×
Subscribe

Subscribe Today

Save almost 50% off the newsstand price!

In addition to receiving 26 issues of The Independent Kansas City’s Journal of Society, your subscription will include our annual publication, the Charitable Events Calendar and a subscription to our e-newsletter, The Insider.

Questions about your current subscription? Contact Laura Gabriel at 816-471-2800.

Engagement – Milledge

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Paul Moss of San Rafael, California, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Clare Cederberg Moss, to Droste DeForest Milledge III, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Droste DeForest Milledge, Jr., of Mission Hills, Kansas. Clare is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Warrington and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Elmer Moss. Droste is the grandson of Mrs. Bryant Page Barnes also of Mission Hills, and the late Mr. Barnes, and Mr. and Mrs. Droste DeForest Milledge of Prairie Village, Kansas. 

Clare Cederberg Moss and Droste DeForest Milledge III

Clare graduated from Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, California. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in international studies from Southern Methodist University. A member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, Clare is employed with Locala in New York, New York. Droste graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in finance from The University of Kansas. Droste was a Gentleman of The Jewel Ball in 2013. A member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Droste is employed with Houlihan Lokey in New York, New York. Theirs will be a June 14th wedding at the James Leary Flood Mansion in San Francisco, California. 

Featured in the October 5, 2024 issue of The Independent

Features

Culinary Artist: David Ruiz

The hiring committee at the Overland Park Convention Center knew they had a hit on their hands when they invited David Ruiz to conduct a tasting as a part of…

The 2024 BOTAR President – Natalie Kirk Welch

Even though Natalie Kirk Welch didn’t grow up being familiar with the Belles of the American Royal organization, she is now defining and directing what it means to be a…

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium – Jazzoo

Wesley Fields and Kris Lowry served as co-chairs of Jazzoo 2024, “Sea Otter Soirée,” a benefit for the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium. Partygoers had a fabulous time at the…

Jackson County CASA

June 30th was the date for Jackson County CASA’s 19th annual Carnival for CASA at Faulkner’s Ranch. More than 720 children and adults enjoyed the beautiful day which featured a…