Community Health Fair

Healthy living was on people’s minds over at the YMCA in Nevada, Missouri on Saturday. They hosted their 14th annual community health fair. Hundreds of attendees showed up for the event, which featured 50 booths as well as blood pressure and cholesterol screenings. One of the event’s themes was living in a preventative way, that helps individuals stay out of the hospital with serious medical issues.  There were also some fun prize drawings, with a bike and helmet as t…

Transgender Advocates Hold Workshop At Pitt State

The Kansas Statewide Transgender Education Project, or K-STEP, visits Pittsburg hoping to teach the community what it means to be transgender. In the  workshop held at Pittsburg State, advocates discussed issues facing transgender people in society. Topics ranged from personal stories of discrimination to the biology of a trans person’s brain. Another key talking point was ending any negative perceptions of transgender people. A 2016 UCLA study …