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An Overland Park teenager gathered 540 winter coats as part of his Eagle Scout project. In late November, Grant Pomianek, a Boy Scout and freshman at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, filled a hitch trailer with winter...
Prairie Village Police are putting the razors away in support of a young Shawnee Mission East student who is fighting for her life. The police department is going a full month this November without shaving their facial hair — which...
Twelve years ago, Margaret Potter shaved her head for the first time. Potter, an oncology nurse for the better part of the past 33 years, took the plunge during a fundraiser as a way to identify with her patients —...
For several years, Carol Larmond has juggled two jobs, at least unofficially. Larmond spends her days working as a gastrointestinal technician at Saint Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park. Then, in her spare time, she delivers supplies to people experiencing...
Tyler Alt of Prairie Village says he isn't running just for himself at the 2023 Boston Marathon next week. He's doing it to honor the late Olivia Bloomfield, an inclusivity advocate from Johnson County who died last year at age...
In November, Caroline Kill of Leawood suffered severe burns after her car crashed and caught fire off Tomahawk Creek Parkway. Now, months into her lengthy recovery, the owner of a Johnson County fitness studio is stepping in to help the...
Last Oct. 30, Karla O'Malley had a home cooked meal with her daughter and granddaughter in Overland Park. They said their goodbyes, and O'Malley left to drive home. On her way, her car was struck by a suspected drunk driver...
For more than a quarter century, David Perryman was a seasonal fixture outside the Mission Hy-Vee as a bell ringer collecting Christmastime donations for the Salvation Army. That's no longer possible for Perryman, 73, who recently entered the care of...
The new Kansas City International Airport terminal, which officially opened this week, aims to be the “most inclusive” in the world, and the late Olivia Bloomfield helped influence one small aspect of the landmark project. Bloomfield, who died last year,...
Tyler’s House KC, a student-oriented nonprofit based in northeast Johnson County, hopes to grow its program offerings with a new STEAM/Makerspace inside their downtown Mission storefront. The group founded nearly three years ago by Cori Hastings, a mom of three...
A self-proclaimed maker and stay-at-home "mom overachiever" has raised thousands of dollars to help pay for local schoolchildren's lunches by selling homemade yard signs celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs. LeAnne Stowe, owner of online boutique Annie's Barn, raised $2,500 to...
As we approach the beginning of 2023, a new year means some due reflection on the previous one. For many of us, 2022 brought on a range of obstacles. But the year also presented an opportunity for people to help...