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