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City Business

Grandview swears in aldermen, approves affordable housing project

By Martin City Telegraph / April 20, 2026
City Business Local News

Bailey bridge to be installed on Grandview’s Truman Presidential Trail after decade in storage

By Martin City Telegraph / April 15, 2026
City Business

Martin City Community Improvement District makes plans for upcoming year

By Martin City Telegraph / April 15, 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
Local News

Freezing for a Reason

By Martin City Telegraph / December 19, 2017

Boy Scout Troop 531 built cardboard homes to sleep in at Martin City Baptist Church,

City Business/Local News

Reopening of McDonald’s reveals future

By Martin City Telegraph / December 19, 2017

By Jill Draper McDonald’s is modernizing its fast-food restaurant concept throughout the nation, and the

South KC Perspective

Demolition of Bannister Federal Complex Begins

By Martin City Telegraph / December 19, 2017

In time for Christmas, new owners receive land title and $211 million for clean up

Pack up the kids and go for a ride. Here’s a list of some of the best decorated homes in South KC.
Local News

Pack up the kids and go for a ride. Here’s a list of some of the best decorated homes in South KC.

By Martin City Telegraph / December 16, 2017

Our Holiday Homes Decorating Contest ends in less than a week. There’s still time to be a competitor!

City Business/Health

A Healthy You for the Holidays

By Martin City Telegraph / December 15, 2017

By Joey Salomone Capture the sun this holiday season to stay merry and bright. In

Arts & Entertainment/South KC Perspective

Santa Wonderland

By Martin City Telegraph / December 15, 2017

Children can personally visit with Santa Claus from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 16,

History

Log Cabin to Be Reconstructed at Belton Park Could Be a National Treasure

By Martin City Telegraph / December 11, 2017

By Diane Euston When Don Peters received a phone call in December 2014 that a

History/Local News

Thomas Hart Benton’s Shocking Wartime Paintings

By Martin City Telegraph / December 11, 2017

By Paul Edelman A series of shocking paintings once deemed too brutal and horrifying to

Local News/Spiritual

Pastor Dezo Desauguste joins First Baptist

By Martin City Telegraph / December 11, 2017

After interning for two years, Dezo Desauguste is now a co-pastor at the First Baptist

Spiritual

Christmas Mystery Celebrates Its 20th Season with performance at Avila

By Martin City Telegraph / December 11, 2017

Twelve-year-old Daniel Day Academy student Kimberly Terry will perform the part of Clara in Dramatic

City Business/Health/Local News

Free Dental Day a Success

By Martin City Telegraph / December 11, 2017

By Kathy Feist November 22nd was a bitterly cold and windy day. But that didn’t

Education/Health/Local News

Martin City Students take on Bulldog Challenge

By Martin City Telegraph / December 11, 2017

Around 80 students participated in a camp-in experience called the Bulldog Challenge at Martin City

Arts & Entertainment/City Business/History/Local News

On with the show! Martin City Melodrama celebrates new home with Christmas performance

By Martin City Telegraph / December 8, 2017

  Martin City Melodrama finds its forever home near its first home By Kathy Feist

Spiritual

First Baptist hosts Drive-Thru Living Nativity

By Martin City Telegraph / December 8, 2017

By Brad Lucht First Baptist Church in Red Bridge, 100 W. Red Bridge Rd.,  is

Education

KC Scholars Provides Scholarships for low and middle income students

By Martin City Telegraph / December 8, 2017

By John Sharp A junior at Ruskin High School, Shyria Darrington, got a standing ovation

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