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New Grandview superintendent addresses gaps amid challenging year

By Martin City Telegraph / August 24, 2026
Education

Driven By Safety: Profile of a School Bus Driver

By Martin City Telegraph / August 22, 2026
Education

New public school projects underway as south KC starts 2026-27

By Tony Madden / August 19, 2026
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Dining Home & Garden

The return of the roadside stand

By Martin City Telegraph / August 21, 2026
Home & Garden

You can now toss paper cups and plastic to-go cups into your recycling bin

By Martin City Telegraph / August 18, 2026
Mayor’s ordinances could target demolition by neglect, absentee owners in south Kansas City
City Business/Local News

Mayor’s ordinances could target demolition by neglect, absentee owners in south Kansas City

By Martin City Telegraph / June 8, 2026

“We’ve got several areas in south Kansas City, but we need to really look at how we can demolish these buildings,” said Darrell Curls, councilman for the 5th District at Large. “They’ve been sitting vacant — some of them — for 20-plus years. I mean, that’s unacceptable to me.”

South KC Perspective: Grandview honors alumni, hires former professional baseball player, and other news
South KC Perspective

South KC Perspective: Grandview honors alumni, hires former professional baseball player, and other news

By Martin City Telegraph / June 8, 2026

Grandview High School honored four alumni: Brian Sloan, Stacia Williams, Jonathan Goforth and Curtis Smith.

Investigation ongoing after 9 injured in shooting at 79th and Troost Saturday morning
Local News

Investigation ongoing after 9 injured in shooting at 79th and Troost Saturday morning

By Martin City Telegraph / June 7, 2026

“This was not near a World Cup venue or base camp,” KCPD public information officer Alayna Gonzalez told the Telegraph in an email Sunday evening.

Something new and refreshing is happening at Ward Parkway Center
Arts & Entertainment/Business/Dining

Something new and refreshing is happening at Ward Parkway Center

By Martin City Telegraph / June 6, 2026

“This was an opportunity to fix things that needed to be done, bring my experience in and reimagine what this place could be.” 

Family argument turns deadly
Local News

Family argument turns deadly

By Martin City Telegraph / June 5, 2026

Police are not currently seeking any further persons of interest.

UPDATE:  Man reported last seen near Oakwood and Bannister is found
Local News

UPDATE: Man reported last seen near Oakwood and Bannister is found

By Martin City Telegraph / June 2, 2026

If located, contact the Kansas City Missouri Police Department Missing Persons
Unit at (816) 234-5043 or call 911.

As Community Assistance Council expands into larger facility, it seeks community support and tenants
City Business/Community/Spiritual

As Community Assistance Council expands into larger facility, it seeks community support and tenants

By Martin City Telegraph / June 2, 2026

“We are calling ourselves the epoxy, the in-between for those who are on a waiting list at Swope or don’t have the means.”

Among the Wyandot: Hiram Northrup, merchant and banker of both Kansas Cities
History

Among the Wyandot: Hiram Northrup, merchant and banker of both Kansas Cities

By Martin City Telegraph / May 31, 2026

“His biography is so intimately associated with the growth and development of Kansas City and the territory west of it that it has become part of the history of the great southwest.”

Belton to honor famed prohibitionist this weekend at third annual Carry Nation Days
Arts & Entertainment/Local News

Belton to honor famed prohibitionist this weekend at third annual Carry Nation Days

By Martin City Telegraph / May 29, 2026

Drones, food trucks, vendors and a beer garden will come together on Belton’s Main Street on Friday and Saturday to honor the axe-wielding prohibitionist and feminist with ties to Kansas City history.

Main Street Theater in Belton presents Nana’s Naughty Knickers
Arts & Entertainment

Main Street Theater in Belton presents Nana’s Naughty Knickers

By Martin City Telegraph / May 29, 2026

A sweet grandma is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling handmade naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the five-borough area.

Thanks to Pearl Jam and a Substack post, guitar lessons come free at Art House 
Arts & Entertainment/Education

Thanks to Pearl Jam and a Substack post, guitar lessons come free at Art House 

By Martin City Telegraph / May 28, 2026

“A kid whose family can’t afford lessons still gets lessons.”

Obituary: James Beckner, a locally renowned Civil War expert, passes
Obituary

Obituary: James Beckner, a locally renowned Civil War expert, passes

By Martin City Telegraph / May 28, 2026

Visitation and service will be held on Saturday May 30th at the Cullen Funeral Home in Raymore.

Pickup truck crash and rollover closes 71 Hwy for two hours
Local News

Pickup truck crash and rollover closes 71 Hwy for two hours

By Martin City Telegraph / May 27, 2026

Four lanes of southbound 71 Highway were closed to traffic for approximately two and a half hours.

Grandview has a new police chief
City Business

Grandview has a new police chief

By Martin City Telegraph / May 27, 2026

“He genuinely cares about you, about Grandview.”

Vehicle slams into concrete pillar at I-435 and I-470
Local News

Vehicle slams into concrete pillar at I-435 and I-470

By Martin City Telegraph / May 27, 2026

The driver showed signs of impairment, and the passenger is listed in critical condition.

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