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92-year-old man reported missing from home near 104 & Holmes Rd

By Martin City Telegraph / April 13, 2026
Local News

Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash at I-435 & 87th Street

By Martin City Telegraph / April 12, 2026
Local News

Book review: Injustice Town: A Corrupt City, a Wrongly Convicted Man, and a Struggle for Freedom

By Martin City Telegraph / April 12, 2026
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Election April 7th 2026

Kendrick, McDuffie elected to represent Grandview; Water board incumbents squash nepotism concerns

By Martin City Telegraph / April 9, 2026
Election April 7th 2026

Hickman Mills, Center, Belton school districts elect board members, pass bond issues

By Martin City Telegraph / April 9, 2026
Red Bridge Shopping Center has fun with Pic or Treat
Arts & Entertainment

Red Bridge Shopping Center has fun with Pic or Treat

By Martin City Telegraph / October 29, 2020

Red Bridge merchants have each created “spooky spots” for perfect photos ops and a chance to win prizes.

Voters to decide on cell phone tax to benefit 911 services
2020 Election Information

Voters to decide on cell phone tax to benefit 911 services

By Martin City Telegraph / October 29, 2020

Question 1: With fewer landlines to tax for 911 services, the state considers tax on

Jackson County voters decide on fate of Andrew Jackson statues
2020 Election Information

Jackson County voters decide on fate of Andrew Jackson statues

By Martin City Telegraph / October 29, 2020

What factors exist that make someone so problematic that we no longer want to recognize them? This is the real question as it pertains to Andrew Jackson.

Amendment 1 creates term limits for remaining top state officials
2020 Election Information

Amendment 1 creates term limits for remaining top state officials

By Martin City Telegraph / October 29, 2020

Amendment 1 would limit the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, and attorney general to two  terms in office.

So why are we voting again on “Clean Missouri?”
2020 Election Information

So why are we voting again on “Clean Missouri?”

By Martin City Telegraph / October 29, 2020

[Amendment 3] returns the entire redistricting process to such commissions that tend to be made up of political insiders.

The curious kidnapping of Laura Ellis: A little-known 1930s saga
History

The curious kidnapping of Laura Ellis: A little-known 1930s saga

By Martin City Telegraph / October 25, 2020

In 1934, a middle-aged beauty shop manager vanished from sight after attending a labor meeting at 14th and Woodland in Kansas City. She was found dazed and confused hundreds of miles away, but the incident remains mysterious.

Wonderscope to celebrate grand opening
Arts & Entertainment/Education

Wonderscope to celebrate grand opening

By Martin City Telegraph / October 22, 2020

Welcome to the neighborhood, Wonderscope!  The Regnier Family Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City will

KC Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund has expanded deadline for community events
Arts & Entertainment/City Business

KC Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund has expanded deadline for community events

By Martin City Telegraph / October 22, 2020

Tourism Development Fund Application deadline extended to Friday, Oct. 30 By Kathy Feist The application

The Daily Limit shuts down after 25 years
Community/Dining/Local News

The Daily Limit shuts down after 25 years

By Martin City Telegraph / October 21, 2020

Editor”s Note: The Daily Limit, a longtime establishment at the Red Bridge Shopping Center, has

Prepare to be scared! Local film producer shares tales of the supernatural on Amazon Prime
Arts & Entertainment

Prepare to be scared! Local film producer shares tales of the supernatural on Amazon Prime

By Martin City Telegraph / October 20, 2020

“These stories are all based on actual events. Someone had to anguish through them.”

Mask breath is a thing. Local dentist explains how to avoid it.
Health

Mask breath is a thing. Local dentist explains how to avoid it.

By Martin City Telegraph / October 17, 2020

Face masks do not cause bad breath, but they’ are an agent of awareness, according to the ADA. 

Heartland Conservation Alliance hosts outdoor event at its new Heartland Overlook Preserve along Blue River watershed
Community/Local News

Heartland Conservation Alliance hosts outdoor event at its new Heartland Overlook Preserve along Blue River watershed

By Martin City Telegraph / October 16, 2020

Conservation partners celebrate purchase of Blue River forest On Sunday, October 18, from 10 am

Grandview School District zaps germs away with UV disinfecting lights
Education/Local News

Grandview School District zaps germs away with UV disinfecting lights

By Martin City Telegraph / October 14, 2020

Grandview School District’s Ultra Violet light system is rolled into a room, activated and finished disinfecting within 20-30 minutes.

The story of Maria Devinki and her real estate firm’s newest move
City Business/Community/History

The story of Maria Devinki and her real estate firm’s newest move

By Martin City Telegraph / October 12, 2020

Devinki Real Estate moves to new offices at 97th and Wornall   By Tyler Schneider For

The nostalgia of Kiddie Land on Wornall Road
History

The nostalgia of Kiddie Land on Wornall Road

By Martin City Telegraph / October 12, 2020

The nostalgia of Kiddie Land on Wornall Road By Diane Euston   Growing up in south

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