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After promise of free college tuition, this Kansas town isn't just growing. It's booming.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNEODESHA , Kansas — The timeframe isn’t exact, but Tucker Leck will be the 52nd or 53rd governor of...
‘When she spoke people listened’: UMKC leader, community activist Reaner Shannon dies
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoReaner Shannon, an educator, author and philanthropist, was laid to rest on Thursday. The service...
Southeast Kansas groups raising money for temporary emergency shelter
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 20—PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas is raising money to help establish a temporary emergency overnight shelter in Pittsburg ahead of extreme cold weather ...
Grants awarded to projects targeting at-risk youths in Southeast Kansas
The Joplin Globe, Mo.· 12 months agoJun. 14—PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Elm Acres Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $23,413 to 12 Southeast Kansas organizations for at-risk youth projects. Agencies receiving grants were: — ...
Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame inducts four area icons
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — There were seven new inductees into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame Saturday afternoon. Many of them are familiar faces to the baseball community in the ICT. Wichita ...
Tiny home village project to help homeless moves forward on Southeast Side
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWork is expected to begin this summer on Vista Village, a pioneering tiny home community for the...
Free land? How about a free house? Kansas town tries a little of everything to grow
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoIf you’re looking for evidence of rural decay and postindustrial decline in this dusty north-central...
Children are the future. Kansas City basketball trainer focuses on the next generation | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMarcus Walker held the microphone tight and wiped beads of sweat from his head. Walker, a former...
Dialogue Coffee opens new location in Topeka
KSNT Topeka via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoTOPEKA (KSNT) – On Wednesday, Dialogue Coffee held a ribbon cutting for its newest location in the Capital City. Dialogue Coffee partnered with the...
Why several Topeka-area towns will be able to add sidewalks and improve community parks
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSome streets lack sidewalks in the city of Meriden — and gaps can be seen in those that do exist —...