The 67th Annual National Square Dance Convention comes to Kansas City June 27-30, 2018, at the convention center. Thousands of dedicated dancers are expected to participate in the dances, workshops — and watch for a flash mob.
Northland Career Center students are headed to the national SkillsUSA competition. Eight Northland students made Oklahoma State University honor rolls. Two Northland students are finalists in the KC Superstar talent contest.
Life is a balancing act. Like the people who mesmerize and entertain by spinning literal plates, we have several things going at once — we’re all spinning and balancing a lot of figurative plates.
Liberty turned to Goats on the Go to clear an overgrown section of Stocksdale Park. The goats, from Storm Dancer Farm in Smithville, can take down poison ivy and invasive weeds and do it without chemicals, says their owner, Margaret Chamas.
Pets of the week from Friends of Parkville Animal Shelter: Wendy, a domestic shorthair tabby, is a bit reserved. Kira the pointer mix is active and vocal.
Six Mid-Continent Public Library branches — Excelsior Springs, Blue Springs South, Antioch, Oak Grove, Weston and Platte City — will close for renovations. Free meals for kids are offered at 6 library branches. Liberty will host Quilt Walk.
Students from Staley, North Kansas City, Oak Park and Winnetonka high schools win Gladstone Rotary scholarships. Platte County R-3 High School grad wins Enactus honor. Staley junior qualifies for national child development competition.
Now that Liberty has overcome some final hurdles to completing a long-anticipated South Liberty Parkway extension project, city leaders are planning for it to be drivable this fall.
Park University and Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods students receive Re-entry Awards from the American Association of University Women. Staley teacher honored by Veterans of Foreign Wars. Kearney native chosen for Phi Kappa Phi.
Pets of the week from the Friends of Parkville Animal Shelter: Aiden is a 2-year-old Lab mix that loves people and many other dogs. Clover is an 11-month-old kitten that loves to be held.
North Kansas City’s Meadowbrook Elementary School fifth-graders plant vegetables. Kearney High School Missouri HOSA chapter adviser honored. Park University faculty, students and staff recognized for scholarly achievement.
No matter the stage of your life, moving is exhausting, chaotic, unsettling and all that. It’s a situation one must power through. You can plan and plan and plan, yet there will be breakage and loss and a prism of emotions. But also a sense of renewal.
Northland school news: Winnetonka and Staley students make all-state journalism team. Park Hill High School senior places fourth in the Pittsburg State University Research Colloquium. Liberty native wins Kansas State University award.
Dozens of people showed up at the first public hearing of the new KCI airport held by the KCI-Edgemoor Team at the Kansas City Police Academy. The single terminal airport was approved by an overwhelming vote early this month.
