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A developer has proposed apartments, shops and entertainment space for the former lumber yard in downtown Blue Springs.

We still want to hear from you. You can nominate a woman for her leadership or resiliency for USA Today's Women of the Year project here.

The recalled dog and cat food products were distributed to retail stores nationwide and to online retailers.

Jackson County has administered more than 133,372 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as of March 30.

The Sabra products were distributed in 16 states, including Missouri.

The Examiner's Mike Genet and Jeff Fox catch up with Jackson County Election Board co-director Corey Dillon, going over some last-minute reminders and getting a sense of how busy the office has been for this election.

Did the Independence City Council get it right or wrong Monday night. The Examiner weighs in. https://www.examiner.net//covid-19-independenc/3715187001/

What was the best bargain you ever found at Wild Woody's? https://www.examiner.net//examiner-drug-use-st/3681214001/

Independence posts burn ban. https://www.examiner.net///2020/10/13/burn-ban/3647213001/

Who remembers Main Street taken out for a block in front of the Bundschu Building/City Hall to create a plaza, with a fountain? All part of Urban Renewal. It was a thing. It didn't last. But they tried. https://www.examiner.net//days-gone-by-progres/5938997002/

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Blue Springs formally drops lawsuit over football game attendance limits. https://www.examiner.net///2020/10/09/covid-19/5940575002/

The city of Independence has closed a hotel where police had seen a large number of service calls followed by a police roundup.https://www.examiner.net//best-western-truman-/5914519002/

Where to register to vote as Wednesday's deadline nears. Plus how and where to get a ballot notarized. Plus a recent video with the Jackson County Election Board breaking down how absentee voting and voting by mail are not the same thing in Missouri. https://www.examiner.net//missouri-voter-regis/3626247001/

Voters deciding the fate of two statues of Andrew Jackson, the namesake of Jackson County? https://www.examiner.net//jackson-county-andre/3594465001/

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A chat with Grain Valley senior quarterback and three-sport athlete Cole Keller on his team's game with Oak Park tonight and how he feels returning from a knee injury last season.