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Virtual candidate forums for the general election Nov. 3 are being shown on cable television and on YouTube starting this week. The forums were sponsored by Business West and Kansas City Kansas Community College. The local races with candidates for state representative and state senate are featured in the forum. The general election will be Nov. 3, and in-person early voting will start Oct. 20. Mail-in ballots are available at the election office. On Election Day, Nov. 3, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The forums are on KCEC cable channel on Spectrum Cable (Wyandotte…

The candidate forum held July 30 at Kansas City Kansas Community College will be rebroadcast during the next few days. The primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 5. The forum was sponsored by the Kansas City, Kan., Area Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Business West, the Central Avenue Betterment Association, the Historic Northeast Mid-Town Association, Downtown Shareholders, Rosedale Development Association, Fairfax Industrial Association and the Kansas City Press Club. The forum will air on the college channel: Time Warner channel (17) or digital 98-17, and on Google TV channel 146. The schedule: Friday, Aug. 1 U.S. Senate (D)…

A candidate forum will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, and Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Kansas City Kansas Community College. The forum is sponsored by Business West and other neighborhood associations, KCKCC and the Wyandotte Daily Online. The forum will be in the upper Jewell building at KCKCC, 7250 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Candidates for the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education (District 500) and the KCKCC Board of Trustees were invited to the Monday, Oct. 14, forum. Candidates for the Board of Public Utilities, Register of Deeds and Unified Government were invited to the Tuesday, Oct.…

A candidate forum will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Bethel Neighborhood Center, 14 S. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan. The Wyandotte County Candidate Forum on Criminal Justice will include candidates for the Kansas Legislature who will share their views on the criminal justice system. Sponsors of the candidate forum are Kansans for Smart Justice, ACLU of Kansas, El Centro, Kansas Appleseed, Kansas Black Leadership Council, Johnson County NAACP, MainStream Coalition, and the Social Justice Council of Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church.

The Kansas City, Kan., NAACP will sponsor a candidate event at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, in the Bethany Medical Office Building, 21 N. 12th St., Kansas City, Kan. There will be an opportunity to hear candidates for office. The event will be in the second floor meeting room.

Seems that the community hasn’t been good enough, because Santa Claus isn’t coming to town – at least not in the old way of kids being able to sit on Santa’s lap at the lighting festivals. There are different ways to enjoy the holidays, though. In Wyandotte County, changes in events that normally would gather thousands of people together are being seen today because of the risk of COVID-19. The Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting event tonight has gone drive-through, with residents able to drive by the holiday tree at City Hall, and kids able to receive a goodie bag while…

Calm, quiet weather is in the forecast this week. (National Weather Service graphic) Put away the umbrellas this week as clear and calm weather is forecast by the National Weather Service. Highs in the 70s and 80s are in the week’s forecast, according to the weather service. No rain is in sight. Temperatures will start in the high 70s today and work into the 80s on Tuesday. A weak cold front on Thursday will bring temperatures back to the 70s for the weekend, the weather service said. Today will be sunny with a high near 79, the weather service said,…

Today’s high will be near 90, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic) The temperature was 76 degrees at 8 a.m. in Wyandotte County, with a heat index of 78. Today’s high is expected to be near 90. Today will be the best day to do yard work in the next few days, if residents stay hydrated and stay away from the hottest time of day. (National Weather Service graphic) A south wind of 10 to 14 mph, will gust as high as 20 mph today. (National Weather Service graphic) Warmer temperatures continue today and Thursday, according…

Heat returns later in week National Weather Service forecast Today’s forecast will be calm and dry, with a high of about 87, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will be normal today for July, and the rest of the week will warm up, with temperatures reaching the 90s on Thursday, the weather service said. The heat index will approach 100 by Friday. The heat index is expected to be in the 100 to 105 range this weekend, according to the weather service. Outdoor activities will be discouraged for that period because of the danger of heat illness. Today, it…

John Sebestyen, 51, Mission Viejo, California, was sentenced to about 3 years in prison for “washing” $1 bills to produce counterfeit $100 bills, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. In addition, the defendant was ordered to pay $19,900 in restitution. Sebestyen was the third of three defendants sentenced in the case. Two co-defendants already were sentenced: Courtney Campbell, 38, Bouse, Arizona, (37 months, $18,100 restitution) and Steven Shane Escamilla, 31, Laguna Hills, California, (27 months, $19,900 restitution). According to documents filed in court, an employee at a hotel in Overland Park contacted police to report that the defendants, who were staying…