Trending News:Kansas City Clears Northeast Unhoused Encampment, ThursdayLocal Day Care Educates Youth with Turkey Day CraftsSpanish Education Organization Awards Northeast News Reporter for Positive Latino Community Contributions Kansas City Museum Class Focuses on Flavor and CultureLetter to the Editor: Save Whittier SchoolCommunity CalendarWhere to: Shop Along Independence AvenueKCFD Honors Northeast Native for 66 years with Fire DepartmentKansas City Children’s Literacy Program Welcomes New Author PartnershipExposición de Día de Muertos honra las vidas perdidas por la violencia con armas de fuegoDia de los Muertos Display Honors Lives Lost to Gun ViolenceLodged Truck Shuts down Independence AvenueLetter to the Editor: ARPA Funds in LimboKansas City University Partners with RockhurstTruman Rd. Homicide Victim IdentifiedLetter to the Editor: Jackson County Fund AppropriationNortheast NarrativesNov. 6, 2024 IssueOP-ED: Step 1. Cast Your Vote, Step 2. 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Plan ahead before heading to the polls next Tuesday354: California Novelist Shares Northeast Heritage, Inspiration for Short StoriesKnow Your Ballot: Analyzing Missouri’s Proposed Sports Betting, Amendment 2Northeast News Introduces ‘Know Your Ballot’ SeriesCliffhanger Hosts 39th Year of Runners Score 1 for Health Provides Vision Care to Over 700 StudentsKansas City Election Board Shares No-Excuse Absentee Voting Information on Nov. 5 General ElectionHalloween CalendarCommunity CalendarKansas City University Application Process: What to Know Before ApplyingHistoric Cemetery Respects the Past, Surveys the FutureKansas City Museum Hosts 11th Annual Día de los Muertos CelebrationSheffield Breaks Ground on Third Residential Recovery Facility, Wednesday 353: Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association Sets the Stage for 29th Annual Scare-it HalloweenKCPD Responds Northeast HomicideKCPD Responds to Lykins Area HomicideCommunity CalendarNortheast Cleans upCenter for Northeast Unhoused Begins Winter Shelter Preparations Community Art Brightens Neighborhood SpacesNortheast Historical Society Hosts 11th Annual Homes TourKCFD Rescues Five Occupants in Early Morning Apartment Fire in Scarritt Renaissance352: Missouri House of Representatives District 19 Democratic Candidate Shares Campaign InitiativesCommunity Calendar Northeast Institution Celebrates 110 Years in OperationCliff Drive Goat Herd Chews and CharmsInternet Access, Crossing the Digital Divide 351: Northeast News Staff Emphasizes Community Journalism NecessityA Guide to Tackle Election Season Historical Society Announces Annual Fall Homes TourClassifiedsCommunity CalendarScarritt Renaissance Dangerous Building Sees Last DaysHispanic Development Fund Kicks Off Annual Cambio Para Cambio Philanthropy Campaign Local Organizations Assist with Voter FAQ’s Ahead November Election Community Orchard Hosts Annual Festival, Welcomes Fall Season 350: Outgoing, District 19 Missouri House Representative Shares Next StepsIndependence Avenue Corridor Overlay Zone B GuidelinesClassifiedsCommunity CalendarPark Installation Celebrates Neighbors Helping NeighborsCommunity Orchard Bee Colonies Suffer VandalismStudents Celebrate Hispanic Heritage MonthKCPD Officers Respond to Pendleton Heights HomicideNortheast News Update — EditorialYouth Soccer Program Assists With Community Alley ProjectIndependence Avenue Corridor Overlay – Pendleton Arts BlockCommunity CalendarNortheast Kansas City Working Group Holds Community Forum to Address Houseless Population ClassifiedsNeighborhood Recovery Organization Unveils 15th Operating Facility, Joye House349: Kansas City Museum Historian in Residence discusses Hispanic and Latino CultureINDEPENDENCE AVENUE CORRIDOR OVERLAY – ZONE A9/11 Memorial This WednesdayCommunity CalendarNortheast De-Clutters on Final Regular-Season Dumpster Day ClassifiedsAward-Winning, Kansas City Novelist to Offer Lecture Series at Kansas City Museum Fairmount Park from Independence AvenueRemember This?Folklore, una celebración de la comunidad Latina en Kansas CityLocal Organizations Partner to Launch Spanish Positive Discipline Practice CampaignAfter 140 years, Northeast Religious Institution Ceases OperationsWant the chance to win Ren-Fest Tickets?KCPD Responds to 12th and Benton HomicideColumbus Park Resident Charged for Attempted Sex CrimesNortheast High School Announces Student Death, TuesdayWhen The Wind Blew — Historic Home Under Repair
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Trending News:Kansas City Clears Northeast Unhoused Encampment, ThursdayLocal Day Care Educates Youth with Turkey Day CraftsSpanish Education Organization Awards Northeast News Reporter for Positive Latino Community Contributions Kansas City Museum Class Focuses on Flavor and CultureLetter to the Editor: Save Whittier SchoolCommunity CalendarWhere to: Shop Along Independence AvenueKCFD Honors Northeast Native for 66 years with Fire DepartmentKansas City Children’s Literacy Program Welcomes New Author PartnershipExposición de Día de Muertos honra las vidas perdidas por la violencia con armas de fuegoDia de los Muertos Display Honors Lives Lost to Gun ViolenceLodged Truck Shuts down Independence AvenueLetter to the Editor: ARPA Funds in LimboKansas City University Partners with RockhurstTruman Rd. Homicide Victim IdentifiedLetter to the Editor: Jackson County Fund AppropriationNortheast NarrativesNov. 6, 2024 IssueOP-ED: Step 1. Cast Your Vote, Step 2. Be NiceCommunity CalendarBack Door Pottery Offers Creative OutletStay Safe While Keeping Warm This WinterElection Results for General Assembly, Jackson County OfficesCommunity CalendarNortheast Candidate Forum Engages Voters Ahead Election DayKnow Your Ballot: The Implications of Amendment 3 on “Reproductive Freedom” in MissouriIndependence Avenue Corridor Businesses Required to Halt OpperationsNortheast Throws Myriad of Halloween FestivitiesKansas City Election Board Prepares Voting MachinesOp-Ed: The Public Doesn’t Trust Media Organizations … Why Trust Facebook?The Man, The Myth, The Legend — Voter Fraud: What it Means and How to Avoid itKnow Your Ballot: Amendment 7, Understanding Proposed Changes to Voting Eligibility and Systems in MissouriDo You Know Who You’re Voting For? Plan ahead before heading to the polls next Tuesday354: California Novelist Shares Northeast Heritage, Inspiration for Short StoriesKnow Your Ballot: Analyzing Missouri’s Proposed Sports Betting, Amendment 2Northeast News Introduces ‘Know Your Ballot’ SeriesCliffhanger Hosts 39th Year of Runners Score 1 for Health Provides Vision Care to Over 700 StudentsKansas City Election Board Shares No-Excuse Absentee Voting Information on Nov. 5 General ElectionHalloween CalendarCommunity CalendarKansas City University Application Process: What to Know Before ApplyingHistoric Cemetery Respects the Past, Surveys the FutureKansas City Museum Hosts 11th Annual Día de los Muertos CelebrationSheffield Breaks Ground on Third Residential Recovery Facility, Wednesday 353: Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association Sets the Stage for 29th Annual Scare-it HalloweenKCPD Responds Northeast HomicideKCPD Responds to Lykins Area HomicideCommunity CalendarNortheast Cleans upCenter for Northeast Unhoused Begins Winter Shelter Preparations Community Art Brightens Neighborhood SpacesNortheast Historical Society Hosts 11th Annual Homes TourKCFD Rescues Five Occupants in Early Morning Apartment Fire in Scarritt Renaissance352: Missouri House of Representatives District 19 Democratic Candidate Shares Campaign InitiativesCommunity Calendar Northeast Institution Celebrates 110 Years in OperationCliff Drive Goat Herd Chews and CharmsInternet Access, Crossing the Digital Divide 351: Northeast News Staff Emphasizes Community Journalism NecessityA Guide to Tackle Election Season Historical Society Announces Annual Fall Homes TourClassifiedsCommunity CalendarScarritt Renaissance Dangerous Building Sees Last DaysHispanic Development Fund Kicks Off Annual Cambio Para Cambio Philanthropy Campaign Local Organizations Assist with Voter FAQ’s Ahead November Election Community Orchard Hosts Annual Festival, Welcomes Fall Season 350: Outgoing, District 19 Missouri House Representative Shares Next StepsIndependence Avenue Corridor Overlay Zone B GuidelinesClassifiedsCommunity CalendarPark Installation Celebrates Neighbors Helping NeighborsCommunity Orchard Bee Colonies Suffer VandalismStudents Celebrate Hispanic Heritage MonthKCPD Officers Respond to Pendleton Heights HomicideNortheast News Update — EditorialYouth Soccer Program Assists With Community Alley ProjectIndependence Avenue Corridor Overlay – Pendleton Arts BlockCommunity CalendarNortheast Kansas City Working Group Holds Community Forum to Address Houseless Population ClassifiedsNeighborhood Recovery Organization Unveils 15th Operating Facility, Joye House349: Kansas City Museum Historian in Residence discusses Hispanic and Latino CultureINDEPENDENCE AVENUE CORRIDOR OVERLAY – ZONE A9/11 Memorial This WednesdayCommunity CalendarNortheast De-Clutters on Final Regular-Season Dumpster Day ClassifiedsAward-Winning, Kansas City Novelist to Offer Lecture Series at Kansas City Museum Fairmount Park from Independence AvenueRemember This?Folklore, una celebración de la comunidad Latina en Kansas CityLocal Organizations Partner to Launch Spanish Positive Discipline Practice CampaignAfter 140 years, Northeast Religious Institution Ceases OperationsWant the chance to win Ren-Fest Tickets?KCPD Responds to 12th and Benton HomicideColumbus Park Resident Charged for Attempted Sex CrimesNortheast High School Announces Student Death, TuesdayWhen The Wind Blew — Historic Home Under Repair
Effective Monday, October 16, the Social Security Administration (SSA) office located at 2021 Independence Ave. has closed and all services have been relocated to a new address in Northeast. The new location is 1800 E. Truman Rd., at the intersection of Woodland Ave. Services offered and hours of operation will remain the same at the new location.
The previous building, built especially for SSA operations, had been for sale for over a year.
For more information about SSA services call 800-772-1213 or visit www.socialsecurity.gov.
Dorri Partain
A graduate of Central Missouri State University, Dorri’s first foray into journalism began at Maple Woods Community College. Her love for old homes brought her to Historic Northeast in 1986. Immersed in the community, she developed a love for its parks, with Indian Mound and Cliff Drive holding a special place in her heart.
Dorri’s journey with the Northeast News began in 1998, where she contributed a freelance feature column until 2006. In 2016, she officially joined the News staff, bringing her storytelling skills to the wider community.
Outside of her work at Northeast News, Dorri is a devoted mother to two sons and three kitty companions. An avid vintage collector, her collections include matchbooks and other incredible items that are quite familiar within our “Remember This” weekly feature.
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