South KC Perspective

The winner of the Big Impact Award is selected by an online public vote from among the six Community Impact and Economic Development Impact Award winners.

“To say that violence is a critical issue in Kansas City is an understatement.”

The significantly deteriorated bridge on Raytown Rd. over Lumpkins Fork near Longview Lake also received financial approval for design services.

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum gears up for new exhibit and initiatives By John Sharp These

The city budget reflects a nearly $70 million expected shortfall in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new approximately 50,000 square foot store will replace the smaller Ball’s Price Chopper at the southwest corner of Bannister Rd. & Blue Ridge Blvd.

Persons wishing to remain anonymous may call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), and a reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to an arrest or filing charges in both cases. 

The new more robust plan allows the city to deploy an additional 50 trucks and 100 drivers during all snow storms.

One top priority is implementing a sales tax on internet sales to level the playing field with brick and mortar Missouri businesses.

“Everybody wanted them, and everybody’s happy.”

From 6 p.m. December 31 to 6 a.m. January 1 there were 240 gunfire alerts from KCPD’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection system indicating there were about 1,600 rounds fired.

Jackson County is waiving its normal $2 convenience fee and $1.25 electronic check fee through December 31 for paying county property taxes online.

The Tree of Peace project, initiated in the Slovak Republic on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, is designed to promote a message of the need for peace and friendship among all nations.

Southland Progress Witness Protection  By John Sharp The state’s new pretrial witness protection program is

“In just a few more months, many Hickman Mills students will have new fulltime counselors cheering them on.”