Ryan Gamboa

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BELTON, Mo. — On Tuesday, Cass Community Health Foundation celebrated the grand opening of its new $5 million dental clinic. Cass County Dental Clinic is one of two dental offices that prioritizes care for children, teens, pregnant women, the uninsured, and Medicaid qualifying patients. "There was a need out in this community. There was no Medicaid dental providers," said Cass Community Health Foundation President and CEO, Cynthia Randazzo.

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BUTLER, Mo. — Hertzog's Beef Processing is processing upwards of 30 full beef carcasses daily. "Beef supply is tight, and the demand for beef continues to grow," said Mike Quick, a partner in a fourth-generation Bates County, Missouri cattle operation. Hetzog's Beef Processing is a locally owned and operated USDA inspected facility. It's different than your average store, selling and processing its own Black Angus beef products. "Our retail sales have been through the roof," he said.

1 week ago | kshb.com | Ryan Gamboa

BELTON, Mo. — Since 2011, the Cass Community Health Foundation has operated out of a small, refurbished home in downtown Belton. Foundation leaders and donors cut the ribbon Tuesday night on a $5.1 million, low-income dental clinic. "Well done," Presiding Cass County Commissioner Bob Huston told the foundation partners and board members. The new facility sits on Markey Parkway south of Menards in Belton. Cass Community Health Foundation operates another facility in Harrisonville.

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OLATHE, Kan. — Following the American Civil War, Olathe resident C.H. Hyer took boot making and marketing to the next level. "An old, but new boot company," said Zach Lawless, CEO of Hyer Boots. "Our claim to the invention of the first cowboy boot is actually we’re the first to ever name and market a product as a "Cowboy Boot." Originally marketed as two words, "Cow Boy" and later morphed into one "Cowboy ". It was a revolutionary endeavor for Zach Lawless's great, great-grandfather, C.H. Hyer.

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Share OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — It's been less than a week since two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed in Washington D.C. A young couple, Overland Park native Sarah Milgrim and her boyfriend, Yaron Lischinsky both worked for the Israeli embassy. The two were to announce their engagement on Sunday in Israel. "She was sunshine," said Dr. Michael Leiter, "She used to come in, in the morning.