Des Moines gaming lounge and social bar Ricochet plans to expand its presence outside of Iowa. Ricochet has announced the opening of a new location in Missouri. This will be the second Ricochet location to open. Traffic at the Des Moines Ricochet has not slowed down since opening in 2021, allowing for growth. Owner Brad […]
Vickie Hicks | Springfield-Greene County Library District Let’s play a game. How well do you know your library? First off, how is the Springfield-Greene County Library District funded? I conducted an informal survey while walking through the shelves in the library center. Several people said sales tax, others thought state funds, and a few didn’t […]
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 […]
Preserving Jewish history has been an ingrained part of Mara Cohen Ioannides’ work for nearly 25 years. The Springfield author is now celebrating the release of her third novel, which explores Jewish life in the Ozarks over 140 years ago. Self-published, Yellow Jack and Turpentine is the first historical novel to explore the intertwining of […]
