Safe and Welcoming Wyandotte hosts online public forum
By Angie Baldelomar On Tuesday (July 6), the coalition Safe and Welcoming Wyandotte hosted a second online public forum in support of the passage of the Safe and Welcoming ordinance.Hosted via Zoom, the forum offered testimony from officials and residents on the need for an ordinance to make Wyandotte County, Kansas, safe and welcoming for […]
More Than Twenty COVID-19 Delta Variant Cases Now Confirmed in Wyandotte County, Including One Death
Delta variant in Wyandotte CountyAs of July 1, 2021, twenty-two cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 have been identified among Wyandotte County residents. Among these Delta cases, one person has died due to COVID-19. The majority of the Delta cases in Wyandotte County are among younger residents, with fourteen cases, or 64%, among people […]
Golden Gloves tourney draws 60-plus area participants
By Chara More than 60 people boxed during the 86th Kansas City Regional Golden Gloves Tournament, which ended Sunday (July 3) in Kansas City, Kansas.Individual champions were crowned in various weight classes in three divisions during the annual competition: men’s open, women’s open and men’s novice. Turner Boxing Academy in Kansas City, Kansas, won the […]
Carmona’s Creations offers personalized home decor
By Angie Baldelomar In 2020, before the pandemic hit, sisters Elizabeth and Linda Carmona decided to try a new endeavor: making personalized shirts for their families.“We never really thought of making it as a business; we kind of started showing off our work, and so by word of mouth, people would reach out to us […]
Navarro educates through music
By Angie Baldelomar From an early age, Fernando Navarro loved music.Navarro learned to play the guitar and piano by himself. Music education is not prominent in public schools in his native Mexico.Later, he discovered his other passion: teaching.Born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Navarro has found a way to combine both passions as a music […]
Missouri has highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in America
By Roberta PardoMissouri has the highest rate of new COVID-19 infections of any state in America, according to a New York Times analysis, reported by The Kansas City Star.Over the past 14 days, most states have seen the number of cases decline, but Missouri has had a 72% increase. Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health […]
My dream, 40 years later
Commentary by Clara Reyes, CharaThe dream started 40 years ago and I never thought it was going to last this long.I was working as a realtor. Then, I saw a need in our community. I remember thinking there was a lot of information our community did not have access to. The idea of starting a […]
Rafaela “Lali” Garcia dies at 93
By Angie Baldelomar Rafaela “Lali” Garcia, a longtime activist and political organizer for the Hispanic community, died June 9, according to multiple news outlets. She was 93.Known as “Queen Bee” by many, Garcia was a political pioneer in the Kansas City area’s Latino community. In 1968, she helped organize the Westside Citizens Democratic Club, which […]
Dos Mundos celebrates 40th anniversary
By Angie BaldelomarDos Mundos is in celebration mode.This June, the largest Hispanic newspaper in the Kansas City area is celebrating 40 years of serving the area’s Hispanic community.In 1981, Dos Mundos began as a four-page, biweekly newspaper in the basement of founder Clara Reyes and husband Manuel Reyes out of a desire to bring news […]
Jaramillo celebrates 40 years of priesthood
By Angie Baldelomar The Rev. Peter Jaramillo recently celebrated 40 years of being ordained.On May 23, Jaramillo — pastor of All Saints Parish and St. Mary-St. Anthony Parish in Kansas City, Kansas — celebrated the milestone with a Mass at St. Mary-St. Anthony with several priests from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.“Afterwards, we […]