Cami Koons

Reporter

Flatland contributor Cami Koons is a freelance journalist focusing on food chain and sustainability issues.

Stories by Cami Koons

A man stands in a field that has dead corn stalks and a young cover crop. He is digging for a soil sample. Next to him is a green four wheeler.

Missouri Farmers Add Carbon to Their List of Crops

By Cami Koons | February 22, 2023

More farmers are joining a program to sell the carbon sequestered on crop land.

A man with white facial hair and classes sits in front of a display with historical documents. He wears a traditional scarf with reds, yellows, blacks and greens.

‘Passing The Baton’ Aims To Inspire Future Generations By Sharing KC History

By Cami Koons | February 16, 2023

Educator Carl Boyd has developed a video series called "Passing the Baton" that features cross-generational mentorship conversations between community leaders.

Close up of a hand holding a lighter up to the end of a joint.

Missouri’s Rapid Transition to Recreational Marijuana Pays Off 

By Cami Koons, Emily Woodring | February 9, 2023

Recreational marijuana sales totaled $8.5 million in Missouri during the first three days ending on Sunday. That was more than twice as much as medical marijuana sales during the same period.

A brick building with Tudor styling and green trim on top.

Kansas Encourages Rural Housing With Massive Influx of Funds

By Cami Koons | February 2, 2023

For years, the Kansas Housing Resource Corp.'s median-income program was a well-intended effort operating with modest resources. Then everything changed.

Man in a grey shirt and glasses uses the touchscreen on a large machine used for extruding plastic pellets.

Bioplastics: The ‘Best Kept Secret’ in Kansas  

By Cami Koons | January 24, 2023

The state of Kansas has carved out a noteworthy role in the emerging bioplastics industry.

Wi-Fi router sits on a table while someone holds a smartphone.

Broadband Expansion is About to Boom, But Citizens Need to Speak Up

By Cami Koons | December 21, 2022

A flood of federal dollars is in the pipeline for broadband development, but people need to speak up to identify where it's needed most.

Flatland reporters, producers and host Mary Sanchez, Vicky-Diaz Camacho, D. Rashaan Gilmore, Cody Boston, Catherine Hoffman and Cami Koons on the set at Kansas City PBS.

Flatland on Kansas City PBS: A Year in Review

By Cami Koons, Mary Sanchez, Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Catherine Hoffman, Cody Boston | December 15, 2022

Flatland's Emmy-winning reporting team looks back on some of the biggest issues over the past year, and how they may unfold in 2023.

Young girl sits at a laptop practicing her typing skills.

Missouri Offers ‘A Phenomenal Place to Homeschool’

By Cami Koons | December 13, 2022

The percentage of U.S. households that homeschool more than doubled during the COVID pandemic, and the trend may become permanent.

A elderly woman holds a match over a white candlestick. She's wearing a large amethyst ring. High schoolers watch in the background.

Chillicothe Remembers the Holocaust Through the Lives of its Survivors

By Mary Sanchez, Cami Koons | November 23, 2022

Chillicothe High School has staged a play preserving the story of Holocaust survivors George and Erika Mandler, who found a new home in the rural Missouri community.

Group of people stand around KS Governor Laura Kelly at her desk. Kelly holds a document proclaiming rural national health day in Kansas.

National Rural Health Day Highlights Growing Needs in Kansas 

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Cami Koons | November 16, 2022

The Kansas Rural Health Association is gathering on Thursday to discuss the challenges facing rural health care.