Area government offices are closed today in observance of Christmas. The Independence City Hall will reopen at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Coffeyville city offices will also open tomorrow.

Independence sanitation service will not run today and pickups will shift to tomorrow. In parsons, the Friday trash route was not picked up due to equipment issues. Friday's routes will be picked up tomorrow. In Coffeyville, if your regular trash day was Thursday or Friday, your bulk item pickup will be today.