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Planning commission chair appointed to Gladstone City Council

GLADSTONE — After deliberating how to handle the vacancy on the Gladstone City Council following the April 8 municipal election, in which winning candidate Molly Gibson was later deemed ineligible under Missouri state law due to unpaid city taxes, the council voted to appoint Cameron Nave, the current chair of the Gladstone Planning Commission for the year-long vacancy until the April 2026 election.

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Park University’s Howell Awards recognize leadership achievements from 2024-25 academic year

PARKVILLE — In celebration of the leadership achievements of Park University students, faculty and staff during the 2024-25 academic year, the Office of Student Life and the Park Student Government Association announced recipients of honors as part of the 30th annual Dr. Doris A. Howell Leadership Awards. The awards program, held last month, is named for Howell, a 1944 Park graduate who was an internationally renowned leader in pediatrics and hospice care before passing away in November 2018.

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North Kansas City Hospital receives grade A hospital safety grade

NORTH KANSAS CITY — North Kansas City Hospital earned an “A” hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety. This mark of distinction comes from the only hospital ratings program exclusively focused on addressing preventable medical errors, infections and injuries, according to a hospital press release.

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