Posted on: November 23, 2011
During the weekly meeting of the County Legislature Monday, November 21, County Executive Mike Sanders presented a check to Operation Breakthrough co-founder Sister Berta Sailor for $16,500. The money was raised through the County Executive Charity Golf ...> MORE
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Posted on: November 3, 2011
Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders delivers his 2011 State of the County Address.
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Posted on: October 20, 2011
The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, an elaborate drill simulating the response to a devastating earthquake with an epicenter in the Missouri "boot hill," has earned a major award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Jackson County p...> MORE
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Posted on: October 11, 2011
If federal dollars become available because Congress passes either a jobs bill or a transportation bill, the Greater Kansas City area will be "well positioned" to receive assistance for a wide-array of projects. Those projects could employee tho...> MORE
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Posted on: August 30, 2011
They came together to discuss economic development strategies that will benefit both Jackson County and the entire state of Missouri. Five Missouri State representatives and five eastern Jackson County mayors participated in the forum Friday, August 26 th...> MORE
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Posted on: August 11, 2011
As Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders observed, the numbers are "sobering." According to the FBI, approximately 1,500 women each year are killed in the United States by either their husbands or boyfriends. Domestic violence accounts for an es...> MORE
2011
Posted on: June 20, 2011
About 60 children were expected to step through the doors of the new COMBAT Drug Prevention & Resource Center when it opened this morning inside the Clymer Community Center at 1301 Vine Street in Kansas City.
The Jackson County COMBAT program and th...> MORE
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Posted on: June 3, 2011
Walkers, runners and bicyclists were all anxious to hit the trail June 3, 2011 as Jackson County and the City of Independence officially opened a three-and-a-half-mile extension of the Little Blue Trace Trail.
The eastern Jackson County trail now stre...> MORE
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Posted on: May 27, 2011
The committee tasked with redrawing the Jackson County Legislative districts has completed its work. The Reapportionment Committee presented maps outlining the new district boundaries to the County Legislature during its regular weekly meeting Monday, May...> MORE
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Posted on: May 13, 2011
A modern repeat of the 1811 and 1812 New Madrid earthquakes is generally considered among the worst possible natural disasters that could occur in the United States. Next week (May 16-20), the Jackson County Emergency Preparedness & Homeland Security ...> MORE
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Posted on: May 6, 2011
Jean Peters Baker is the new Jackson County Prosecutor. Declaring her to be the "absolute best person for this job," County Executive Mike Sanders announced Peters-Baker's appointment during a news conference held this afternoon at the courthous...> MORE
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Posted on: April 27, 2011
Wooden tombstones, painted either pink or blue, were aligned in the lobby of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City last Friday (April 22). Each marker represented a little boy or girl who had died in Jackson County during the last decade due to chi...> MORE
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Posted on: April 8, 2011
Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders and other County staff led local and state elected officials on a tour of key economic development sites within the county this morning. Major stops on the tour included sites that already are or will soon become foca...> MORE
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Posted on: March 25, 2011
Jackson County Legislators joined County Executive Mike Sanders in honoring retired Missouri State Senator Yvonne Wilson for her more than half century of service to the community -- first as a teacher, then as a Kansas City School District administrator ...> MORE
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Posted on: February 8, 2011
The ultimate goal remains the same: some day unveiling a larger-than-life statue of Harry S. Truman. To raise awareness of the ongoing effort to honor America's 33rd President with a statue to be erected at a place of prominence in the Kansas City area, J...> MORE
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Posted on: February 1, 2011
When Dr. Mary H. Dudley became Jackson County's Chief Medical Examiner in January of 2007, implementing a tissue donor referral program was among her top priorities. She knew that the Medical Examiner's Office could play a vital role in the life-saving an...> MORE
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Posted on: January 4, 2011
Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders takes the oath of office as he and the County Legislators embark on new terms.
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