Barbara Loots | Especially for the News Leader My guest today is Barbara Loots (rhymes with goats), who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Barbara is another poet who discovered her calling early and was writing poetry as early as the 3rd grade. She says she even made a book of her poems, but her piano […]
A 15-year-old high school student from Kansas died two days after suffering a medical emergency. The player reportedly collapsed during practice. It is the third case in the US this month. On Wednesday, August 14, at approximately 5:32 p.m., Johnson County Med-Act was dispatched to Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas, about 10 […]
The Detroit Lions will travel to the road against the reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday afternoon in the second week of NFL preparation. The Lions have so far completed three weeks of training camp, two joint practices and a game against the New York Giants. The second of three test games […]
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) – On Thursday, a Kansas City woman pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated robbery and 11 counts of grand larceny following a series of shoplifting incidents in 2023. According to court documents, 20-year-old Asia Marshall was involved in 12 separate thefts in 2023. Often working with accomplices, she would fill […]
It’s Week 2 of the preseason! And while it’s not as exciting as Week 1 and not nearly as exciting as the regular season, it’s one game closer to opening weekend. This week, the Detroit Lions face the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that the Chiefs […]
Ocean City, NJ hosts sandcastle building contest The Ocean City Sand Sculpture Contest was held on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 6th Street Beach in Ocean City, NJ. A week after the devastating announcement that Gillian’s Wonderland Pier will close at the end of the season, Ocean City residents and vacationers are faced with one […]
MORGAN CO., Alabama (WAFF) – The Morgan County District Attorney says he wants to expand the truancy program created by Decatur City Schools to the district. The Helping Families Initiative, or HFI, works with 23 local agencies and organizations. District Attorney Scott Anderson told our news partners at Decatur Daily that he modeled the program […]
Indonesia is about to officially move its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara, a city currently under construction. In Nusantara, the first Indonesian Independence Day is planned for August 17. The context The decision to move the capital from Jakarta, which has been Indonesia’s political and economic centre since independence in 1945, is due to the […]
Carrie Seidman | Sarasota Herald-Tribune What or who exactly is responsible for the devastating flooding in Debby’s wake has been the subject of much debate since the massive tropical storm inundated parts of Sarasota County with up to 19 inches of rain earlier this month. Residents were quick to blame overdevelopment; real estate and land-use […]
Marion Star | USA TODAY NETWORK Silver Alert: How you can help if an elderly person is missing This is how you can help if an elderly person with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia goes missing. The Republic The individuals honored by the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging as the 2024 Most […]
