KCK Chamber launches new women’s division
By Angie Baldelomar The Kansas City, Kansas, Chamber of Commerce has announced a new division geared specifically toward women. The KCK Women’s Chamber Network (WCN) is focused on offering education, networking and mentoring opportunities for women at all levels of business. After the 100-year-old KCK Women’s Chamber of Commerce was dissolved earlier this year, Cathy […]
Connect with a New Job Through the WYCO Works Program
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought severe economic woes to many Wyandotte County residents. But there’s some good news – through the WYCO Works program, part of the Workforce Partnership initiative, people who are unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can get information and even training for more than 4,300 open jobs in the […]
KC Public Theatre to premiere first-ever Spanish-language radio play
By Angie Baldelomar Kansas City Public Theatre is premiering its first Spanish-language radio drama. “El Amor que Mueve el Sol y las demas Estrellas” tells the fictionalized story of two real-life women, Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. Writer Karen Lisondra said she had been interested in them for a while and in 2018 finally started […]
La Familia Dean-Lozoya Foundation donates $10,000 to J.C. Harmon High School
By Angie Baldelomar La Familia Dean-Lozoya Foundation presented a check donating $10,000 to J.C. Harmon High School in Kansas City, Kansas, during a small ceremony Oct. 14 in the high school’s cafeteria. The funds will provide J.C. Harmon’s families with a resource room equipped with technology and access to community resources. The money also will […]
KCKPS hosting anti-bullying awareness campaign
By Angie Baldelomar Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools (KCKPS) is hosting an anti-bullying awareness campaign through October in observance of National Bullying Prevention Month. Lisa Garcia-Stewart, KCKPS director of student services, said the campaign includes several online events through social media and remote learning. “What we are doing right now, with the anti-bullying campaign, is […]
KCK Taco Trail features nearly 50 local restaurants
By Angie Baldelomar The Kansas City, Kansas, Convention and Visitors Bureau (KCKCBV) has launched the KCK Taco Trail, a mapped-out trail of nearly 50 local restaurants in the city. “We want to get more people to visit our neighborhoods, to explore the diversity that we have,” said Alan Carr, KCKCBV executive director. To accomplish both […]
KC area reports record 835 new coronavirus cases
By Roberta Pardo The Kansas City area reported 835 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 10 — its largest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic began. More than half of this increase was reported in Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, with a combined 584 new cases, according to The Kansas City Star. The Missouri […]
Gov. Kelly Urges Kansas Non-Filers to Claim Economic Impact Payment
IRS mails special letter to nearly 70,000 Kansans, urging them to claim Economic Impact Payment by October 15 at IRS.gov/eip. TOPEKA – An Internal Revenue Service news release issued on September 17, 2020 announced that a special mailing has been sent to individuals who are not typically required to file a tax return and have not yet […]
KDOL offers unemployment assistance programs
By Roberta Pardo The Kansas Department of Labor wants to remind residents it is still offering unemployment assistance programs for affected workers. The first step recommended for affected workers is to file for unemployment insurance (UI) — available for up to 26 weeks. The state of Kansas temporarily extended benefits from 16 to 26 weeks […]
Gov. Kelly Announces More than 1,700 Kansas Families to Receive Support to Access Internet, Digital Education
TOPEKA – Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Tuesday (Sept. 29) that, as part of the Technology for Families Grant Program, the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund distributed $636,066 to support connectivity for families in need representing 86 Kansas counties. Gov. Kelly’s SPARK taskforce recommended that CARES Act funding be available to increase digital access for families, […]