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Photos copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel The Sumner Academy boys’ basketball team visited Washington High School on Feb. 17. Washington led the game throughout, winning 74 to 50. Washington extended its winning streak to eight games and remains a half-game behind Schlagle in the Kansas City-Atchison League standings. Washington senior DeMarco Smith (22) shot a mid-range jumper over Sumner junior Dicarlo Jackson (5). (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel) The Washington High School band created a loud, festive atmosphere. (Photo copyright 2017 by Brian Turrel) With Washington on an early 10-0 run, Sumner head coach Moses Wyatt Jr. settled his…

Washington junior Nathan Johnson took a contested jump shot. Johnson finished with 15 points in the Wildcats’ victory over Wyandotte. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel) by Brian Turrel The Washington Wildcats won on the road against the Wyandotte Bulldogs on Friday evening, 62-50. Washington’s production of fast-break opportunities from defense contributed to their win, along with their press-breaking ability in the back court. Washington opened strong with the first 8 points before Wyandotte got on the board, then powered their way to a 22-7 first quarter advantage. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs started a trapping defense in the…

Wyandotte senior Anwar Crockett took to the skies for a rebound. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel) by Brian Turrel The Wyandotte Bulldogs’ multi-threat attack was more than enough to carry the team to a win at Sumner Academy on Tuesday night. With four players scoring in double figures, Wyandotte’s prolific offense claimed a 78-45 road victory. The Bulldogs’ Diamond Hines provided the outside scoring punch, draining 3 three-pointers in the first quarter. Jehoido Goins controlled under the basket and converted 6 of his 7 chances at the free throw line. Anwar Crockett found his opportunities driving to the basket…

Senior Christian Arndt ripped down an offensive rebound during Friday night’s win over Eudora. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel) by Brian Turrel The Piper Pirates head into post-season play with a full head of steam, knocking off the Eudora Cardinals 62-41 Friday evening at the Piper fieldhouse. The Pirates finished the season ranked first in Class 4A, and will attempt to duplicate last year’s championship run. Piper’s multiple scoring options were more than enough to sink Eudora. Tamar Bates showed his ability to blow past defenders or to pull up and hit an outside shot. Gabe Eskina and Ty…

Kansas author Ronda Hassig will give a presentation on her latest book, “The Greatest Test of Courage,” at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, in the Main Library auditorium, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Her book tells the story of Lt. Col. Edward Mack and his last three years in the Philippines as a Japanese prisoner of war. Edward Mack had everything: a wife, a newborn son, and his dream job. But as a West Point graduate stationed in the Philippines, his life changed forever on Dec. 7, 1941. Not long after, he would survive the Bataan Death March, Camps…

Author Jude Gentry will appear at 1 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the Bonner Springs City Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs. Dr. Gentry has written the book, “Condemned: America on Trial.” The program is free and open to the public.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has notified the city of Frontenac that it violated the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) when it requested a $3,500 fee in order to furnish copies of public records to a reporter. In October 2019, a reporter with KOAM and Fox 14 News filed a KORA complaint with the attorney general’s office alleging, in part, that the city’s $3,500 fee request to furnish public records he requested on Sept. 18 was unreasonable. Upon investigation, the attorney general’s office determined that Frontenac’s fee request was unreasonable and thus violated the KORA because it failed to explain…

More than 100 complaints alleging price gouging have been filed since the state’s anti-profiteering law was triggered by the governor’s declaration of a state of emergency related to COVID-19, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. As of Thursday, the attorney general’s office had received 107 price gouging complaints since the law went into effect on March 12. Some of those complaints have been referred to local prosecutors and others have been assigned to investigators within the attorney general’s office for follow up. “The price gouging law is designed to prohibit profiteering from a disaster by unjustifiably raising prices of…

New rules for state and local governments to comply with the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) during ‘social distancing’ emergency restrictions have been approved by the State Rules and Regulations Board and are now legally binding, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Schmidt proposed the new regulation last week amid the proliferation of federal, state and local public-health restrictions that may prevent people from gathering in-person for public meetings. The State Rules and Regulations Board this morning met and voted to approve the temporary regulation. Schmidt said he will propose the regulation be permanently adopted, which will start a process…

AT&T is giving Google some competition for high-speed Internet in Kansas City. AT&T announced today it would expand its U-verse GigaPower network to deliver data speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second to customers in 21 cities, including Kansas City, Kan.  Google introduced Internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit last year in Kansas City. Kansas City, Kan., Leawood, Overland Park, Shawnee, and Independence, Mo., are included in the metropolitan area cities to be served here by AT&T’s ultra-high-speed fiber network. AT&T also is taking its new ultra-high-speed service into the city where Google is headquartered, Mountain View, Calif. …