Hickman Mills seeks $30 million in no-tax-increase bond issue election Aug. 4

While voters statewide will decide the future of Medicaid expansion in Missouri Aug. 4, Hickman Mills voters will be making a $30 million decision on the future of their public schools.

More housing stress: Hourly wage needed to afford 2 BR apartment in KC rises to $18.81

In the first six months of 2020, the economic situation for low-wage workers has precipitously worsened: in June the Department of Labor reported that over 34 million people were receiving or had applied for unemployment insurance.

Free 'Leak Stoppers' program can help KC water residential customers save money

The conservation organization Bridging the Gap and the Kansas City Water Department want to help many residential customers conserve water — and save potentially hundreds of dollars on their water bills.

Educare initiative to offer mini grants in support for early education providers

This is a good time for early education providers in homes and child centers to apply for support from Educare and its training and mentoring services. Providers who apply now and are enrolled in Educare by Sept. 30 can earn mini-grants valued at $500 to $1,000.

What's on your ballot? Where do you vote? Absentee? Mail-in? Vote411 answers all

Vote411, an online voter guide by the League of Women Voters, wants you informed and ready to vote. The guide provides personalized ballot information on all races, plus balanced arguments on the referendum on Medicaid expansion.

'Return Strong' virtual job fairs aim to open doors to employment, training opportunities

Missouri wants to help workers “Return Strong” from the setbacks of the Covid-19 pandemic. The state is hosting a pair of virtual job fairs to give workers a chance to meet employers, seek jobs and training opportunities.

Covid countermove: LINC Chess announces online tournament

Your move, pandemic. LINC’s chess instructors have made their play, responding to the devious opening move by their unexpected opponent — Covid-19 — by announcing LINC’s first summer virtual chess tournament.

Creativity rises against the COVID storm as schools scramble to re-open

Ideas on reopening schools during COVID are churning at warp speed. Here’s one example, in the name of safe-spacing: How about overflow class space and after-school programs in church basements?

Pandemic concern: Enrollments in WIC supplemental nutrition program decline

Does your family qualify for nutritional help through WIC. Enrollments for the program for women, infants and children are down in Missouri during the pandemic and that has state officials concerned.

All eyes on North Kansas City Schools; early openings put COVID-19 to the test

So far, so good. The North Kansas City School District is stepping out as an early tester of the pandemic-precautions that other schools across the area hope to engage in getting back into classrooms for 2020-2021.

Got ideas for KC's universal digital inclusion plan? Here's how to share.

The next step in Kansas City’s “audacious” mission to get every household digitally connected involves you. That is, if you have thoughts and ideas on how the city can pull off the big plan.

Households with children suffer higher rates of late housing payments, food shortages during pandemic

Households with children continue to be hit harder by the financial pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s experimental Household Pulse Survey released last week.

LINC takes voter registration to the streets

“Every time they tell you, ‘I don’t have anyone to vote for’ — that’s an excuse,. Every time they tell you, ‘I don’t believe in voting’ — that’s an excuse. We are no longer accepting excuses.”

LINC's COVID-19 news features

Ending racial food injustice: Six action items from KC Healthy Kids

Food security — where all families enjoy safe, culturally acceptable, nutritional meals in their communities — cannot be realized, says the non-profit organization KC Healthy Kids, “without addressing racial injustice.”

No progress: Critical Census count in KC needs a boost

If this is the classic game of spotting the differences between two pictures, Kansas City needs to make it much easier in the days ahead to see real progress in the response rate to the 2020 Census.

Remember the new tax deadline? Here's how to file for free by July 15

A lot of obligations took a break when the coronavirus hit — including filing your 2019 income tax return. But the new July 15 filing deadline is fast-approaching. Here’s how to file online for free.

Feeding the thousands: Kansas City's pandemic generosity expressed

Perhaps the most prolific — and necessary — expression of generosity across Kansas City has been the large scale distribution of food, scattered into thousands of homes as everyone leans on each other through COVID-19’s pandemic.

'You are professionals'; LINC trains child care specialists in power of relationships

LINC and the Infant and Toddler Specialist Network, despite the pandemic, is training child care workers to be stronger allies in helping families raise healthy, imaginative children who are ready for school and childhood.

Know your child's reading level? Quiz helps parents, children beat pandemic learning slide

It’s time for a reading check-up. It hasn’t been easy taking school work home and figuring out how to keep the learning going digitally. The danger of summer learning loss is greater than ever. Now there is an easy quiz, and ideas on how to catch up.