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Trending News: Double Shooting at 300 Block of Wabash Ave.Double shooting sends two to the hospitalLow Barrier Shelter ordinance stalled – againNortheast fun fact: Earth day ‘The water wars are coming’: Missouri looks to limit exports from rivers and lakesFamily ties keep custom truck in NortheastNeighborhoods In Northeast: Pendleton heightsAnnual Multicultural Festival at Frontier Schools returns for the 8th yearFestival Multicultural Anual en las Escuelas de Frontier regresa por ano ochoDrumming up healthy activities at Don BoscoCommunity CalendarClassifiedsSee Kansas in style, along the new Kansas Turnpike! Remember this?332: Public Health Coordinators with the Mattie Rhodes Center & Upcoming EventsCharges Filed in March, Officer Involved Shooting on Gladstone Blvd.Mattie Rhodes CenterNortheast fun fact: Della C. LambNeighborhoods In Northeast: Columbus ParkPlans for Soccer Complex to be presentedPH Coffee’s Annual Customer Appreciation Day: A Blend of Coffee and Community Healthy Kicks this weekend with the Mattie Rhodes CenterEl programa Junior Achievement aporta experiencias del mundo real a los estudiantes de Northeast High SchoolJunior Achievement program implemented at Northeast High SchoolClassifiedsCommunity CalendarThe fabulous Walking WoolfsRemember this?331: Columbus Park Community Council With Kate BarsottiSolar eclipse to darken KC on April 8Northeast fun fact: PH OrchardDown in flames: new Stadium Proposal trounced at pollsChapter 8: Geography of the Solar EclipseCapítulo 8: Geografía del eclipse solarA Celebration of Early Learning with Della Lamb Community ServicesIn case you wondered…?Late withdrawals mean more time to file for lieutenant governor, other Missouri officesDr. E.O. Smith, Skin and Cancer SpecialistRemember this?New Portable Mural Program Aims to Unite Northeast NeighborhoodsCommunity CalendarClassifieds330: Creative City KC, UNESCO, Cultural Tourism, & The World CupKC Tenants Hosts Stadium Community ForumsAvenue Angels Complete Narcan Training CertificationEssig Family McDonald’s$3 million slated for 9th & Van Brunt soccer park improvementsLocal Hispanic small business selected to receive $10,000 in grant moneyPequeño negocios Hispanos locales son seleccionados para recibir una ayuda de $10,000Letter to the Editor: Bring Soccer Back to the CommunitiesFiber Arts Workshop is sew fun!School playground equipment destroyed in weekend fireHealing House opens new family facilityRemember this?Empress Theater once a hotspot for VaudevilleGrime, Crime & ChimeUnleashing Happiness: The Healing Power of Pets on Our Mental HealthCultural Tourism & the World CupClassifiedsCommunity Calendar329: Youth Services Division, D.A.R.E, & First Impact Teen Driver TrainingChapter 7: Solar Eclipse Language ArtsCapitulo 7: Eclipse solar Lengua y LiteraturaPoolside on The PaseoSound Off! Keepin’ it real on The AvenueErin’s House to open this Friday Guadalupe Centers Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing InitiativeGrime, Crime, and ChimeCascio’s CornerRemember This?ClassifiedsCommunity Calendar328: Growing Community Papers with Erica LittleUpdate: Kansas City man convicted in East Bottoms double homicideLexington Avenue traffic calming discussion tonightManaging EditorIntern ApplicationThe Northeast News recognized by the Missouri Press AssociationCounty rolls out new property tax freeze program for area seniorsSix Plex to be demolishedFeast of St. JosephLatinx Education Collaborative celebrates the 2024 Latinx Educator Awards Latinx Education Collaborative celebra los Premios al Educador Latinx 2024 Northeast Fun fact: Parks and RecreationNortheast Fun FactChapter 6: Cultural Legends about Solar EclipsesCapítulo 6: Leyendas culturales sobre eclipses solaresGrime, Crime and ChimeCommunity CalendarClassifiedsRemember this?Aye, ‘Tis a grand St. Paddy’s Day to ye!UPDATED. Two dead in convenience store shooting327: Introducing the Newest Northeast News Staff!County announces public hearing on new stadium development in Crossroads Art DistrictSpecial Edition Podcast: Committee Against New Royals Stadium Taxes #SaveTheKRemember this?Fairyland Park: The working man’s amusement parkOpinion: Don’t be Bullied, Keep the K at Kauffman.

Former Councilwoman Judy Swope has died

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The Northeast News has just learned that former Kansas City City Councilwoman Judy Swope has passed away this morning after a yearlong battle with cancer. Swope served in the city council from 1991 – 1999, representing the city’s Sixth District. Following her tenure on the council, Swope worked as an aide for Councilman George Blackwood, representing the city’s Fourth District. Swope also was a member of the Board of Zoning Adjustment, a director on the Mid-America Regional Council Board, a trustee of the Metropolitan Ambulance Service Trust and a past president and member of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Municipal League.

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