Longtime Independence council member Lucy Young resigns
Lucy Young, an at-large member of the Independence City Council, has resigned. Mayor Don Reimal said Young cited health reasons.
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Draft transcript of Mayor Sly James' State of the City speech
Editor’s note: Here is an draft transcript, provided in advance by the mayor’s office, of Sly James’ State of the City speech, which he gave this morning at Bartle Hall.
Independence City Council member Swoffer leaves record of community service
Will Swoffer, an Independence City Council member who died Tuesday, literally left his mark on the city.
Former Independence mayor remembered for rebuilding city
Former Independence Mayor Ron Stewart, who represented the city for more than a decade, died Friday after suffering two severe strokes this summer.
Former Independence mayor Ron Stewart dies at 74
The Independence City Council will honor former mayor Ron Stewart at its meeting Monday with a moment of silence.
Independence sales taxes would fund parks, stormwater work
The cost of a quality life in Independence: three-eighths of a cent.
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