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Continuing its upward trend, the housing market remained at a quick pace last week, according to Zillow’s Weekly Market Report. Newly pending sales grew more than 10% from the previous week and those homes typically sold after just more than…
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Web searches for rural real estate properties has increased significantly since the start of 2020 as more and more people look to leave urban life in exchange for a change of pace and remote living. Visitors to websites that focus…
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While news of a canceled 2020 Kansas City Symphony performance season was disappointing for many, musicians with the symphony have found ways to continue engaging with students, teaching lessons virtually. Although these musicians are not performing, they are giving lessons,…
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Google announced Monday plans to keep employees working remotely through to summer 2021 after U.S. coronavirus numbers show that the virus likely won’t be going away in the near future. This decision will impact more than 200,000 full time and…
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In response to increased new coronavirus cases in the area, Dr. Allen Greiner, Wyandotte County’s Chief Medical Officer, issued a new health order Monday prohibiting public schools in the county from opening before Labor Day. The order was issued to…
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman addressed the issue of education in the state of Kansas and the plan moving forward for students in an interview with 41 Action News. Norman acknowledged that how to get…
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On Monday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the possibility that the state will need to backtrack on the four-phase Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas. Kelly says that if coronavirus cases continue increase, she will recommend that counties across…
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During a Friday meeting last week, the UM System Board of Curators looked at six potential models for restructuring, four of which included the consolidation of the system president and MU chancellor roles. The decision to consolidate is likely to…
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In Missouri, teachers in the public school system remain concerned about a return to in-person classes in the fall while COVID-19 numbers remain up. "We know that our classrooms are too small for social distancing, that our children are going…
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Last week, MU's financial aid office informed Bright Flight scholars at the university of a cut to the program in a Wednesday afternoon email. Beginning this school year, students at MU eligible to receive the Bright Flight scholarship will be…
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