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Double Up Food Bucks awarded $4.6 million USDA COVID relief fund grant
August 25, 2021 | Posted in Aging
Fruits and vegetables on a grocery store display

New funding will support program expansion to reach more SNAP recipients.

Regional leaders discuss Advanced Air Mobility impacts and opportunities
August 18, 2021 | Posted in Transportation
Screenshot from the Advanced Air Mobility virtual meeting

Kansas City is known as the Paris of the Plains, but one day that could change to Paris of the Planes. 

How to dispose of leftover medications
August 4, 2021 | Posted in Safety & Security
Prescription medication
Properly disposing of medications protects your household and avoids disastrous cumulative effects on your local environment.
Kansas City region experiencing high levels of particulate matter
August 2, 2021 | Posted in Environment
Wildfire with lots of heavy smoke

Smoke from wildfires in Canada swept into the Kansas City region over the weekend. The MARC Air Quality Program encourages residents across the region to limit outdoor activity on Monday, Aug. 2.

Ozone Alert issued for Thursday, July 29
July 28, 2021 | Posted in Environment
Car at an emission clinic

The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program has issued an orange Ozone Alert for July 29. This alert indicates that an unhealthy level of ground-level ozone is expected tomorrow in the Kansas City region.

Ozone Alert issued for Wednesday, July 28
July 27, 2021 | Posted in Environment
Car at an emission clinic

SkyCast forecasts poor air quality tomorrow

The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program has issued an orange Ozone Alert for July 29. This alert indicates that an unhealthy level of ground-level ozone is expected tomorrow in the Kansas City region.

Ozone Alert issued for Friday, June 18
July 17, 2021 | Posted in Environment
Car at an emission clinic

SkyCast forecasts poor air quality tomorrow

The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program has issued an orange Ozone Alert for June 18. This alert indicates that an unhealthy level of ground-level ozone is expected tomorrow in the Kansas City region.

KC Metro Health Departments Issue Public Health Advisory
July 16, 2021 | Posted in Health
Regional public health map and health department logo

In consultation with area hospitals’ Chief Medical Officers, the region’s public health departments are issuing a Public Health Advisory in response to rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the Kansas City metro related to the emergence of the delta variant.

First Ozone Alert of the season issued for Wednesday, June 16
July 15, 2021 | Posted in Environment
Car at an emission clinic

SkyCast forecasts poor air quality tomorrow

The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program has issued an orange Ozone Alert for June 16. This alert indicates that an unhealthy level of ground-level ozone is expected tomorrow in the Kansas City region.

Head Start centers connect families to vaccinations
May 25, 2021 | Posted in Early Learning
Man in a MARC mask receiving a vaccine

MARC’s Head Start program and affiliate direct service providers continued to serve families throughout the pandemic. During the past few months, Head Start direct service providers took additional steps to make sure center staff and parents had access to the COVID-19 vaccine.