Folks dropping letters in the mail starting Friday may want to add a few extra days for transit if their missives are going cross-country. Likewise, anyone sending packages and cards around the holiday season will want to have a smidge of extra cash on hand to pay the postage piper.

As you might have noticed, our Living section was a bit different last weekend, featuring the beautiful ruins of Legionville Preventorium nestled in rural Montgomery County. There will be a periodic change in our Living Section as time and events allow, turning it into Living History. It will not happen every week, as there are other events and stories to cover and it takes some time to research, so just keep an eye out for them! As a Wichita State University graduate with a Bachelors in History, this kind of thing is my forte and history is definitely something we have a lot of here in Independence and Montgomery County. I love delving into the past of the structures like Legionville and even the Arco Building, which both have a rich and storied past in the area. If you have an idea of a building or event I should cover, please e-mail me at brea@indydailyreporter.com. I would love to hear from you.

When 2020's Neewollah festivities were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of hearts broke throughout Independence. From families that love the festivities, to area marching bands that were ready to compete in one of the best marching festivals around, to downtown Independence businesses that knew how badly the cancelation of the festival would hurt — the collective head shaking could be heard from miles around, thanks to 2020 in general.

Larry Douglas Moore, 59, of Lansing, Kansas passed away on Sunday, September 26,2021 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born to Bill and Mary (Pogue) Moore on March 13, 1962 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Larry graduated high school from Lansing, Kansas in 1982.

Daniel Potts, age 72, of Independence, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Freeman West Medical Center in Joplin, MO. Graveside celebration of life services will be held 10:00 AM Friday, October 1, 2021, at Winfield Veteran’s Cemetery in Winfield, KS, with Rev. Joe Davolt of the Bible Holiness Church officiating. Friends may call at Zach Webb Family Funeral Service on Thursday from noon to 6:00 PM. Memorial contributions on behalf of the family may be sent to Zach Webb Family Funeral Service, 1475 S. 10th, Independence, KS 67301.

ACCIDENTS Sept. 20- At approximately 3:22 p.m, IPD officers responded to a report of a non-injury, two-vehicle accident in the 500 block of South 10th Street.

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