Opinion

Ken Garten: What ever happened to the country lawyer?

Among the many challenges facing rural Missouri is a shortage of lawyers. A number of areas are underserved outstate. Take my old home town of Trenton, Missouri, in beautiful Grundy County. Or, as some describe…

Lifestyle

Community calendar — Thursday and Friday

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to jeff.fox@examiner.net or sent to The Examiner, 12012 East U.S. 40, Independence, Mo., 64055. THURSDAY Senior Pickleball: 1 to 3 p.m., Grain Valley Community Center, 713 Main…

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Mondaine takes on new role in historic Independence church

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net While Rev. Anthony Mondaine closed the ministry he had founded several years ago, the Restoration Life church, First Christian Church in Independence was seeking a new pastor. Restoration Life had been…

Entertainment

Puppetry Arts Institute presents 'Bear Frolics'

This Saturday, the Puppetry Arts Institute presents “Bear Frolics,” performed by Kraig Kensinger and Andrew Evans. Performance time is 11 a.m. Puppetry Arts Institute is at 11025 E. Winner Road in Independence. Admission is $5 per person (infants 2 and under admitted free). To reserve seats or for more information, call 816-833-9777 or email pai@att.net….

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Ken Garten: What ever happened to the country lawyer?

Among the many challenges facing rural Missouri is a shortage of lawyers. A number of areas are underserved outstate. Take my old home town of Trenton, Missouri, in beautiful Grundy County. Or, as some describe…

Lifestyle

Community calendar — Thursday and Friday

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to jeff.fox@examiner.net or sent to The Examiner, 12012 East U.S. 40, Independence, Mo., 64055. THURSDAY Senior Pickleball: 1 to 3 p.m., Grain Valley Community Center, 713 Main…