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The KCK Women’s Chamber Foundation abre período de solicitud de becas

Foundation opens scholarship application periodBy Angie BaldelomarThe KCK Women’s Chamber Foundation has opened the application period for its 2024 scholarships.“The KCK Women’s Chamber Foundation has been providing scholarships to non-traditional women students for almost 20 years and is striving to continue to grow and increase our impact on women in the Kansas City metropolitan area […]

Padilla bridges cultures, fosters growth in KCMO

By Tere Siqueira Padilla bridges cultures, fosters growth in KCMO Since arriving in 2007 in the Kansas City area, Luis Padilla has emerged as a leader, particularly in the Hispanic community.One way the native of Mexico has served as a leader has been as a business owner, founding Fresco Marketing in 2018. Based in Kansas […]

Donnelly College proud of championing diversity

y Angie Baldelomar Donnelly College strives to champion diversity in its institution.Recently, the Kansas City, Kansas, school was ranked No. 1 in ethnic diversity of students among Midwestern colleges by U.S. News & World Report. For President Monsignor Stuart W. Swetland, the ranking is a result of Donnelly’s mission to serve all students.“We are open […]

Eligible Kansas families to receive onetime food assistance benefit

By Roberta Pardo Kansas families with schoolchildren will receive a onetime benefit of $120 per child through the Supplemental Pandemic Electronic Benefit (P-EBT) program, as announced by the Kansas Governor’s Office in a Jan. 12 press release.This program helps “parents and care providers access nutritious food for their families,” according to Laura Howard, secretary of […]

KCMO debates free bus fares as KCATA prepares for budget decision

By Tere Siqueira The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is about to make a budgetary decision for this year as the Kansas City, Missouri, agency deliberates over the future of its zero-fare bus policy.Started in 2020 and funded initially by COVID-19 relief dollars, the policy was a first for a major U.S. city, Celisa […]

KC area offers many sledding options

By Roberta Pardo The first major winter storm of 2024 has arrived in the Kansas City area — and with it, opportunities to go sledding.There are many sledding hills for area residents to consider. To prepare for the next big snow, KCUR-FM (89.9) has posted an article with a list of sledding hills across the […]

Intense winter storm strikes Kansas City

By Tere Siqueira Kansas City is currently grappling with a severe winter storm, which has been impacting the region since Jan. 9. This storm has brought significant snowfall, strong winds, and freezing temperatures, causing disruptions and hazardous conditions.This ongoing weather event is characterized by heavy, wet snow, as reported by The Kansas City Star. The […]

Demolition plan for Fort Leavenworth homes sparks controversy

By Tere Siqueira A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Fort Leavenworth, as the military post in Kansas faces the potential loss of 89 historic homes.The Michaels Organization, which manages Fort Leavenworth housing under a 50-year lease, has suggested demolishing the homes, as reported by Kansas City area media outlets. The homes, some of them dating […]

Kansas chooses new license plate design

By Chara Kansans will soon have a new design for their license plates.As the Associated Press and other media outlets reported, the Sunflower State launched a voting process to determine the design of its standard plate. Gov. Laura Kelly recently announced the winning design on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).“Kansans chose the design […]