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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Cheyenne Bottoms, Quivira complete Christmas Bird Counts A pine siskin is pictured on a tree in central Kansas. Pam Martin with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks noted the species isn’t common in this area but she’s seen as many as 100 at her home feeders periodically since October. A total of 125 pine siskins were sighted during the Christmas Bird Count at Cheyenne Bottoms.
A mild start to winter would normally bring a flock of bird watchers to Cheyenne Bottoms and the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge for the annual Christmas Bird Count – but this was no normal year. Although humans have had to forego social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the birds have not. A record 97 species were documented at the Bottoms – a number matched at Quivira.
Leawood law firm provides meals to Research Medical Center nurses
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â A Leawood law firm provided meals from a local restaurant to area hospital workers Tuesday in lieu of a company holiday party.
Bartimus Frickleton Robertson & Rader purchased the meals from Tavern at Mission Farms for nurses and Research Medical Center.
Mike Rader, a partner at the law firm, said in a video statement that they wanted to do something special for a local business, as well as the health care workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The law firm bought 300 meals as a thank-you to the nurses.