Brady Singer deserved better than a no decision, but the Kansas City Royals couldn’t scratch across a run and the New York Yankees’ MVP candidate Aaron Judge delivered his third walk-off home run of the season.

Independence USD 446 will conduct a special mandatory informational session for prospective “substitute classroom instructors” on Monday afternoon, August 1, at Independence High School, 1301 N. 10th Street. The meeting is scheduled from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Library at IHS.

The campaign of Secretary of State Scott Schwab pushed back Tuesday against Republican primary challenger Mike Brown’s attempt to blame the GOP incumbent for election administration mistakes in Rice and Douglas counties.

The drumbeat of recession grew louder after the U.S. economy shrank for a second straight quarter, as decades-high inflation undercut consumer spending and Federal Reserve interest rate hikes stymied businesses and housing.

Dickinson County officials threatened to arrest Democrats who were protesting near the county courthouse in Abilene in opposition of the constitutional amendment on abortion. The dispute is indicative of tensions over the abortion amendment on the Aug.

Jul. 29 — The Kansas City Chiefs had their second official practice Thursday morning for their 2022 training camp, presented by Mosaic Life Care. While the focus was on improving specific positions, the Chiefs received some help from off the field.

The Independence City Commissioners met Thursday evening for their regular session in the Memorial Hall Civic Center. After Mayor Dean Hayse called the meeting to order and led the flag salute, the agenda was adopted and the meeting began.

Douglas and I have been doing a fair amount of traveling this year, including stays at Marriotts and a few other hotels that are now skipping an amenity that a lot of people have long taken for granted: the little bottles of complimentary shampoo, gels and lotions.

When an elderly woman she knew buried her husband cheap, without even a Catholic Mass, an old aunt of mine said, "She buried that man like he was a dog." The man remains buried. Not a "woof" out of him.

Dear Annie: I’ve been with my girlfriend for seven years and lived with her for four. She wants to get married and have kids. For the past three years, I’ve promised to propose every six months, but when the time comes, I back out. I even went ring shopping but couldn’t pull the trigger.