Officials from Overland Park, Kan., and the greater Kansas City area gathered June 11 at Cleveland Chiropractic College for a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house at the educational institution’s state-of-the-art public health center. Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach and other local dignitaries joined Dr. Carl S. Cleveland III, president, and Health Center Director Dr. Jeffrey Miller as they officially opened the facility, which is the cornerstone of the college’s new 34-acre campus at 10850 Lowell Ave. in Overland Park.

The more than 200 attendees enjoyed music provided by the Kansas City Symphony’s Brass Ensemble. Boy Scout Troop 257 and Scoutmaster Brian Miles from Overland Park Atonement Lutheran Church served as color guard. Tracey Osborne, president of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Luann Feehan, director of member development for the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, were present to participate in the ceremony.