Looking for something fun to do this week? Here’s a look at what your local libraries are hosting: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY CANEY CITY LIBRARY Tuesday, May 14 • Story Time- 10:00 a.m. • Lore at the Library- 6:00 p.m.

Hoo-boy, the NFL picked a doozy for the first game of the 2024 season. The Baltimore Ravens will be at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept.

Seth Lugo has been a model of consistency this season. The veteran right-handed pitcher continues to pile up quality starts for the Kansas City Royals while showcasing his precision on the mound.

After suffering a heartbreaking Game 2 loss at Pittsburg last Thursday on a late rally, the Independence High School baseball team traveled to Parsons on Friday, May 10 to wrap up regular season play. Following a defensive battle for most of the contest, the Bulldogs scored once in the top of the sixth for a 1-0 advantage, but once again were unable to hold on as the home team plated two in the bottom of the seventh for the walk off 2-1 victory.

Looking to head into the postseason on a high note, Independence High School softball headed to Parsons on Friday, May 10 for a single matchup and came away with a win. The Lady Bulldogs leapt out to an early lead and then padded the cushion with a late three-run rally to seal the 8-3 final.

On a gorgeous Mother’s Day Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, Roiy Mcllroy and Xander Schauffele staged one mother of a duel for two hours. In the final twosome, in what felt like a match-play format, they entered the final nine holes dead even.

Barb Odanaka remembers her struggles as a new mom and how skateboarding helped her push past those tough days with a newborn, a way to mentally and physically have an outlet away from the dirty diapers.

(TNS) Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on his people not to panic amid Russia’s ongoing advance in the Kharkiv region that’s jeopardizing a local city. Ukrainians should trust in their army defending the country’s northeastern border area and not “yield to emotions” despite the fierce fight there and the “extremely difficult” situation on the outskirts of Vovchansk, Zelenskyy said in his regular evening statement on Sunday.