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Sondra Radcliff, Kansas City, Kansas, was named to the dean’s list at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Students on the dean’s list have a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the fall 2016 semester. Drake is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa, with more than 3,300 undergraduate and 1,700 graduate students. by Jim McLean, Kansas News Service Supporters of expanding Medicaid eligibility in Kansas are preparing to mount an intense lobbying campaign over the weekend to get the votes they need to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of an expansion bill. The governor vetoed the bill on Thursday, citing…

The magic of children’s author Matt de la Peña’s Newbery award winning “Last Stop on Market Street” comes to life in a video released by the Kansas City, Kan., Public Library. The video features Matt de la Peña reading his book to a group of children from Quindaro Elementary while riding a RideKC bus. As he reads, actors from KC MeltingPot Theatre and Arrowhead Middle School portraying the book characters board the bus for a live-action depiction of the story. This video, filmed on Sept. 16, 2016, was part of KCKPL’s Stories on the Bus program and Library in the…

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…

Charges of two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officers have been filed in connection with a case involving a car chase on Friday, according to the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s spokesman. Jerardo Espino, age 24, besides the assault charges, faces one count of eluding a police officer and one count of theft, according to the spokesman. A group of protesters with their signs at the President’s Day Protest at the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain in Kansas City, Mo. (Photo by Rebecca Tombaugh) by Rebecca Tombaugh Reporting artist People lined up thick along J.C. Nichols Parkway. Eslun Tucker,…

The State of the Unified Government address is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Reardon Convention Center, 500 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Mayor Mark Holland will address the Downtown Rotary Club, residents, and business people at the luncheon event. Registration closed prior to the luncheon event. Residents who cannot attend may watch the speech on UGTV, carried on cable channels, or visit the UG website at www.wycokck.org. by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Nothing like a no-hitter and a walk-off home run to spice up Kansas City Kansas Community College’s first big baseball home stand…

An injury crash was reported on I-635 southbound at Kansas Avenue at 7:09 a.m. Dec. 30, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report. A 2001 Pontiac was traveling southbound on I-635 and for an unknown reason, the driver lost control , left the roadway, and struck a bridge pillar, according to the trooper’s report. The driver of the Pontiac, a 29-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman, was injured and taken to a hospital, the report stated. “Insects in the Garden” will be presented from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, in the Sunflower Room of the Wyandotte County…

The Kansas City, Kan., Women’s Chamber of Commerce will meet Jan. 11 at the West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kan. Networking will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by the meeting and lunch at noon. The board and officers for 2017 will be installed. The guest speaker will be Jerry Jones, executive director of the Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, who will provide an overview of their Health Equity Action Transformation (H.E.A.T.) project. The council recently released a study in partnership with the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University,…

A crash was reported at K-7 southbound and I-70 about 6:35 a.m. Jan. 31, according to KC Scout. The left lane was closed. (KC Scout photo) Vans Outlet, offering active footwear, apparel and accessories, is slated to open at The Legends Outlets in late March, according to an announcement today by The Legends Outlets. It will be the only Vans Outlet located in the Kansas City area, according to a spokesman for the shopping center. The store serves men, women and children. Vans Outlet, www.vans.com, is slated to open in late March in a 4,002-square-foot retail space at 1837 Village…

Sporting Kansas City has signed 24-year-old forward Soony Saad, the club announced. Saad, a Lebanese international who previously played for Sporting Kansas City from 2011 to 2014, has signed a two-year contract through 2018 with an option for 2019. He will be added to the team’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate. “I am so glad to be back in Kansas City, a place that I grew to love,” Saad said. “I certainly have unfinished business to take care of here, and I am ecstatic for the opportunity to return. I will bring my experiences as a team…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Kansas City Kansas Community College will enter the 2017 spring golf season ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA Division II golf rankings as compiled by GolfStat.com. It was the first time for KCKCC in the fall national rankings. The high ranking, however, does not come without a high price. Through gerrymandering of the teams in Region VI, the Blue Devils will now be now paired in the same region with the top two ranked teams in Division II – No. 1 Tyler (Texas) and No. 2 Murray State of Tishomingo, Okla., along with another Oklahoma power,…