Country Club Plaza holiday lights
The Country Club Plaza holiday lights. (Courtesy | Visit KC)

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2022: 5-1

January 2, 2023  |    |  1 min read

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.

This is the 10th and final installment, featuring stories that first appeared between Nov. 23 and Dec. 8.

From Nov. 23

https://flatland.tinythunder.dev/news-issues/chillicothe-remembers-the-holocaust-through-the-lives-of-its-survivors/

From Nov. 27

https://flatland.tinythunder.dev/commentary/small-congregations-rethink-the-role-of-big-historic-churches/

From Dec. 5

https://flatland.tinythunder.dev/news-issues/concerned-civic-leaders-form-group-to-support-the-country-club-plaza/

From Dec. 7

https://flatland.tinythunder.dev/news-issues/kansas-city-gets-greener-and-the-world-takes-notice/

From Dec. 8

https://flatland.tinythunder.dev/news-issues/kansas-community-colleges-reaching-a-crossroads/

Happy New Year from your friends at Flatland!

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