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Matt Besler Graham Zusi Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler and midfielder Graham Zusi are among 22 players on the U.S. Men’s National Team roster for next week’s international friendly against Mexico, U.S. Soccer announced. Both players will be available for Sporting Kansas City’s match at the Colorado Rapids on Saturday before joining the U.S. Men’s National Team. Besler, 27, has made 13 appearances for the United States since debuting in January 2013, including six FIFA World Cup qualifiers and all three knockout round games en route to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup championship. He most recently appeared alongside Zusi…

The interchange at 110th and I-70 will be dedicated in a ceremony June 3 in honor of Cantwell’s contributions to the state and the nation. Cantwell, who died in 1996, was the former sheriff of Wyandotte County, also was superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol and was a U.S. Marshal. He also served in community leadership positions with the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce. The Bert Cantwell memorial interchange signs were funded by the family and donors, and will be unveiled at the ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 3, at the interchange. Parking will be available on…

June 30, 2016 Info Wyandotte Communities, Events, Kansas City Kansas 0 The Kansas City, Kan., Community Orchestra, under the direction of Jeff Beck, will be presenting a benefit concert on June 30 for the family of Detective Brad Lancaster. Lancaster lost his life recently in the line of duty. The concert will be at 7 p.m. June 30 at Trinity Community Church 5010 Parallel Parkway in Kansas City, Kan. Admission is free. All donations should be made to the Brad Lancaster Foundation. For additional information contact Jeff Beck at 816-589-9094.

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Lady Blue Devils survived a battle with the flu and a blackout on the road Wednesday to set up the season’s biggest game against a non-ranked foe. Down to just eight players because of the flu, the Blue Devils’ bench stepped front and center in a 75-66 win at Hesston to take undisputed possession of fourth place in the Jayhawk Conference. The win put the Blue Devils (3-4) in position to wrap up a first round home playoff berth Saturday when they play host to fifth place Fort Scott (2-5) at…

Wyandotte County reported an additional 51 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, for a cumulative total of 7,234, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage. There were no additional deaths reported; the total remained the same at 134. (From UG COVID-19 website) Anil Gharmalker of Parsons, Kansas, who survived COVID-19 but has had some health problems as after-effects, described his trachea operation during a news conference on Tuesday morning at the University of Kansas Health System. Gharmalker was a truck driver who believes he got the virus while out on the road. He has been hospitalized several times with severe effects from…

As temperatures today reach a high of 77 with mostly sunny skies, the National Weather Service is advising residents to be concerned about the potential for fire hazards as the dry weather continues. Today, a north northeast wind will be 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said, gusting as high as 26 mph. A dry cold front is settling into the region. With low relative humidity values, about 20 to 30 percent in the afternoon, and increasing wind speeds in the afternoon, there will be an elevated fire weather danger this afternoon, the weather service said.…

Sumner Academy junior Kyun Jackson shot a contested layup in Friday’s boys’ basketball game with Turner High School. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel) by Brian Turrel The Turner Golden Bears came back from an early deficit to win their first victory of the season against the Sumner Academy Sabres, 58-50, on Friday night at Sumner. The Sabres scored the contest’s first 9 points, and Turner couldn’t get its offense into gear in the first quarter. Sumner got 6 points each from Kyun Jackson and Xavier Wallace to post a 17-9 first-quarter lead. The Bears made their move in the…

Kansas City got a home run from Ray Sadler in the eighth inning, but it was too little, too late as the T-Bones dropped a 3-1 decision to Lincoln on Saturday night at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Neb. Kyle DeVore pitched well enough to keep Kansas City in the game, but he didn’t get the offensive support through his 5 innings of work. DeVore (3-4) allowed two runs, both in the fourth inning. Tyler Smith grounded out to Vladimir Frias, but Mike Gilmartin, who led off the inning with a double, was able to score from third. One batter later,…

A basement fire in a single-story residence was reported about 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 1124 Custer Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. A spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department stated that crews responded and found smoke coming from the side basement window. Crews attacked the fire for about 30 minutes until it was extinguished, the spokesman stated. There was no cause determined yet for the fire, according to the spokesman. There were no injuries. The damage was estimated at about $10,000.

There were 1329 total cumulative COVID-19 cases reported at 11:40 a.m. Friday in Wyandotte County. (UG COVID-19 webpage) Bars and nightclubs opened at noon Friday in Wyandotte County, with some restrictions in place. No more than 15 people will be allowed inside the building, and they will have to be six feet apart, according to a Unified Government Health Department spokesman, Janell Friesen. Only people living in the same household can be within six feet, according to the UG Health Department’s rules. Also, outdoor seating will be encouraged, with people spaced six feet apart. In addition, servers and staff will…