Tag: Report for America - Page 12 - Flatland KC

Precision Mazes Offer More Than ‘Simply a Walk In the Corn’

By | July 15, 2022 |

An aerial photo shows the Kansas City Chief's icon cut into a corn field with the words "Chiefs Kingdom"

How one Kansas City family uses farm science to create meaningful corn mazes and crop art across North America.

KC Filmmakers Tee Up Documentary on Black Golfers

By | July 8, 2022 |

George and Sylvester “Pat” Johnson, Reuben Benton and Leroy Doty came to be known as “The Foursome.”

In March 1950, four Black men placed their fees on the counter of the whites-only Swope Memorial Golf Course and left to tee off. Slashed tires, broken windows and a decade-long battle to assert the right for equal play on Kansas City’s golf courses ensued.

Hunger in the Ranks: More Military Families Report Going Hungry

By | June 28, 2022 |

Two people wear shirts that say "I support Mil Fams" and load food into the back of a vehicle.

Growing numbers of military families are going hungry. An estimated one in five military families report that they are food insecure.

A Buy-Local Seed Germinates Among KC Florists

By | June 17, 2022 |

A woman holds two tall-stemmed pink flowers and smiles.

Area farmers and florists hope Kansas Citians will buy locally grown flowers rather than international flowers.

Sound, Smoke and Fury: The Enduring Allure of the American Tractor Pull

By | June 16, 2022 |

A tractor spews mud up as it drags a weighted sled across the mud.

The loud, showy sport of tractor pulling remains a popular pastime in rural Missouri.