Alice Kollinzas offers quit the assortment of baked goods and more at Cafe Brarlin in Independence. The bakery is in the black house that is just north of the city’s civic center.

The objective is clear for coach Marc Burleson (center) and his Panthers girls varsity basketball team: To earn a state playoff berth. It helps their chances that Central is off to a fast start, having won five of their first seven games.

A mini-exhibit at the Independence Heritage Museum sheds light on an historic all-women’s air race, and its local connection. For 12 years, beginning in 1969, the Independence airport served as the finish line for the 750-mile Palms to Pines air race. / Photo contributed