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Kansas City-area drive-through food distribution sites see increase in need
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cars started lining up before 7 a.m. Saturday morning outside Swope Parkway Church of Christ in Kansas City, Missouri. At 10 a.m., the church began a drive-though food distribution program.
During COVID-19, the church began handing out food to those in need on the fourth Saturday of each month.
Organizer Tyrone Hogan said about 100 cars routinely come to the event. Even as the pandemic comes to an end, he does not anticipate ending the food distribution program.
“It shows the community still needs a lot of help,” Hogan said. “The economy, we know it’s still trying to recover from COVID, so we just try to supplement as much as we can.”
People receiving items at the distribution went home with about 60 eggs, a bag of apples, tubs of butter, packs of lettuce and salad, along with some canned and non-perishable food items.
“Keep the fruits and vegetables going, make a good salad, keep it going on,” said Rashid Jackson, who received food from the church Saturday.
Harvesters supplies Swope Parkway Church of Christ with the food they distribute. KSHB 41’s Fill the Fridge campaign raises money for the food network. The fundraiser particularly allows Harvesters to purchase perishable items like meats, fruits and vegetables, items recipients like Jackson and Kendra Bearden look forward to.
“It’s the cheapest way to go is to eat processed,” Bearden said. “It would be really nice to have vegetables and fruit.”
Bearden received food from Second Baptist Church of Olathe. It’s hosted a monthly drive-through food distribution program in conjunction with Harvesters since 2018.
“I didn’t think there was a need,” said Ella Everette, of Second Baptist Church of Olathe. “Boy, was I wrong.”
Organizers said they provided food to about 100 households in 2018. Today, more than 200 households receive food.
“I just recently lost my job,” Bearden explained. “Things have been really tough. There’s just been enough money really to just get the necessities, and here the last week, there hasn’t even been a lot of necessities.”
Each month, Harvesters provides Second Baptist Church of Olathe with different items to distribute. This Saturday there was milk, eggs, watermelon, onions, bread, cabbage, and other items like Cheez-Its and applesauce.
KSHB 41 is collecting donations for Harvesters through the Fill the Fridge campaign through Saturday night. You can make a donation online.
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For the first time since the 2022 AFC playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs will square off against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Kansas City has a three-game winning streak over Pittsburgh, which includes the aforementioned contest in the Wild Card round of the postseason. This year, both teams have already clinched playoff berths but still have something to play for. The Chiefs, specifically, can get the best Christmas present of all by winning and locking up the one-seed and a first-round bye. A win makes them unreachable to the Buffalo Bills. The Steelers, on the other hand, are looking to maintain their division lead. They hold a conference tiebreaker over the surging Baltimore Ravens but are far from certain to keep that.
Here’s everything you need to know and how you can follow along with the Chiefs as they square off against the Steelers on Wednesday.
Game: Chiefs vs. Steelers
Location: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date and Time: Wednesday, December 25 at 12:00 p.m. CT
TV Channel: Netflix or KCTV local
Listen Live: WDAF (106.5 FM) Chiefs Radio Network or Tico Sports (Kansas City) for Spanish radio broadcast
Betting Line: Chiefs -3 (as of Wednesday morning)
This contest’s television broadcast team is highlighted by Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and both J.J. Watt and Nate Burleson (color) in the commentary booth. Melanie Collins and Stacey Dales will serve as the sideline reporters for Week 17’s matchup.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – After three full days of searching on land and in area waters, the search for 80-year-old Gary Foster has been put on hold.
The Reno County Sheriff’s Office said Foster’s family decided to postpone the search until after the holidays, when efforts will resume as a recovery mission.
Over the last 72 hours, crews launched a large-scale effort involving over 200 people combing a five-mile radius around where he was last seen. The Kansas Highway Patrol searched the area via aircraft, and Saline County provided a water rescue team and sonar to scan nearby ponds.
The Silver Alert for Foster remains in effect.
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