Article courtesy of University of Central Missouri: After capping off her senior year with a national championship win, Criminal Justice and Criminology major Lauren Gruber is heading into her next chapter with plenty of confidence, skills and accolades. Gruber, of Kansas City, Kansas, said she chose the University of Central Missouri because […]
On May 7, 2025, volunteers from several Unified Government departments, including Parks and Recreation, Environmental Services, Building & Logistics, Fleet, and I.T., collaborated with members of the Strawberry Hill Neighborhood Association and a host of community members to build a playground at St. Johns Park in the Strawberry Hill Neighborhood. […]
Lauren Buck, a 2022 graduate of Sumner Academy, received the Louisa Davidson Hinde / Carolyn Hinde Zarkaryan Memorial Award from Park University, where she is currently a junior majoring in graphic design. The award is given “to students, faculty, staff and/or alumni who best represent the spirit of Park University […]
Unlike last Thursday’s more contentious and lengthy meeting, the May 1 meeting of the Unified Government Board of Commissioners looks to be more routine. The board will vote on a variety of special use permits and re-zonings that the Planning Commission recommended for approval. There will also be honorary proclamations […]
General Motors has awarded the Unified Government Transportation Department a $60 thousand grant for a project to revitalize the transit hub at 7th Street and Minnesota Avenue. The grant is part of the GM on Main Street initiative, to further its goals of “pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, inclusive urban design, and sustainable […]
A recent write-up in KC Hiker, an online magazine for avid and novice hikers in the Kansas City area, put a spotlight on trails at Wyandotte County Lake Park and the Hollis Center. The park is a well-known icon of western Wyandotte, but less known is the Hollis Center, a […]
From KCUR Arts Reporter Julie Denesha: A new art project commemorating the Conley sisters will be unveiled in Kansas City, Kansas, this summer. The exhibit will help tell how the siblings and Wyandot Nation activists banded together to protect a burial ground in the early 1900s. [Read more]
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department has positively identified the body pulled on Thursday from the Missouri River is Brandon Anfinson, an Argentine resident. Anfinson’s family reported him missing from his home on March 21st, and law enforcement, family, friends, and the community volunteers conducted extensive searches of the area […]
Ashley Robinson, a 2021 Sumner Academy graduate, was recently honored by the University of Central Missouri, where she is now completing a degree with a major in kinesiology. Robinson was selected to Who’s Who at UCM, which was awarded to fourteen outstanding members of the school’s 1,300-student senior class. An […]
Tuesday afternoon at approximately 1:15 pm, a vehicle accident occurred on I-435 near Kansas Avenue in Edwardsville. Edwardsville police, fire, and EMS responded to the accident and provided aid, but one driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Edwardsville police and the Kansas Highway Patrol are investigating the accident. The […]