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Breakfast with Easter Bunny planned April 13 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny is planned from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The breakfast menu includes pancakes, sausages, biscuits and gravy, fruit, coffee, juice and milk for $6 for adults and $5 for children under 10 years old. Photos with the Easter Bunny will be available for $5 each. For more information, visit https://www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/event/breakfast-with-the-easter-bunny-2-2/. Turner Recreation to sponsor pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt The Turner Recreation Commission will sponsor a pancake breakfast and…

This year’s KCK Street Blues Festival features a lineup of well-known local and regional blues artists performing at the Lavender ranch on June 29. Well-known musician Danny Cox has been named the “king” of the festival this year, and will perform at 5 p.m. Saturday at the event, according to Neil Henriksen, who is helping to promote the event. Danny Cox Henriksen said Cox plans to start his performance with four people on stage, then they will be joined on stage by the Vine Street Rumble, a 14-piece orchestra with a lot of brass, creating rich and powerful music. When…

“The Nutcracker” is being performed at the Kansas City Ballet. by William Crum What is the spirit of Christmas? Well, I think I found it – “The Nutcracker” performance by the Kansas City Ballet. Recently I had the opportunity to attend “The Nutcracker” performed by the Kansas City Ballet. I have seen “The Nutcracker” performed, but nothing like this. It blew me away. For me, it brought fond memories from childhood. This year’s “Nutcracker” performance by the Kansas City Ballet is sheer magic. What makes it even better is a lot of students from the Turner School District helped this…

The Grinter Jamboree will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at the Grinter Barn, 1400 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas. MP3 will play country swing music, with tunes by George Strait, Bob Wills and Texas swing. The admission charge is $6 at the door, with light snacks available for purchase. The Wyandotte County Fair opens at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds, 137th and Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. The fair features increased entertainment this year. The Wyandotte County Fair runs from July 9 through July 13 at the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds at 137th and Polfer…

Carnival rides are part of the Wyandotte County Fair, which continues from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday at the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds, 137th and Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. There is a charge for carnival rides. (Photo by Steve Rupert) The Wyandotte County Fair continues from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday at the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds, 137th and Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. Thursday events at the fair: 5 p.m.-6:45 p.m., DJ Luigi Franko, Main Stage. 5:30 p.m., Magic show, Red Barn. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Reyes Brothers Band, Entertainment Tent. 7 p.m., Magic show, Red Barn.…

Entertainment from the Wyandotte County Fair on Thursday night. The Wyandotte County Fair, including musical entertainment, carnival rides, animal exhibits, a petting zoo, magic show and other events, continues from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, and from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday at the fairgrounds, 137th and Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. Friday’s entertainment will be a Janet Jackson Tribute band at 7:30 p.m. and Material Girl, a Madonna and Lady Gaga tribute band, at 8:15 p.m. The Sully Brothers will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Entertainment Tent. It also will be KCKCC Student and…

Friday’s entertainment at the Wyandotte County Fair included a performance by Material Girl, a Madonna and Lady Gaga tribute band. Entertainment scheduled for Saturday at the fair includes Edge of Forever, a Lynyrd Skynrd tribute band, at 8:30 p.m. on the Main Stage. The MidWest Mud Boggers Mud Run will be at 7 p.m. in the fairgrounds arena. For more information, see www.wycofair.com. (Photo by Steve Rupert) The livestock buyers’ auction on Friday night at the Wyandotte County Fair was well attended. (Photo by Steve Rupert) The Wyandotte County Fair continues from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Wyandotte…

Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department personnel responded to a medical emergency, possible heat exhaustion, on the Main Stage Saturday evening at the Wyandotte County Fair, 137th and Polfer Road. At 6 p.m. Saturday, it was about 91 degrees with a heat index of 94. A band member was looked at and released at the scene. (Photo by Mary Rupert) A member of the Silver Streak band was overcome by heat exhaustion while playing on the Main Stage on Saturday evening at the Wyandotte County Fair, 137th and Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. Rick Kesterson said he is resting at home…

The Unified Government Commission tonight changed its casino grant process, after hearing from several organizations against the change. Every year, the UG receives a half-million dollars from the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway to spend on charitable grants. The vote was 8-1 to change the process to a more direct one where commissioners will be making hands-on decisions about where the funds are spent. Previously, a selection committee recommended the grants that were distributed, then they were voted on by the commission. Commissioner Jane Philbrook voted no on the change, and Mayor Mark Holland also was opposed to it. Among…

A chart from the KHA was shown during a news conference Wednesday morning that showed Wyandotte and Johnson county cases with large increases recently, compared to other counties in northeast Kansas. Wyandotte County reported 3,151 total cumulative cases at noon on Wednesday, an increase of 37 since 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to the UG’s COVID-19 webpage. The number of total deaths was the same as Tuesday, with no increase, at 88. (From UG COVID-19 webpage) Positive COVID-19 cases are rising rapidly in Kansas, and “we have fumbled the ball,” Dr. Lee Norman, Kansas secretary of health, said in a video…