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  • Publisher's Note

    The Independent looks forward to sharing another 125 years

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  • Kansas City Young Matrons

    Mistletoe Party

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  • 74th Annual Community Ball and Cotillion of the Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties

    Junior League Cotillion Members

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    Folly Frolic

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    Holiday Luncheon

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    Cresendo

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Rachel’s Reads – January 25, 2025
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Halo – Defying The Odds”: A HALO Art Auction Benefiting Homeless Youth
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Congratulations, Cassidy & Chan!
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The Museum of Kansas City
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Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball 2024
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Kansas City Young Matrons’ Mistletoe Party
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74th Annual Community Ball and Cotillion of the Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties
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