GLADSTONE – The city of Gladstone has partnered with GEST, a national transportation service, to launch a new on-demand, door-to-door ride program beginning Sept. 1, according to a city’s press release.
SMITHVILLE – About 16 months after a tornado moved across Smithville Lake, destroying the Kansas City Trapshooters Association clubhouse, the recreational shooters board and members of the Clay County Commission celebrated the grand re-opening Aug. 22.
By Mike Genetmike.genet@examiner.net An Independence School District elementary teacher just hired this year faces federal charges for child pornography after investigators received tips Tuesday. Dennis Hernandez, 28, was arrested at…
GLADSTONE — It’s time again for Dunkin’ Dogs, the annual event that allows dogs to swim in the Gladstone outdoor community pool. The pool will be open to four-legged friends…
CLAY COUNTY — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrested four men Aug. 7 and 8 who were seeking to have sex with 14-year-old girls as part of a broader law enforcement operation to combat human trafficking occurring in communities north and east of Kansas City, according to a release from the sheriff’s office.
CLAY COUNTY — Genealogy KC, an event for family history buffs and beginners, will hold its 10th annual conference Aug. 23 in Kansas City North.
August has arrived and with it the 2025-2026 school year. The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to encourage parents to include conversations about safety when preparing their students for school. It’s also important that drivers be prepared for the change in traffic patterns as students begin another year of instruction. In 2024, seven people were killed and 345 injured in traffic crashes involving a school bus. In Missouri last year, a total of 843 traffic crashes involved school buses.
CLAY COUNTY — Ray Von McCall Jr., 37, is in custody in Mobile, Alabama, after MobilePolice arrested him on Aug. 12. McCall faces felony charges in Clay County for homicide…
GLADSTONE — Three students at Pride Martial Arts in Gladstone have some impressive hardware as they all medaled at the 2025 World Championship recently held in Phoenix, Arizona.
CLAY COUNTY — Due to funding from the Clay County Opioid Settlement Fund, Clay County Public Health Center recently purchased eight new Narcan distribution boxes.