Independence NewsLocal news for Independence, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Title Issue Heard in Disputed Schools Case- July 15, 2008 " A Jackson County judge heard arguments Monday about who has permission to transfer the title of seven buildings in the middle of the dispute between the Kansas City and Independence school districts.http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/title-issue-heard-in-disputed-schools-ca... Judge asks for more information in transfer of schools- July 14, 2008 The judge hearing a financial dispute between the Independence and Kansas City school districts today requested additional information and gave them until next Monday to submit it.The judge issued his order ...http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/judge-asks-for-more-information-in-trans... Body found in Independence- July 14, 2008 Independence police said late Sunday evening that they were investigating the discovery of a body in a wooded area near 24th Street and Hardy Avenue.http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/body-found-in-independence?fromrss=1 Accused Man Rams into NBC Action News Crew with Wheelchair- July 13, 2008 An Independence bar manager rammed his electric wheelchair into an NBC Action News crew that wanted answers as to why he wasn't giving his employees their paychecks.http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/accused-man-rams-into-nbc-action-news-cr... Let's focus on deeper issues this election- July 12, 2008 In the end, this election must not be about which presidential candidate can better wrap himself in the flag than the other.http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/lets-focus-on-deeper-issues-this-electio... Volunteers To Rehab Independence Schools- July 11, 2008 The Independence School District wants volunteers to help workers prepare six newly acquired schools for the first day of school.http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/volunteers-to-rehab-independence-schools... Independence Hosts Extreme School Makeover- July 10, 2008 After much delay, the Independence School District is under the gun trying to prepare six schools for children this fall... and they're asking for your help.http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/independence-hosts-extreme-school-makeov... Flag Pin Just One Symbol Embraced By Obama- July 9, 2008 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama wears a U.S. flag pin as he is introduced at a town hall-style meeting in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Tuesday, May 13, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/flag-pin-just-one-symbol-embraced-by-oba... Two speeches, two truths about America- July 9, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama's recent speech on patriotism at the Truman Memorial Building in Independence, Mo., stands in sharp relief to Frederick Douglass' Fourth of July oration before the Rochester Ladies' ...http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/two-speeches-two-truths-about-america?fr... Independence Tells KC Schools To 'Move On'- July 9, 2008 The Independence School District held a news conference Tuesday evening regarding the seven schools it is taking over from the Kansas City district.http://www.topix.net/city/independence-mo/2008/07/independence-tells-kc-schools-to-move-on... |