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One of the fiercest competitors to play at KCKCC, Brodi Byrd went all out on every play. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins) Brodi Byrd got an embrace from coach Joe McKinstry as she closed out a record-breaking career at KCKCC. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins) by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Brodi Byrd’s two-year basketball career at Kansas City Kansas Community College will go down as one of the best in history – a national championship and 57 wins. Only twice have Lady Blue Devils teams won more games in back-to-back seasons. The 1976-1977 teams that finished fifth in the NJCAA Division…

by William Crum Not too long ago Kurt Miller, the media representative from the Broadway Jazz Club in Kansas City, Mo., toured Kansas City, Kan. Miller looked at the Minnesota Avenue area after hearing about the redevelopment that is going on in downtown Kansas City, Kan. “I’m really impressed with Kansas City, Kan., particularly the downtown area, after all, Kansas City, Kan., is the birthplace of Charlie Parker, the all-time great,” Miller said. “We are currently looking for a possible second location. Right now we are in the process of doing a feasibility study. After we do a feasibility study…

Brett Moffitt, driver of the No. 23 Concrete Supply Chevrolet, crossed the finish line over Sheldon Creed, driver of the No. 2 Chevy Truck Month Chevrolet, to win the NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series Clean Harbors 200 at Kansas Speedway on Oct. 17 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire, Getty Images) Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 98 Ford Performance Racing School Ford, Daniel Hemric, driver of the No. 8 Poppy Bank Chevrolet, and Justin Haley, driver of the No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, restarted during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas…

Chase Briscoe won the ARCA Kansas 150 race Friday night at the Kansas Speedway, and with it, the ARCA championship. It’s the first championship for Briscoe and his team, from Mitchell, Ind. He was driving the No. 77 Ford. Qualifying was canceled because of the misty weather and wet track conditions earlier. Briscoe started on the pole and led throughout the race. The red flag came out in the 51st minute, with several drivers in a wreck. ARCA awarded the Rookie of the Year on Friday to Dalton Sargent. Also on Friday, Matt Kenseth won the pole for Sunday’s Hollywood…

Beginning Monday, July 15, Kansas Department of Transportation will perform bridge repairs on U.S.69, the 18th Street Expressway, over Merriam Lane and Turkey Creek in Wyandotte County, including replacing approach pavement, replacing expansion joints and repairing and replacing bearings. Northbound and southbound U.S.69 will be reduced to one lane in each direction from I-35 to Merriam Lane through the duration of the project, according to KDOT. The project is estimated to be completed by January 2020. The bridge was originally constructed in 1959. This stretch of U.S.69 is one of the busiest highways in the Kansas City metro area, with…

A bridge project on 134th Street over I-70 in Wyandotte County has been pushed back to Monday, April 7. Rescheduled for the second time, the bridge project was supposed to start March 31, and then April 2. But rainy weather has caused it to be canceled again, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. The project will require the road to be closed from Kansas Avenue to Riverview Avenue from 8 a.m. Monday, April 7, through Friday, April 11. There is no marked detour. Drivers are asked to find another route.

Bridge inspections will take place on Tuesday on 7th Street. (KDOT map) The Kansas Department of Transportation will conduct bridge inspections, Tuesday, July 7, in Wyandotte County, weather permitting. Northbound 7th Street – U.S. 69 will have alternating lane closures from Metropolitan Avenue to Osage Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to a KDOT spokesman. Traffic will be controlled by mobile lane closures using trucks with arrow boards and digital message boards, the spokesman stated. The KDOT spokesman urged all motorists to be alert and obey the warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone.…

Bridge inspections will take place on Tuesday on 7th Street. (KDOT map) The Kansas Department of Transportation will conduct bridge inspections, Tuesday, July 7, in Wyandotte County, weather permitting. Northbound 7th Street – U.S. 69 will have alternating lane closures from Metropolitan Avenue to Osage Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to a KDOT spokesman. Traffic will be controlled by mobile lane closures using trucks with arrow boards and digital message boards, the spokesman stated. The KDOT spokesman urged all motorists to be alert and obey the warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone.…

The Kansas Department of Transportation will conduct a bridge inspection, Thursday, March 18, in Wyandotte County, weather permitting. Northbound 7th Street and U.S. 69 will have the left lane closed from Metropolitan Avenue to Osage Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to KDOT. Traffic will be controlled by mobile lane closures using trucks with arrow boards and digital message boards, KDOT stated. The KDOT spokesman stated that KDOT urges all motorists to be alert and obey the warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone. To stay aware of all road construction projects across Kansas…

St. Nicholas at the Strawberry Hill Museum. (File photo by William Crum) Breakfast with St. Nicholas is planned from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kan. Breakfast, a visit with St. Nicholas and one picture, will be $10. For a picture without the breakfast, the cost is $5. An adult breakfast will be available for $6. Breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy, fruit, coffee, tea or milk. The Strawberry Hill Museum also is featuring an Olde World Christmas, with tours of the museum decorated for…