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Low-income families struggling to find daycare providers in Missouri
MISSOURI – Some foster parents and low-income families are struggling to find daycare providers. The issue, according to parents and providers, is that some of these daycares are not receiving the money they are supposed to get from the state of Missouri. That money comes in the form of subsidy payments from the Department of […]
United States Senate candidate from Missouri - Lucas Kunce to host town hall in St. Joseph Wednesday
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Lucas Kunce, a Missouri candidate running for the United States Senate plans to host a town hall meeting in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. According to Kunce's Campaign Team, the event will be held beginning at 6 p.m. at the UA Local 45 Plumbers...
Mission latest JoCo city to consider stricter short-term rental rules
The city of Mission may limit how many short-term rental licenses can be issued to a single owner. It’s the latest Johnson County city to consider regulations on short-term rentals like AirBnbs and Vrbos. The Mission City Council during a Wednesday work session expressed support for restricting how many...
Mike Kehoe says he’s the only Missouri GOP gubernatorial candidate interested in governing
CUBA, Mo. — Mike Kehoe wanted to make one thing perfectly clear to the several dozen supporters of his campaign for governor who gathered earlier this month at Cowtown USA. “I don’t scream and holler about politics,” said Kehoe, Missouri’s lieutenant governor. “I’m running against people who are of the ‘burn it down’ variety. I’m […] The post Mike Kehoe says he’s the only Missouri GOP gubernatorial candidate interested in governing appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Video: Boswell Media celebrates National Carousel Day
The staff of Boswell Media celebrated National Carousel Day Thursday by taking a ride on the Kosciusko carousel. The carousel is located in the former Ivey National building located on the south side of the square. It was built in Leavenworth, KS in 1978 by the Theel Manufacturing Company. It...
Sticker shock: How the supermarket has become a potent symbol of inflation in America
For Ellie Currence, every trip to the grocery store brings a moment of sticker shock. "Everything is more expensive, which is a huge bummer because it's the essentials I need," says Currence, who lives in Belton, Mo., outside Kansas City. Currence's family has recently expanded: She and her husband now have 1-year-old daughter Annalise to provide for.
Second Coming of Joan of Arc (Summer Encore, Part 1 of 3)
Joan of Arc led an army to victory at seventeen. At eighteen, she arranged the coronation of a king. At nineteen, she went up against the entire Catholic church and lost. In this one-woman play, The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, Joan returns to share her story with contemporary women. She tells her experiences with the highest levels of church, state, and military, and unmasks the brutal misogyny behind patriarchal institutions. Carolyn Gage, the playwright and the star of this production, is famous largely for her dramas about lesbian butch women.
Big Lots closing St. Joseph and Kansas City locations
Jul. 24—Big Lots has announced it will be closing between 35 to 40 of its locations this year, including St. Joseph's. The St. Joseph Big Lots, located at 1417 N Belt Highway, will be closed by September or when they run out of products. The company claims the closings are due to inflation and an inability to compete under economic pressures according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
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