Martin City Telegraph

From breakfast in Belton to raffles at Ward Parkway Center, take a chance to honor those who served in south KC on Nov. 11.

“Not everybody that’s in politics likes to admit when a mistake was made,” outgoing Sixth District Legislator Sean Smith said on Saturday. “I would say the first mistake was trusting what we were told.”

“Once we lose these public-owned lands, we can never get them back,” said Stacy Lake, who will take the helm as Jackson County Executive in January.

“Rep. Ealy was removed from committees this spring so he could address his personal issues. There are no plans to restore his committee assignments for the upcoming session.” 

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners  is encouraging residents and those who work in Kansas City to participate in the community listening sessions.

Late on Halloween, KCPD identified the victim as 33-year-old Derrick Jones.

Named Douglass Cemetery and sometimes called Grange, this landlocked cemetery just northeast of 92nd Street and Charlotte is being threatened by development.

The Ward Parkway Fleet Feet traces its roots to Garry Gribble’s Olympic Village, which opened in mid-1984.

The director at the Rainbow School recently beat four other finalists for the honorary title.

Resolution 260887 declares the City Council’s intent to preserve Blue River Road as a “historic automobile roadway” and initiates a 60-day pause on the plan to convert a portion into a trail.

Musicians from as far as New York want to lock in a spot for 2027. “It’s a good listening room.”

“If we find a good space nearby, one where more families could come and dine, then we might reopen.”

“That area is starving for good food.”

On Thursday afternoon, KCPD identified the deceased as 44-year-old Larry Baker.

No injuries were reported.