NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 16, 2018 A new KCMO.gov, the government website of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is coming in 2019 and the City wants your input. When KCMO.gov launched in early 2014, it was an instant success. A complete and modern overhaul from the previous version, the site was heralded for […]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 15, 2018 City leaders will gather in the Northland on Tuesday, Oct. 16, to kick off a GO KC project on North Oak Trafficway. The reconstruction of North Oak Trafficway from Indianola Drive to the city limits of North Kansas City includes new pavement, curbs and gutters, transit stop […]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Two years after receiving a $7 million allocation from the City Council to launch a three-phase plan to remake the 18th and Vine Historic District, a 24-page report was released on Wednesday to update the public on the remarkable improvements being made to one of Kansas City’s […]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 26, 201 The City Auditor’s Office released an audit focusing on whether contract selection practices previously recommended by the City Auditor’s Office have been incorporated into citywide, written policies and procedures. The contract selection audit recommendations we reviewed focused on four areas: Ethics and transparency; Contract solicitation; Contract selection […]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The City of Kansas City, Missouri Health Department (KCHD) will close all of its clinics on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 for continued education and training for nurses and staff. KCHD will reopen all health clinics for normal business hours on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. This full-day course will provide training […]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 12, 2018 KC Parks Director Mark McHenry is calling it a career after 44 years with the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Parks and Recreation Department. McHenry will retire at the end of 2018, and Deputy Director Terry Rynard will become director on Jan. 1, 2019. Highlights of McHenry’s career include […]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 10, 2018 The Kansas City Municipal Court is receiving a $1.9 million grant to expand the City’s Drug Court. The award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will be paid over five years, allowing the court to expand treatment […]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 4, 2018 Three public input sessions will be held this month to hear residents’ views about a proposed ordinance designed to revitalize Kansas City’s East Side. Introduced by Councilman Scott Taylor, who chairs the Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee, the “Revive the East Side Initiative” proposes a comprehensive […]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 30, 2018 City offices and 311 will be closed on Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of Labor Day. As a result, trash and recycling collection schedules will move to the holiday schedule . For example, trash normally picked up on Monday will be collected on Tuesday. The remaining trash collection schedule […]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 29, 2018 In the ongoing effort to remove blighted and dangerous buildings from the city’s landscape, a longtime Blue Hills neighborhood eyesore has a date with the wrecking ball. Much to the delight of neighboring residents and businesses, the building — located at 5832 Prospect Ave. — will be […]