Month: February 2019

Simpson Younger’s father was his mother’s master….and the grandfather of Confederate outlaws Cole, Jim and Bob Younger. Light skinned and well educated, Simpson was an early challenger of discrimination laws.

In addition to her work as a real estate agent, Johnson-Cosby has shown a proclivity for volunteer work and community activism. She co-founded the South Kansas City Alliance with John Sharp and serves as Scott Taylor’s Public Improvement Advisory Committee representative.

Gracias al programa Girls on the Rise patrocinado por Big Brothers y Big Sisters de Kansas City, Yesenia Abonce tendrá la oportunidad de visitar la universidad.

Thanks to the program Girls on the Rise sponsored by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kansas City Yesenia Abonce will visit her dream college.

Kansas City Elks Lodge 26 hosted drug awareness speaker Ray Lozano for a recent visit to Center Middle School.

It took a village–a Red Bridge village –to save this lucky duck.

Henrietta Leavitt, a female “computer” in the 1900s, was an astronomer who wasn’t allowed to use a telescope because she was a woman. “Silent Sky” tells her story.

Rep. Richard Brown is the only member from Kansas City on the Missouri Tourism Commission.

A consulting group has recommended closure of four schools in the Hickman Mills School District. But is it necessary?

The economy is booming in south KC and we’ve got the rundown on new construction, businesses, housing, restaurants and more!

One Source Wellness feels more like a spa than a clinic. That’s because a relaxing atmosphere is just one of their many approaches to spinal health.

When 49-year-old George W. Lee was mysteriously killed on a road outside Martin City early in the morning of June 18, 1907, the small community was up in arms. An investigation showed he had a long criminal record and many enemies.

Harvesters will not be transporting its food pantry anywhere over the weekend due to weather.