Aiden Volk is shown working on the metal for a flag retirement box for his Eagle Scout project. The box is Pink Hill Park in Blue Springs, and more than 40 flags have been dropped off there, he said.

I’ve made and consumed my fair share of homemade hot chocolate. You’d think it’s hard to mess up such an indulgent ...

Blue Springs South all-state offensive lineman Dom Bruce (65), right, dreamed of attending the U.S. Military Academy as a child. Now he will get to play football for Army while studying to become ...