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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…

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…

Jack Granath Bill Reardon Jack Granath and Bill Reardon recently were named Employees of the Month by the Kansas City, Kan., Board of Education. Reardon is a former state legislator who is the lobbyist for the school district. Granath is the branch manager of the South Branch Library, 3401 Strong Ave. The nomination for Granath: “The community has been flooding into the new South Branch Library since the doors opened on Sept. 26, 2012. The new building is a bright, welcoming and accessible location. We believe a key part of the success we have experienced is Jack Granath. It is…

A man who died April 20 in the 700 block of North 70th Terrace has been identified, a Kansas City, Kan., police spokesman said. The man who died was identified as Willie L. Henderson, 36, a resident of Kansas City, Kan. Police were called to the address about 12:40 p.m. April 20. The case is under review by the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office, the police spokesman said. The cause of death has not been confirmed, police said. Two suspects are in custody in a homicide case on April 21 in the 900 block of Minnesota Avenue, according to a…