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Opinion column by Lou Braswell, Leavenworth Road Association The catfish have been delivered, the prediction is for great temperatures in the 60s, plus the Leavenworth Road Association is excited to be doing breakfast for opening day at Wyandotte County Lake, March 7, at the Marina Cafe. The menu will be biscuits-and-sausage gravy, sausage patties, hash browns along with a choice of drink, coffee, milk or orange juice, all for $8, with a kid’s meal smaller portion for $5 for those under 10. The bonus we are offering during this event is that we will listen to your “fish stories,” real or…

McDonald’s stopped by Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Station 16 last week with breakfast. The restaurant gave away nearly 100 breakfast sandwiches recently to five area police and fire stations, according to a spokesman. Cassandra Savage of the Savage Group has nine McDonald’s restaurants, including restaurants in Kansas City, Kansas, Mission, Merriam, Shawnee, Overland Park and Roeland Park. (Photo from McDonald’s) McDonald’s also stopped by Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Station 17 last week with breakfast. (Photo from McDonald’s) Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Website Post navigation Previous Previous post:…

from Chrishonda Brown April showers signal spring in the air. But are your children in a fog during the stormy testing season?  Healthy breakfast is a necessity. Breakfast eaters perform better academically and behaviorally. Here’s how to boost the brain with better breakfast. Embrace eggs. They contain choline, which is vital for memory and concentration. Try French toast for picky eaters. Make with 100 percent whole wheat bread and top with fresh fruit. Get nutty. Peanuts contain folate, which improves memory and mental processing speed. Enjoy natural peanut butter on an apple or a few nuts on the side. Skip the…

Senior running back Keyon Thomas (3) tried to slip the grasp of an Ottawa defender. Thomas scored two touchdowns, grabbed an interception, and was named homecoming king. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel) by Brian Turrel The Bonner Springs Braves overcame a rocky first quarter, coming from two touchdowns behind to overtake the Ottawa Cyclones for a 41-21 victory on the Braves’ homecoming night. A large, loud, orange-clad crowd filled David Jaynes Stadium, but they were quickly hushed when the Braves’ first two possessions ended in interceptions. Ottawa used the short field to run up two scores, leaving the Braves…

Senior Jayce Smith got past the Tonganoxie defense for a layup. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) by Brian Turrel The Bonner Springs Braves came back from an 11-point deficit to tie the visiting Tonganoxie Chieftains with less than a minute remaining, but the Braves couldn’t come up with final basket they needed, losing 61-58. The Chieftains took a 19-11 lead in the first quarter thanks to hot shooting from Tonganoxie’s Zane Novotney, who hit three 3-point shots in the quarter. Jayce Smith helped pull the Braves back in the second quarter, getting 4 points from the field and 4…

Jace Tapia faced off against Basehor senior Cohen Suchy in the last varsity match of the dual meet between Bonner Springs and Basehor-Linwood. Tapia won a hard-fought 10-7 decision, but the Bobcats won the meet 46-32. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) by Brian Turrel Bonner Springs and Basehor-Linwood high schools faced off in a varsity wrestling dual meet on Thursday evening in Basehor. The host team won both the girls’ meet (36-33) and the boys’ (46-32). Emmalee Foya and Jenna Knight both earned wins by fall in the first rounds of their matches against the Ladycats wrestlers. Haylie Knapp…

by Alan Hoskins Branson, Mo. – As an admitted addict to Branson entertainment and golf, there’s one thing sure to rankle some feathers – the assertion that Branson is all “country and western.” With no disrespect to the Baldknobbers and Presley’s Country Jubilee, the founders of this Entertainment Capital of the World, country and western is in the vast minority when filling Branson’s nearly 50 theaters with upwards of 100 shows. You need go no farther than the headliners: Shoji Tabuchi, the Japanese violinist and arguably Branson’s No. 1 star, who presents a dazzling costumed Las Vegas type show; Liverpool…

Today the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence will file a federal lawsuit against the state of Kansas to strike down and stop enforcement of its law that declares guns made and kept in Kansas are exempt from federal gun laws and makes federal regulation of Kansas-made guns a felony, according to a news release. The complaint, filed today in the U.S. District Court in Kansas, argues the “Second Amendment Protection Act,” enacted in 2013, is unconstitutional and should be struck down. People say that nowadays, gun detection is more important than gun laws. This is why a gun detection…

Bill Johnson Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities’ General Manager Bill Johnson has been named to Ingram’s Magazine’s annual list of the 250 Most Powerful Business Leaders in the Kansas City region. Each year, Ingram’s identifies the most influential executives out of the 2.8 million individuals in the metropolitan area, recognizing these persons as “power brokers who lead organizations that are attaining measures levels of success and growth…while elevating the entire region’s commercial success, vibrancy and quality of life.” Under Bill Johnson’s leadership, the BPU has been recognized as one of the top municipal utilities in the nation. Johnson…

The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been once again awarded to the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (for its comprehensive annual financial report. The certificate of achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by the utility and its management. The award was presented to Lori Austin, manager of accounting and finance and chief financial officer of BPU, and her entire department. Judged by an impartial panel of…