Carthage teachers use paper hearts to honor life of longtime educator
How do you honor the life of someone who's impacted hundreds of lives? In Carthage, they're doing it with a bunch of hearts, and a lot of love.
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Connect2Culture (3/30/2020)
Jesse Irwin chats with Emily Frankoski of Connect2Culture to see how they're adjusting to life online and how you can still participate in the arts. [field59_video account="KOAM" key="df91975a12f7cb9d114f143ee6ccce42e2b3e1e6" vtitle="Connect 2 Culture Pt.…
Here to Help (3/30/2020)
Jesse Irwin highlights people doing their part to keep spirits high during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Iola restaurant offering "Pizza Kit" for at-home family activity
Sam and Louie's started offering the kit Friday.
Head Start and Early Head Start is taking applications via mobile phones
ESC Head Start and Early Head Start Centers are taking applications and answering questions via mobile phone.
Boredom Buster: Tye Dye Coffee Filter
Jesse talks with a local art teacher to learn how to make a tye dye coffee filter while you're stuck at home.
Here to Help (3/27/2020)
Today for Here to Help, Jesse Irwin looks at a Pittsburg man that 3-D prints masks and a group giving away necessities for families with babies who cant afford the…
Local restaurants make big changes to adapt to restrictions due to COVID-19
The restaurant business has seen big changes lately because of COVID-19. And now, local restaurants are having to make more adjustments to stay afloat.
Wellness & Spiritual: Find online streams
There are several churches and organizations offering online videos and live streams while residents stay inside due to the spread of COVID-19. Here are a few online streams for spiritual wellbeing.
Bordeom Buster: DIY with Amy Sadler
Jesse checks in with Amy Sadler to learn some DIY creations perfect to do while you're homebound.
Tips on helping people with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Alzheimer's Association is providing tips for caregivers on how to best help people with dementia during the pandemic.
Online freebies for adults and kids while at home: Education, Fitness, Church, Art and more
There are several companies and organizations offering freebies while residents stay inside due to the COVID-19 pandemic. KOAM gathered a few lists to help people stay entertained, fit and mentally healthy.
Missouri officials report "alarming" drop in child abuse and neglect hotline calls
The Department of Social Services (DSS) has experienced about a 50% drop in Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline calls since March 11, 2020.
Missouri Department of Conservation to temporarily waive fishing permits starting Friday
MDC is temporarily waiving permit requirements for sport fishing and daily trout-tag requirements for Missouri residents and nonresidents whose fishing privileges are not otherwise suspended.
Fitness enthusiasts think outside the gym during coronavirus
People around the country who are self-isolating or maintaining social distance during the coronavirus outbreak have to think outside the gym when it comes to their fitness routines.
Jasper County Sheriff's Office encourages kids to send letters, drawings to folks in nursing homes
Jasper County Sheriff's Office suggests kids at home send drawings or special messages to residents in area nursing homes who can't have visitors due to COVID-19 related restrictions.
Webb City Public Library begins curbside service
You can check out books over the phone, through e-mail or online.
Four State Farm Show postponed due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
The Four State Farm Show has been postponed. Organizers say due to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, and "out of an abundance of caution," the event will now be held July 24, 25, and 26, 2020.
In a world gripped by fear, marble racing proves welcome distraction
By Calum Trenaman Different colored marbles race down a path curved in a sandy beach, crashing into one another as they vie for position. A commentator excitedly narrates the action, breathlessly describing which marble is winning. At the time of…
Boredom Buster: Virtual museums
Jesse Irwin has some things to do while your homebound to help keep your mind off the Coronavirus epidemic. Today he talks about virtual museums and how a day away from the house…
Paratrooper exercise is all about preparation - and the jump
For these 75 American paratroopers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, this weeklong training exercise with the Colombian Army is not a deployment - it's intense training.
Taking stock of strange days: The week that America changed
Change came to the United States of America during the third week of March in 2020.
At sea during pandemic, fishermen return to stormy times
The coronavirus literally traveled over them from Asia to California while they were on the high seas catching tuna. Fishermen cut off from the world while out at sea for a month have returned to a cold reality: California and nearly one-third of the United States is all but shuttered because of the virus, leaving them few places to sell their catch.
Kansas state parks, fishing lakes to remain open to the public
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has developed a plan to keep Kansas’ 28 state parks, 63 state fishing lakes, and more than 100 wildlife areas open to the public during the COVID-19 crisis.
