Missouri Daybook
Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, Apr. 22.
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Tuesday, Apr. 22 10:30 AM Kansas City Mayor Lucas’ public schedule – Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas attends the City Council Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee meeting (10:30 AM CDT), records a podcast with the Kansas City YMCA, ahead of Eliminating Drowning Awareness Month (1:00 PM CDT), and attends the KC2026 Governing Board meeting
Weblinks: https://www.kcmo.gov/, https://x.com/MayorLucasKC
Contacts: Megan Strickland, City of Kansas City, MO, Megan.Strickland@kcmo.org, 1 816 766 5134
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UPDATED EVENT: Tuesday, Apr. 22 1:00 PM MoDOT KC hosts media event for Work Zone Awareness Week – Missouri Department of Transportation Kansas City District hosts media briefing for Work Zone Awareness Week
Location: 1390 Benton Blvd, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: http://modot.mo.gov, https://x.com/modot
Contacts: Brooke Rohlfing, Missouri Department of Transportation, 1 816 607 2151, 1 816 803 4204
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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Apr. 22 1:30 PM ServMO honors volunteers at 23rd Annual Show Me Service Awards – ServMO honors volunteers at 23rd Annual Show Me Service Awards, recognizing contributions in volunteerism, AmeriCorps, and community impact across Missouri
Location: Missouri State Capitol, 201 W Capitol Ave, Jefferson City, MO
Weblinks: https://ded.mo.gov/, https://x.com/MoEcoDevo
Contacts: Missouri Department of Economic Development, ServMO@ded.mo.gov
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Tuesday, Apr. 22 National WWI Museum opens ‘Iron Harvest’ exhibition on Earth Day – National WWI Museum and Memorial opens ‘Iron Harvest’, an exhibition exploring the environmental impact of World War I and the legacy of unexploded weapons on Earth Day
Location: National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Dr, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: http://www.theworldwar.org, https://x.com/TheWWImuseum
Contacts: Karis Erwin, National WWI Museum and Memorial, kerwin@theworldwar.org, 1 816 888 8122
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Apr. 23 10:00 AM Missouri Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger hosts Buy Missouri Day to showcase local businesses
Location: Missouri State Capitol, 201 W Capitol Ave, Jefferson City, MO
Weblinks: https://www.mo.gov/, https://x.com/MoGov
Contacts: Chris Walker, State of Missouri, Chris.Walker@ltgov.mo.gov, 1 573 508 9876
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Apr. 23 12:00 PM Kansas City Mayor Lucas’ public schedule – Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas attends a press conference at Barnes Plaza at T-Mobile Center (12:00 PM CDT), hosts St Peter’s Grade School classes at City Hall (1:00 PM CDT), meets MAC Properties representatives (1:30 PM CDT), joins KC Parks and the City of Fountains Foundation at Mill Creek Park (2:30 PM CDT), and attends Visit KC’s Annual Tourism Outlook at Municipal Auditorium (4:30 PM CDT)
Weblinks: https://www.kcmo.gov/, https://x.com/KCMO
Contacts: Megan Strickland, City of Kansas City, MO, Megan.Strickland@kcmo.org, 1 816 766 5134
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Apr. 23 4:00 PM Visit KC Hosts annual Tourism Outlook – Visit KC hosts its annual Tourism Outlook, discussing economic impact of tourism, future opportunities, and honoring recipient of Kansas City’s Tourism Icon Award. Visit KC president and CEO Kathy Nelson attends event
Location: Municipal Auditorium, 301 W 13th St, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: https://www.visitkc.com/
Contacts: Devin Aaron, VISIT KC, daaron@visitkc.com, 1 816 691 3805
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Wednesday, Apr. 23 – Saturday, Apr. 26 American Academy of Family Physicians Leadership Conference – American Academy of Family Physicians Leadership Conference, including awards * Formerly the National Conference of Special Constituencies (NCSC) and the National Conference of Constituency Leaders (NCCL)
Location: Loews Kansas City Hotel, 1515 Wyandotte St, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: http://www.aafp.org/events/aclf-nccl.html, https://x.com/AAFPNCCL
Contacts: AAFP, aafp@aafp.org
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Wednesday, Apr. 23 – Friday, Apr. 25 Customer Contact Week (CCW) Executive Exchange for BFSI event
Location: The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center, 1 E Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: https://www.customercontactweekdigital.com/events-ccwbfsiexchange, https://x.com/IQPC
Contacts: IQPC North America, info@iqpc.com, 1 646 378 6026
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Thursday, Apr. 24 Truman Library Institute ‘Wild About Harry?’ fundraiser – Truman Library Institute ‘Wild About Harry?’ fundraiser supporting Truman’s Presidential Library and legacy. Attendees include actors Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius
Location: Muehlebach Hotel, 200 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: http://trumanlibraryinstitute.org, https://x.com/TrumanLibrary
Contacts: Kim Rausch, Truman Library Institute, kim.rausch@trumanlibraryinstitute.org, 1 816 400 1214
