Barbara Ballard was elected to the Kansas State House of Representatives in 1993 and presently serves as the House Minority Chair. Ballard attributes her career success to a number of factors, starting with her family.… Read More »Representing the 44th House District
The new Rotary District 5710 Governor, Stephane Meyer, visited to talk about Rotary in eastern Kansas. Meyer is a member of the Shawnee Rotary Club and she conveyed energy and enthusiasm for her role as… Read More »Energy and Enthusiasm to Spare
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary Districts and local Rotary Clubs. RYLA is a week long summer program that takes place on the University of Kansas campus. Participants… Read More »Investing in Young Leaders
“Creativity and Panache” have been used to describe Danny Kane’s operation of the Raven Book Store. In an era of big chain book stores and Amazon online book sales the Raven is thriving as an… Read More »Creativity and Panache
There is an absence of infrastructure for serving families with preschool age children in Douglas County, making it difficult to track down information and services. This is the problem that Kim Polson, Executive Director of… Read More »TYKES; One Stop for Information and Services
