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The Piper, a new assisted living and memory care community at 2300 N. 113th Terr., Kansas City, Kan., is holding “Portrait of a Family,” an art workshop. The workshop will consist of three sessions in one of the households, during which families, including children, will work collaboratively with internationally renowned artist and Kansas City Art Institute professor Hugh Merrill. The end piece will be a collage artwork representing each participant’s family, made from reproductions of photographs and stories about childhood. The first session is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, and will be an instruction of scanning family photos…

The Piper, a new assisted living and memory care community at 2300 N. 113th Terr., Kansas City, Kan., is holding “Portrait of a Family,” an art workshop. The workshop will consist of three sessions in one of the households, during which families, including children, will work collaboratively with internationally renowned artist and Kansas City Art Institute professor Hugh Merrill. The end piece will be a collage artwork representing each participant’s family, made from reproductions of photographs and stories about childhood. The first session is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, and will be an instruction of scanning family photos…

Wyandotte County reported a total cumulative 1,375 positive COVID-19 cases at 5 p.m. Tuesday, with 74 deaths and 21 patients hospitalized. (From UG COVID-19 webpage) High schools in Kansas were allowed to start practices on Monday, and doctors at the University of Kansas Health System on Tuesday said there are new guidelines in place for them and for other young athletes to follow. Dr. David Smith, medical director of youth sports medicine at the KU Health System, said it was exciting to see youth sports starting again, although he is concerned that they may not be able to keep going…

Positive COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County increased another 16, according to the 9:55 a.m. Thursday report, to 377 cases. There were 31 total deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic started. (Information from UG COVID-19 page) As positive COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County rose another 16 from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, part of the metropolitan area is preparing to extend the stay-at-home order through May 15. On Wednesday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly extended the state of Kansas stay-at-home order through midnight May 3. The governor’s order supersedes all local orders in Kansas. Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas has stated he…

Positive COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County increased another 16, according to the 9:55 a.m. Thursday report, to 377 cases. There were 31 total deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic started. (Information from UG COVID-19 page) As positive COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County rose another 16 from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, part of the metropolitan area is preparing to extend the stay-at-home order through May 15. On Wednesday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly extended the state of Kansas stay-at-home order through midnight May 3. The governor’s order supersedes all local orders in Kansas. Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas has stated he…

Positive COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County increased another 16, according to the 9:55 a.m. Thursday report, to 377 cases. There were 31 total deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic started. (Information from UG COVID-19 page) As positive COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County rose another 16 from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, part of the metropolitan area is preparing to extend the stay-at-home order through May 15. On Wednesday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly extended the state of Kansas stay-at-home order through midnight May 3. The governor’s order supersedes all local orders in Kansas. Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas has stated he…

Kansas COVID-19 cases have been spiking recently. (KDHE chart) Wyandotte County reported 2,586 cumulative positive COVID-19 cases at 1 p.m. on Monday, and 85 total deaths, according to the UG’s COVID-19 website. It was an increase of 15 cases from Sunday, and an increase of 137 cases since Friday. The number of deaths was the same as Sunday. (From UG COVID-19 webpage) Gov. Laura Kelly today announced the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is recommending Kansas stay in Phase 3 of the state’s Ad Astra reopening plan, as COVID-19 cases went up by 982 since Friday. There were about…

Kansas COVID-19 cases have been spiking recently. (KDHE chart) Wyandotte County reported 2,586 cumulative positive COVID-19 cases at 1 p.m. on Monday, and 85 total deaths, according to the UG’s COVID-19 website. It was an increase of 15 cases from Sunday, and an increase of 137 cases since Friday. The number of deaths was the same as Sunday. (From UG COVID-19 webpage) Gov. Laura Kelly today announced the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is recommending Kansas stay in Phase 3 of the state’s Ad Astra reopening plan, as COVID-19 cases went up by 982 since Friday. There were about…

The Midwest is currently a hotspot for COVID-19 in the nation, according to Dr. David Wild of the University of Kansas Health System. He showed this graph from the COVID Tracking Project. (From KU Health System) The state of Kansas reported an increase of 5,692 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, for a cumulative total of 109,225, according to Kansas Department of Health and Environment. There were an additional 34 deaths in the two days. (From KDHE) On Wednesday, Wyandotte County reported an additional 71 COVID-19 cases, for a cumulative total of 9,035, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage. There were…

The Wyandot Behavioral Health Network is the host of a StART the conversation art exhibit on Friday, May 20, at the Velvet Nova, 705 N. 6th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The exhibit is part of the Downtown KCK Third Friday Art Walk. Hours of the Wyandot BHN exhibit are 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 20. A spokesman for Wyandot BHN stated that individual who have lived with mental health challenges often face a stigmatizing language that can make it difficult to fully explain what they experience. Art often plays a meaningful part in the recovery journey of individuals who…