A Phillipsburg transplant is a walking billboard for her new hometown. And she’s also benefitted from Hope in the Heartland funds. Laura Flores, who moved from Kansas City to Phillipsburg two years ago, was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in September of 2022. … She’s always felt a sense of belonging in Phillipsburg. Laura had become good friends with Lacie Shields, another Phillipsburg resident, when the two lived in Kansas City. After Lacie moved back to Phillipsburg in February 2019, Laura visited her the next year. “I came to visit one weekend, and then it turned into another weekend, and another weekend, and I fell in love with the town, and then her brother,” she said. She is engaged to be married to Derek Shields, Lacie’s brother. Laura loves Phillipsburg. “I really enjoy the slow pace here, and the community has just been amazing. I feel like for the very first time, in a long time, if not ever, that I feel like I’m home. I just love it. Everybody’s been so amazing and friendly. It didn’t take me any time at all to feel like I belonged here.”
Source: Hays Daily News
