Story County

The double doors of Mason County High School soared open at three o 'clock on a sunny spring afternoon. School was out for the summer. Students darted out of the school like they were being chased by something colossal, repugnant, and petrifying. “Ouch!” wailed Tyra as she was pushed down by this gargantuan pack of mad wolves sprinting as if they had their eyes on prey. Tyra continued on, “The boys at this school are SO annoying and immature!” “Atleast boys give you attention. I would do…

The Orange County Food Bank service event made me realize that many families often have to make impossible choices between food and utilities, or food and rent. The harsh reality is that when families buy food instead of paying their rent, they can end up living in…

Downtown Kansas City. It is part of Johnson County which is a fairly large county. The county itself is drastically different from the KC Metro area because it is known to be a very affluent area, especially the south half of Johnson county. Overland Park itself is one of the highest priced living areas. I chose this location one, because I live here in Overland Park, and two, because I was interested to see what resources are available to this county considering the average income and home…

1. Area: The community in which I live is an urban setting located in Central New York. The City of Utica is located in Oneida County. 2. Demographics: With an estimated 61,332 people in the City of Utica according to the U.S Census Bureau, the city has seen a decrease in residency since the formal census conducted in 2010 (Census Bureau). Even with the estimated decrease in population, the city is home to a multitude of races and ethnicities immigrating to the U.S from various countries…

Mud “Hurry up!” Sam screamed to his brother Max. The two boys raced towards the gathering crowd. Today was the Woodbury County Fair and Sam did not want to miss it. They had been waiting to go for a very long time and now, Max was taking forever. “I’m coming!” Max barked back. He has been waiting to go too, but he wasn’t as eager as Sam was. Although Max loves going to the fair, he is extremely nervous about seeing the bulls. He is like a mouse running from a cat when it comes to bulls. So…

to meet Peg Sale, a volunteer victims advocate from the Arapahoe County Victims Assistance Program and a member of my community. The Arapahoe County Sheriffs Department provides primary law enforcement and victims assistance services for the towns located along the I-70 corridor in unincorporated Arapahoe County as well as the cities of Cherry Hills Village, Cherry Creek State Park and the Bow Mar/ Columbine Valley. Arapahoe County Sheriffs Department is also contracted with the city of…

Columbia, Missouri that treats some of the most complicated injuries and illnesses. University Hospital’s trauma team cares for more than 25,000 emergency room patients each year. In addition, University Hospital boasts 247 patient beds and has a seven-story critical care tower equipped with the latest medical technology. University Hospital also offers hundreds of different surgical procedures in their state of the art operating rooms. The mission of University of Missouri Health Care System is…

childhood hunger, begin to grow up. In Erath county there is a population within our communities that are living a life that is filled with food insecurity. A few opportunities…

I think they should open up poor farms, or community farms, like they had back in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. If the states or counties in the united states would open one per two or three counties the homelessness would go away completely or it would cut it down almost to nothing. Poor farms are like community homes where homeless people can go to live but they would have to work on the farm to earn a living. They should make it so when a family or an individual comes into the farms they…

Nathanial “Nat” Turner was born October 2, 1800 on the Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner. He is recognized as the only Black American slave to led one of the most gruesome sustained slave rebellion that took place on August 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat Turners’ revolt (also known as the Southampton insurrection) was the most effective rebellion in U.S. history. Spreading fear through the white South. During Tuners’ life on the plantation, Benjamin allowed him to be taught in…