Carolyn Carter was appointed vice president of institutional advancement, marketing, and communications at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was the chief development officer for the Wayne County Community […]
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Conservative Platform Rules in Wichita School Board Elections
Wichita’s typically low-key school board elections were swept into the mix of a national trend this year that brought school board elections into the center of the country’s political divisiveness. […]
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Bank of America Awards 0K Grant to Habitat for Humanity’s Repair Program
Bank of America has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Wichita Habitat for Humanity as part of their new Neighborhood Champions program. The grant is expected to help fund the […]
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Facts Not Fear ICT Kickoff Event to Celebrate M Award to City of Wichita
Community Connections Consulting Services, LLC, in partnership with the City of Wichita, invites those who live, work, or play in the city to their “Facts Not Fear ICT” kickoff celebration […]
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Across Missouri Mental Health Facilities, Staffing Shortages Limit Access to Patient Care
A staffing crisis across state-run mental health facilities has decreased access to care for patients, with some waiting months for services, state officials told the Mental Health Commission on Thursday. […]
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New Full Service Esthetics Salon Offers Personalized Skin Care Treatments
The COVID-19 epidemic and shutdown inspired local makeup artist Dominique Hunter, giving her time to rethink the direction of her career in the beauty industry. The inspiration led to the […]
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New Education Benefits Help Veterans Who Lost Jobs During Pandemic
T he Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP) offers education and training for high-demand jobs — including health care, education and engineering — to veterans who are unemployed due to […]
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Reparations: What Could They Look Like in Kansas City?
When Highway 71 was built as a north/south passageway through central Kansas City, it was marketed as a community benefit. Similar to inner-city highway construction across the country in the […]
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Garner Wins Kansas City Kansas Mayor’s Race
In a tight race, Tyrone Garner was elected the first Black mayor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas. Garner defeated first-term Mayor David Alvey by just 300 […]