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by Alan Hoskins Kansas City Kansas Community College’s injury-plagued women’s basketball team used a big second half to give Joe McKinstry his first win as head coach Friday. Leading only 31-29 at halftime, the Lady Blue Devils pulled away for a 69-52 win over Avila University’s JV. At home Saturday against Sterling College’s JV, the Blue Devils are again home Tuesday against Central Methodist at 8 p.m. Tuesday’s game will follow on the heels of a volleyball match between KCKCC and Longview at 6 p.m. Playing with just eight players because of a rash of injuries, the Blue Devils broke…

The Kansas City T-Bones scored eight unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth innings Thursday night in an 8-3 win over Gary SouthShore at the U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. After putting up two in the seventh and trailing 3-2, Kansas City blew the game open with a six-run eighth. After a lead-off walk to T.J. Mittelstaedt Kevin Brahney (5-2), Danny Richar singled, moving Mittelstaedt to third. Matt Padgett then walked before Nick Schwaner added his second and third RBIs of the game with a two-run single that scored Richar and Padgett. Bryan Sabatella then singled to right, which…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Kansas City Kansas Community College’s defending national champions started off the 2020 Jayhawk Conference season exactly the way they started last season – with a loss. For the second straight year. Labette foiled the Lady Blue Devils’ conference debut, pulling away in the final minutes for a 79-63 win. The loss ended KCKCC’s 14-game winning streak and dropped the No. 2 ranked Blue Devils to 18-2 heading into their conference home opener Saturday against Hesston (2 and 4 p.m.) Ranked No. 11 in the latest NJCAA Division II national poll, Labette won for the 13th time…

DeAngelo Bell (KCKCC photo) by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Statistics will show Kansas City Kansas Community College scored more points, shot the ball better and had fewer turnovers at Fort Scott Wednesday night. What the stats don’t show is the Blue Devils’ gutty defensive effort in a 75-64 win in which the Greyhounds were held to 11 points under their season average. “Hats off to our guys for guarding their tails off,” KCKCC coach Brandon Burgette said. “We did a phenomenal job, making them make jump shots, making tough plays and playing hard for 40 minutes.” The win was particularly significant…

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Kansas Democratic presidential primary with 76.9 percent of the vote, according to an announcement Sunday morning from the Kansas Democratic Party. About 34 percent of those eligible voted in the mail-in ballot among registered Democrats in Kansas, according to the announcement. Sen. Bernie Sanders received about 23 percent of the vote statewide. Biden won in state Senate districts 4, 5 and 6, including portions of Wyandotte County, according to the results. In state Senate District 4, Biden received 87.2 percent to Sanders’ 12.8 percent. In state Senate District 5, Biden received 82.3 percent…

Former Vice President Joe Biden, a current presidential candidate, took a selfie with UAW strikers on Sunday, Sept. 22, near the General Motors Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kansas. Workers picketed on Sunday, Sept. 22, in front of the GM plant in Kansas City, Kansas. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Website Post navigation Previous Previous post: Flood warning issued for Missouri River Next Next post: Riley third, Blue Devils fourth in tough Evangel golf tourney

Paid legal advertisement BID SOLICITATION Turner Unified School District No. 202 is accepting sealed bids for the Junction Elementary Addition project in Kansas City, KS. Bids must be received by 2pm local time on November 20, 2014 at the School District Offices, 800 South 55th St., Kansas City KS 66106 Attention: Dr. Jason Dandoy. At that time, bids will be opened and read aloud. A 5% bid security is required. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10am local time on November 7, 2014 at Junction Elementary; 2570 S. 42nd St.; Kansas City KS 66106. After October 21, 2014…

A bicyclist was injured in an accident with a vehicle at 7:56 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, in the 1000 block of Parallel Parkway, according to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. According to the initial investigation, the driver of a dark-colored vehicle was traveling on Parallel Parkway when a male bicyclist struck the vehicle. The cyclist was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and is receiving care, the spokesman stated. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. The accident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit-Critical Collision Response…

Don’t let this Halloween be a trick-or-treat snacktastrophe. Try these tips from the American Heart Association to make your Halloween festivities fun, safe and healthy for you and your family: • Eat first. Have a healthy meal before you go trick-or-treating to reduce temptation to snack while walking, • Get moving. Make trick-or-treating a workout. Set a goal of how many houses you will walk to or wear pedometers and have healthy prizes for the person who has the most steps. • Be that house. Think about a healthier version of treats to give out at your house: Mini boxes…

The Board of Public Utilities is warning customers about phone scams targeting electricity customers. The latest scam involves telephone callers claiming to be from a utility company and then using various techniques to defraud customers, according to a BPU spokesman. Some threaten customers with disconnecting electric service to their home or business if they do not make a payment immediately. In some instances, the caller requests that the customer purchase a money gram or a pre-paid credit card and the caller gives out a return number for customers to call back, the BPU spokesman said. “We’ve had numerous reports from…