Advertisements Holiday Music is Just a 1-ana-2-ana-424 Away The Jazz 424 Lounge will be hosting Karaoke December 24, 2020 beginning at 6 p.m. in Leavenworth, KS. Owner James Diggs (shown unmasked in one photo taken prior to the pandemic) tends the drinks at the well-stocked bar. ©2020 Peggy Bair/HeartKC James and Georgette Diggs are the welcoming hosts of Jazz 424 Lounge. The couple previously owned … Continue reading Holiday Music is Just a 1-ana-2-ana-424 Away

“Some of our neighbors were not aware (of the need in the community) until they saw that [food] line. Because the line was normally inside.” – Iris Arnold, director Leavenworth Community Mission. Continue reading Gift of Giving is Her Mission

December 2020 will be a sparse holiday in the Heartland for those still not receiving their unemployment claims. ©2020 Peggy Bair/HeartKC Continue reading Losses Pile Up for Unemployed Kansans

Advertisements Bark, No Bite at KC Stop the Steal Rally By Peggy Bair A widely – and perhaps oddly – publicized Kansas City “Stop the Steal Pitchforks and Flags Trump Rally” did not materialize as planned Saturday night at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City. Barbs were exchanged – just not with pitchforks. The poking was all done with words. In an age of mostly digital … Continue reading Pitchforks and Flags

Advertisements United as One Christians Come Together to Heal Divisive Social Climate by Peggy Bair The grassy open space at 4th & Chestnut next to First United Methodist Church Leavenworth was the site of the outdoor event United as One Thursday night in Leavenworth, KS. Sixteen area churches joined together to bring the event which continues September 18 and 19th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. … Continue reading United as One

Leavenworth’s 2020 Farmer’s Market had a cautious but successful start today as a reopening of the Leavenworth Farmer’s Market returned to Haymarket Square. Continue reading Drive Up Farmer’s Market

If you leave here now – during the virus – you can’t come back- because we’re trying to keep everybody safe. We can’t guarantee we can do that – we can’t guarantee it anyway – but we’re doing everything we can to make it happen,” Perkins said. Continue reading Hope for Homeless – Leavenworth, KS

Advertisements By Peggy Bair Gettin’ By With a Little Help from Their Friends Two friends who have shared a birthday lunch together for decades were not able to do that today due to a COVID-19 stay-at-home order – but one woman wasn’t going to miss an opportunity to make the day special for them anyway. By coincidence, the two friends met 20-some years ago and … Continue reading Stay-at-Home Doesn’t Stop Birthday Surprise