INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - Millions of dollars in improvements will soon be heading to Independence after voters approved two of three general obligation (GO) bond issues. Voters approved Question 2.

The park service employs about 20,000 permanent, temporary, and seasonal employees at sites that welcomed 325 million visitors in 2023, up by 13 million from the year before, according to the agency.

Jackson County Parks + Rec was recently awarded more than $500,000 in grants to go toward its historic sites Fort Osage and Missouri Town Living History Museum. [Mike Genet/The Examiner] ...