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![Several camper trailers from Trailside RV along Interstate 70 in Grain Valley got moved or damaged by tornado winds late Monday. The National Weather Service had surveyors assessing storm damage spots Tuesday to determine if tornadoes had occurred. [Mike Genet/The Examiner]](https://www.examiner.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/104/2024/05/Grain-Valley-storm-damage-050824-scaled.jpg)
Small tornado skips through Blue Springs and Grain Valley, leaving some damage
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Wind from the severe thunderstorms that spawned a couple of tornadoes late Monday not only caused the usual downed trees and limbs around Eastern Jackson County but also damaged the roofs of…
Entertainment
A comedy comes to an Independence stage
By The Examiner staff What: Encore Theatre of Independence presents the comedy “The Play That Goes Wrong,” written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields (2012), directed by Sandy Dempsey and produced by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, under license from Mischief Worldwide Ltd. Where: Powerhouse Theatre at the Sermon Center, 201 N. Dodgion…
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Five local golfers advance to state tournament
By Bill Althausbill.althaus@examiner.net Stone Yerington is going to state. And the Blue Springs South High School junior golfer was a classic example of mental toughness Monday afternoon at Adams Pointe Golf Club. He overcame a…