As most of you have probably noticed by now, construction work has begun on Route 152 and I-35 Interchange. If you thought the traffic on Kansas Street couldn’t get any worse, think again. Lane closures have begun, causing large backups and delays on Kansas Street. Here is a brief overview…
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Election Preview: Liberty, Mo. midterm ballot
The 2018 midterm elections have nearly arrived and The Hilltop Monitor is going to have a series of articles previewing elections in the local area. We have previewed statewide races for U.S. Congress, Kansas City mayoral races and ballot initiatives, and now we are going to preview the rest of…
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Renovations reinvigorate Historic Downtown Liberty Square
The recently completed $5 million renovations to the Historic Downtown Liberty started a renaissance – one that merchants say they hope will attract William Jewell College students. The renovation updated 80 year-old infrastructure, and the city added new landscaping, lights and benches. It also widened the sidewalks to 14 feet…
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Fall arrives in Liberty
Last weekend, the town of Liberty marked the season change with their annual Fall Festival. Vendors, food trucks and amusements of all kinds were concentrated on the town square, and masses of people gathered to revel in the festivities. There was some anxiety about what the weekend might bring. This…
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Liberty’s smoking age raised to 21
On Sept. 26, the Liberty City Council approved an ordinance that increased the smoking age to 21 within city limits. With a 5-3 vote in favor of the ordinance, Liberty now joins over a dozen other cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area that have also raised their smoking ages…
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A review of Morning Day Café
If Morning Day Café (MDC) were a laptop it would be littered with bumper stickers that read “good vibes only,” “save the bees,” “eat organic” and “stay funky.” The local eatery and coffee stop is dedicated to sustainability and serves up a breakfast and lunch that is chemical-free, unprocessed and abound with…
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Canuteson becomes Missouri’s youngest elected official
Junior Business Administration Major, Brennan Canuteson has been elected to serve on The Liberty Road District. Brennan Canuteson, junior, was elected into office Apr. 7, 2015. She is the youngest elected official in the state of Missouri. Canuteson will serve on the Liberty Road District, a committee that allocates country…
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Just Beyond the Hill: poppies and trenches
The National World War I Museum is just beyond the Hill in downtown Kansas City. It is nestled beneath the Liberty Memorial, which was erected in the 1920s by the citizens of Kansas City to honor fallen soldiers from Kansas and Missouri. The National World War I Museum was added…
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Economic development, tourism promotion taxes approved by Liberty voters
There were three main issues proposed in the 2014 election cycle for Liberty, MO. They included building a new animal shelter, increasing funding to attract tourists to the city, and increasing the amount of residential land and work on the roads to decrease the amount of congestion. The animal shelter would…
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