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Two students from Kansas City, Kansas, have been selected to be new student and family orientation leaders for the 2018 spring and fall semesters at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. The two Kansas City, Kansas, students are Melanie Arellano, a senior majoring in social work; and Ricardo Zamora, a senior majoring in management. They are among 75 FHSU students selected from a pool of 125 applicants to be new student leaders. They will be at the pre-enrollment sessions for freshmen and transfer students this spring and also during the fall orientation weekend. The student leaders will help new students…

The Kansas City Royals’ greatest baseball team is reuniting for a dynamic “Celebration of Champions.” Thanks to the Kansas City Baseball Historical Society, nearly every member of the 1985 World Championship team will be on hand for a banquet at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino Thursday, Aug. 20, that will be open to the public. Six members of the Royals Hall of Fame – George Brett, Frank White, Bret Saberhagen, Dennis Leonard, Hal McRae and Willie Wilson – head the list of 1985 standouts expected to attend. They will be joined by pitchers Danny Jackson, Mike Jones, Charlie Leibrandt, Steve Farr…

The Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools will begin offering free breakfast and lunch to its 5,000 middle school students this school year through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. CEP is a program of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 that allows schools with high poverty rates to provide free breakfast and lunch to students. This is the second group of KCKPS students to receive free school meals. Last school year, KCKPS began providing free meals to its 13,000 elementary students through CEP. This means that a total of 18,000 students will have the opportunity this year to receive…

Police have identified the 17-year-old male who died after a shooting Tuesday night on Parallel between 38th and 18th streets. The victim was Jo’Shawn Garrett, 17, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, according to police. He was riding in the back seat of a vehicle that was eastbound on Parallel between 38th and 18th streets, according to police. There also was an adult male who was shot while riding in the same vehicle. He told police that the vehicle was shot at by unknown suspects from another vehicle while the victims were traveling east on Parallel. The Kansas City, Kansas,…

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s No. 9 ranked and unbeaten Lady Blue Devils shook off a sluggish start and rolled to a 90-68 win over William Penn’s JV in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Friday night. The win was the fourth in a row for the Blue Devils, who are back home Tuesday for a single game against Graceland junior varsity at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on the KCKCC Blue Devil website. KCKCC led only 16-15 after a turnover-marred first quarter but put the game out of reach in the first three minutes of the second period, scoring 15 straight…

This past spring, Lana Ross was blown away by Kansas City Kansas Community College’s new softball facilities. Now, she’s the new Lady Blue Devils’ head coach. “I love the field, the facilities are incredible,” said Ross, who coached Fort Scott to a split with KCKCC in a Jayhawk Conference doubleheader in late March. “This is a great opportunity and a great spot; one in which I feel very comfortable.” A 14-year head coaching veteran, Ross brings a wealth of experience and success to the KCKCC program. In a 13-year career at Iowa Western in Council Bluffs, Ross’ teams compiled a…

Deonty Mackey, age 12, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, has been reported missing, according to a police spokesman. The public is requested to help locate him. He was last seen in the 300 block of Troup Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, the spokesman stated. Deonty was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt, khaki pants and white basketball shoes. He is 4-feet-10, weighs 82 pounds, has brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Cot Mendez at 913-573-6083.

A 12-year-old boy was shot about 8:02 p.m. Thursday in the area of 61st and Nogard in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a police spokesman. The victim and a relative had been riding four-wheelers near 61st and Nogard when they were shot at, the spokesman stated. The victim was taken to 59th and Webster, where police were called. The 12-year-old was taken to an area hospital, the spokesman stated, and was in stable condition according to the latest reports. There is no suspect information at this time, the police spokesman stated.

Unfortunately for Kansas City Kansas Community College’s men’s soccer team, being close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. The Blue Devils lost four Jayhawk Conference games this fall, all by one goal and all by the score of 2-1. They also had a pair of 1-1 ties including one in conference play. Conversely, six of the Blue Devils’ seven wins were by one goal in a 7-6-2 season. Indeed, the Blue Devils scored more than one goal in just one game – a 3-1 win at Coffeyville. For the season, they managed just 23 goals in 15 games –…

A detour is planned for I-70 from 110th to K-7 this week, according to KDOT. (KDOT illustration) A ramp from 110th Street to westbound I-70 will be closed for pavement reconstruction beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, through the summer of 2017, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. Traffic will detour on 110th Street to eastbound I-70 to the northbound I-435 ramp exit, then immediately take the northbound I-435 to westbound I-70 ramp to access westbound I-70, according to a Kansas Department of Transportation spokesman. The westbound I-70 to northbound K-7 ramp will be closed for ramp reconstruction…