A Raytown man died in a crash in Independence on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Just before 2:36 p.m., police responded to the crash near Noland Road north of U.S. 40 Highway.
My dentist, Dr. Shawn Lee, is a great lover of Rogers and its history. Recently, he shared a box of old Rogers Daily News newspapers that had been preserved by his family, some going back to 1927. As I examined each page, the year 1956, the 75th anniversary of Rogers, stood out as very interesting. Here are some glimpses of life in Rogers from that year with excerpts from the Diamond Jubilee special edition of the Rogers Daily News: