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"A Beautiful Place," a documentary by Sue Vicory, will have its area premiere in early June. News release / Journal staff report A feature documentary by Mound City-based filmmaker Sue Vicory, “A Beautiful Place,” will have its Kansas City premiere on June 5th and 6th at the TWA museum, at 10 NW Richards Rd. Kansas City, Mo. The filmmaking crew on the project also includes work by two Linn County residents: videography Taylor Snyder and screenwriting by Angela Holt. The film looks at the...

Prairie View girls play in a powder-puff touch football game as a part of homecoming activities in the fall. State school activity officials voted this week to make girls flag football a sanctioned sport. (Journal file photo) Press release TOPEKA – The Kansas State High School Activities Association Board of Directors voted Thursday to add girls flag football as an official KSHSAA-sanctioned activity, starting in the 2026-27 school year. Kansas is now the 18th state to sanction the sport,...

Taylor Panczer has been named director of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas' Infectious Disease Program. (Submitted photo) Press release PITTSBURG, Kan.—The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK) is pleased to announce the promotion of Taylor Panczer to Infectious Disease Program Director. Panczer holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Education...