For the week ending April 28, there were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 25% very short, 31% short, 35% adequate and 9% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 23% very short, 36% short, 35% adequate and 6% surplus.

(TNS) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The man who fatally shot four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in east Charlotte on Monday had been convicted of crimes across the state, a Charlotte Observer review of public records shows.

(TNS) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is recommending cannabis be reclassified as less risky, people familiar with the matter said — a move that could help the legal marijuana industry benefit from tax breaks.

Historical Marker #52, Mission Neosho, located 37° 36.073′ N, 95° 15.091′ W, Erie. At the intersection of US Highway 59 and Kansas Highway 146.

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The 2024 IHMAC Youth Exhibit Virtual Galleries and Critique are now on IHMAC website, www.ihmac.org. If you have not yet done so, please check out these wonderful artworks by young artists of southeast Kansas. Represented are Independence: Independence High School, Independence Middle School, Zion Lutheran School, St. Andrews and homeschooled, Lexi Hamilton and Evalyn Axthelm; Neodesha High School; Sedan Middle School and Sedan High School and Tyro Community Christian Church and Tyro homeschooled Kimiko Yelton. Burt Bucher, Art Professor at Independence Community College (ICC) is the 2024 IHMAC Young Artists Exhibit judge.

The City of Independence is issuing a statement about recent rumors suggesting that the City is annexing properties several miles out into the County. These rumors are not true.

The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Monday, April 29. They met to discuss the Cherryvale Chamber of Commerce, County payroll software, the City of Independence’s land annex plan, Road and Bridge federal grant funding, vehicle purchase protocol for Rural Fire, flooding and to begin examining the 2025 County budgets.

(StatePoint) May is National Small Business Month, an annual opportunity to support the hard work of small business owners. The backbone of the nation’s economy, small businesses employ 45.9% of the entire U.S. workforce and make up 99.9% of all U.S. businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Gregg Webster of Independence recently qualified for the firm's Impact conference, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of 413 successful financial advisors from among the firm's more than 19,000. The conference, which includes financial advisors from both the U.S. and Canada, will be held May 6-9 in Scottsdale, AZ.