“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
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 communication, … Continue reading Pitchforks and Flags
In remembrance of Logan and Austin Jackson, a candlelight vigil was attended by about 80 mourners Monday night in Leavenworth, KS. Continue reading Candlelight Vigil
Saturday is also the last day of daylight savings time in 2020 before clocks are to be set back one hour early Sunday. Continue reading Halloween 2020
…finding the right polling place and finally slipping that ballot into a machine to earn a simple little sticker that says something a lot of Americans consider a point of personal pride: “I voted” Continue reading Extra Ballot Boxes for Kansans
The Art of Bee-ing in Easton, KS by Peggy Bair Keeping bees happy isn’t a perfect science but it is a family endeavor for the veteran-owned Martin family. Hillside Honey Apiary is in Easton, KS, a small town nestled in Leavenworth County. Shelley and her husband Ty Martin tend about 80 hives. The farm has a myriad of custom products ranging from face creams to … Continue reading Hillside Honey
Nefarious Graffiti Artist Goes Legit by Peggy Bair Saturday, under a noonday sun, Jester Frost is at David Brewer Park in Leavenworth, KS with a roll of cellophane and a red wagon filled with spray paint. A woman with several children are hanging out watching him as he stretches the plastic between two posts at a picnic shelter. It takes him only a few minutes … Continue reading Jester Frost
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. each … Continue reading United as One
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