Author: wyandottedaily

Will the K-State women’s rowing team repeat as the winner of the Sunflower Showdown against the University of Kansas on Saturday at Wyandotte County Lake? K-State has won the three past Sunflower Showdowns, while KU has been improving in the past few years and hopes to be better this year. The interstate rivalry competition starts at 11 a.m. at the lake, 91st and Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kan. Before the two Kansas teams begin, Southern Methodist University and Drake varsity four will begin the day at 10 a.m. After the KU-K-State first varsity eight rowing event at 12:15 p.m., the…

The Shepherd’s Center of Kansas City, Kan., will continue its 20th annual Book and Bric-a-Brac Sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. , March 13, in the Conference Center at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 7250 State Ave. The annual used book sale and bric-a-brac sale will benefit the Shepherd’s Center’s programs for older adults here. The conference center is near the pond. Kansas City, Kan., police are reviewing a chase incident that ended in the 1300 block of Minnesota Avenue on Tuesday evening, March 11, a police spokesman said today. According to media reports, the high-speed chase started with a traffic…

MeMa’s bakery and restaurant has opened at Wyandotte Plaza, 7720 State Ave. (Photo by Lou Braswell) by Lou Braswell MeMa’s bakery and restaurant has opened at Wyandotte Plaza, 7720 State Ave. MeMa’s offers breakfast, as well as lunch. There are sandwiches, paninis , salads, pizzas and soups available for lunch. Tuesday is “Taco Tuesday.” Available for breakfast are breakfast burritos, breakfast pizza, biscuits and gravy, breakfast sandwiches, including lighter breakfast sandwiches. The bakery and restaurant is operated by the Waldeck family of Kansas City, Kan., and moved recently from The Legends Outlets to this new location. Sporting Kansas City suffered…

Because of excessively dry and windy conditions experienced during the spring open burn period, the Unified Government, along with the fire marshal, have extended the spring 2014 open burn period, according to an announcement today from the Fire Department. The extended period will run May 1 to 6 p.m. May 9. Dry weather conditions prevented many residents from burning yard waste during the past few weeks. Local burning ordinances and regulations will still apply during the extended burn period. Permits are needed and are available at all Kansas City, Kan., fire stations. As race fans prepare to attend the first…

Topeka Police Chief Ron Miller, former chief of the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department, has been nominated by President Obama for U.S. Marshal of Kansas. The appointment is for four years. The nomination has been sent to the U.S. Senate for confirmation. Miller, who is from Kansas City, Kan., became Topeka police chief in 2006. He served in the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department since 1972. Miller has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Missouri and master’s degree from Wichita State University. He is a past president of the Kansas City Metro Chiefs and Sheriffs Association. by Mary…

The Piper Creek bridge replacement project began May 1 in Kansas City, Kan., and will continue through September. (KDOT photo) On Thursday, May 1, a project began to replace the bridge on southbound U.S. 73-K-7 over Piper Creek (located between Leavenworth Road and Parallel Parkway) in Wyandotte County. Project work includes replacing the existing 24-foot (2 12-foot lanes only) slab bridge structure with a 40-foot (2 12-foot lanes with 8-foot shoulders) haunch slab structure, according to a Kansas Department of Transportation spokesman. Work will take place Monday through Friday during daylight hours. Crews will begin by installing traffic control and…

by Alan Hoskins Anyone ever wishing to visit the intriguing country of Cuba, Kansas City Kansas Community College is offering a once in a lifetime opportunity. The KCKCC Jazz Band will be performing in the 30th Annual Havana Jazz Festival Dec. 16-22 and members of the community are invited to go along. “This is going to be a great tour and huge fun,” said Bill Yeazel, former director of the KCKCC Performing Arts Center who is organizing the trip for the college. “Having been to Havana a couple of times, it is truly a unique destination and the music scene…

The Kansas City, Kan., Board of Education will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 17, in the third floor superintendent’s conference room, Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, Kan. The board plans to recess into a closed session to discuss non-elected personnel. Members of 21st Century KCK Citizens United attended tonight’s Board of Public Utilities meeting. (Photo by William Crum) by William Crum More than 250 people, many of them members of 21st Century KCK Citizens United, attended tonight’s Board of Public Utilities meeting. The citizens group held a community meeting March 26 that it…

Kansas City’s first Mental Health First Aid Day is planned for Thursday, July 10. Six sites throughout metropolitan Kansas City, including one in Kansas City, Kan., are participating in the event. It is sponsored by the Metropolitan Council of Community Mental Health Centers. The goal of the event is to teach mental health first aid and youth mental health first aid courses at no cost to more than 250 people. It would be the largest number of people to train at one time in the metropolitan area. In Kansas City, Kan., a class will be held from 8 a.m. to…

by Alan Hoskins Two 1,000-point high school scorers will be joining the women’s basketball team at Kansas City Kansas Community College this fall. Cheyenne North, a 5-11 forward from Camp Station High School in Gallatin, Tenn., and Audriana Christopher, a 5-6 guard from Scott County High School in Georgetown, Kent., are the latest additions to the 2014-15 Lady Blue Devil squad. Ranked the 10th best player in Tennessee her senior year, North originally signed with Belmont University, an NCAA Division I member, but did not play there. According to Dan Olson’s nationally known Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, North was also…