Independence News

http://www.independenceks.gov/ To see the new website of the city of Independence.

Unlike most folks, I take this day to be very special. I am currently re-reading the Declaration of Independence.

... in the Toughman Contest at the Muskogee Civic Center on Saturday night.Among middleweights, David Myers of Independence, Kan., won the title against John Hulse of Longdale.

Cherryvale, Kansas has long served as the location of Watco's railroad switching yard.

When this year's Inter-State Fair and Rodeo takes place this August in Coffeyville, fans will be treated to a new and improved fairgrounds and rodeo arena. From C-ville Topix

Cessna Aircraft Co., the nation's largest builder of corporate jets, said Friday it is laying off another 1,300 workers, raising the number of jobs eliminated to half of its work force since November as the recession has depressed demand for its planes.

According to Montgomery County Sheriff's Department a bank robbery occurred Friday at around 10:30 a.m. at the Commercial Bank at 616 North Penn in Independence.

Kansas State Parks are divided into 5 regional offices. The offices manage a total of 24 state parks, 4 museums, 4 fish hatcheries and 63 wildlife management areas.

Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, is tucked inside her capsule and ready to launch into space aboard a Jupiter missile.

A fuel distributor whose financial difficulties led to problems at several area gas stations was a victim of a swindle that pushed it into bankruptcy, according to a lawsuit.The company, Crescent Fuels Inc., had annual sales of just under $1 billion and was one of the top distributors for ConocoPhillips and Shell Oil.

Fort Scott Director of Economic Development Dale Bunn is attempting to put a stop to property tax rumors.

Here are resources to inspire and guide an exploration of Laura Ingalls Wilder sites: A good place to begin, with information on festivals and much more, is www.laurasprairiehouse.com . Beyond the standard "The Little House" books , there is "The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods From Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories," by Barbara M.

The Kansas economy is like a deck of double-face cards. On one side is the King - commercial development, new and expanding businesses, hope for the future.

"Could there be a Freeport National Bank or a Tarentum National Bank in the future? I think the case to be made is going to become more compelling." I had to take care of some business in Freeport not long ago and became engaged in a friendly discussion with a local attorney about our country's economic upheaval.

FDIC chair Sheila Bair is an Independence native

EDITOR'S NOTE: This week, Topeka Capital-Journal reporter Jan Biles will be traveling US-75 highway from the Nebraska border to the Oklahoma state line to talk to people about the economy and the impact the recession has -- or hasn't -- had on them.

Laura Elizabeth Wilder 1867-1957 Laura is the best selling author of The Little House On The Prairie book series.

So did the details behind it. Two women busted by police for selling sexual favors inside a home on a quiet, tree lined Prairie Village Street not far from a church.

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Heres' a message from Patricia Houser about tax day tea parties planned for southeast Kansas.

An independent federal agency has been trying out a new program to give people an option to payday loans.