Finding Cancer Sooner With A Simple Blood Test

Finding Cancer Sooner With A Simple Blood Test

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November 2, 2024 By Dr. Graham A. ColditzSiteman Cancer Center It’s not news that cancer screening is important. Recommended screenings can catch cancer early when it’s more treatable – and some can even prevent cancer in the first place. But not every…

To The Editor

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November 2, 2024 Dear Editor: As a mom, I have many concerns about the parental rights that could be lost if Amendment 3 were to pass. The Amendment states in Section 36.3 “The right to reproductive freedom shall not be denied, interfered…

GEHA Solutions Supports Increased Diversity Through Oral Health Equity Scholarships

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November 2, 2024 Government Employees Health Association, Inc. (“GEHA,” pronounced G.E.H.A.) and GEHA Solutions, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GEHA and a leading dental network leasing company (leveraging the GEHA Connection Dental Network), announced their continued dedication to address oral health inequities.…

Raytown Community Workshop

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November 2, 2024 The City of Raytown invites you to the Raytown on the Rise Community Workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Raytown Wellness Center located at 10301 E. State Rte. 350 in Raytown. This open-house…

MDC Provides Freezer Drop-Off Sites In Kansas City Region To Aid Hunters In Voluntary CWD Testing

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November 2, 2024 By Erin Woodiel To make it easier for deer hunters to help monitor Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has deployed deer head drop-off sites in four counties in the Kansas City region. Each site…

Delta Dental Of Missouri’s Land Of Smiles® Show Teaches Lee’s Summit Elementary School Students Good Habits For Healthy Teeth

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November 2, 2024 Delta Dental of Missouri’s popular Land of Smiles® dental education program is on the road this fall, taking the crusade for healthy teeth to more than 18,000 youngsters at 70 schools across the state in the coming weeks. The…

Police Blotter October 21 to October 28, 2024

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November 2, 2024 The following list contains the information of actual police reports or investigations initiated by a police officer. Additional call’s for police service or assistance may have been dispatched, but determined to be unfounded, or not requiring a police report by…

Dietitian Picks For The Holidays

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November 2, 2024 The holidays can be the perfect time to re-set eating patterns and put more produce and healthy beverages on the menu. Multiple research studies have shown powerful health benefits associated with vegetable intake, from preventing chronic diseases to improving…

“Hiding in Plain Sight” Lone Jack 1935 Escape Room

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November 1, 2024 Do you like gangsters, fast cars, holdups and thrills? Do you long to be part of the action in 1935 in Jackson County? If so, gather your friends to solve the puzzles. This is a limited-time engagement. The Lone…

Douglas “Doug” J. White

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Douglas “Doug” J. White, aged 69, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on October 29, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospice House. Doug was born on July 16, 1955, in Sedan, Kansas, to Earnest Paul and Leota Lucille White. Doug dedicated many years…