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An art camp is sponsored from June 28 to 30 at the Urban Station, 401 N. 14th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The camp is from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Local artists will teach different art styles and methods. The event is sponsored by Latino Arts Foundation and Urban Works. To sign up, email urbanworks401@gmail.com.

Armourdale community police officer Sara A. Lopez and Officer Eric A. Ibanez recently received the Armourdale Optimist Club Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award at the annual Armourdale Optimist Luncheon. Officer Lopez was present to receive the award. (Photo from Rep. Pam Curtis) Armourdale community police officer Sara A. Lopez and Officer Eric A. Ibanez recently received the Armourdale Optimist Club Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award at the annual Armourdale Optimist Luncheon. Officer Lopez was present to receive the award. (Photo from Rep. Pam Curtis) Armourdale community police officer Sara A. Lopez and Officer Eric A. Ibanez…

An armed robbery was reported last night at a McDonalds near 44th and Shawnee Drive. Several customers were robbed of cell phones and other property by two armed suspects, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, police chief. There were no injuries in the incident.

Police are seeking information about this person in connection with an armed robbery at the Dollar General store on Metropolitan on Saturday. (Photo from police chief’s social media) An armed robbery was reported Saturday at the Dollar General store on Metropolitan Avenue near the South Patrol police station. The male suspect was armed with a handgun, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, police chief. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

The Argentine Health Fair will take place on Sept. 12 at Argentine Community Center, 2810 Metropolitan, Kansas City, Kan. The festival begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 2 p.m. Saturday. At the health fair, there will be health screenings, community resources, a bounce house, face painting and other events. The health fair will take registration for free Zumba classes and other exercise programs, and free nutrition sessions. The health classes will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, starting on Sept. 14. The health fair is connected to the Healthy Argentine Program, sponsored by UG…

The Argentine fast-food restaurant proposal returned to discussion at Monday night’s Unified Government Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting. The proposal has been under discussion for about two-and-a-half years at the UG level. But it now seems that something – a development agreement – could be forthcoming at the Oct. 29 UG meeting. No vote was taken at the Oct. 1 committee meeting. UG Commissioner Ann Brandau Murguia, who represents the Argentine area in the 3rd District, participated in the discussion, but this time from the development side of the project, not in her commissioner role. She said she was…

The Argentine fast-food restaurant proposal returned to discussion at Monday night’s Unified Government Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting. The proposal has been under discussion for about two-and-a-half years at the UG level. But it now seems that something – a development agreement – could be forthcoming at the Oct. 29 UG meeting. No vote was taken at the Oct. 1 committee meeting. UG Commissioner Ann Brandau Murguia, who represents the Argentine area in the 3rd District, participated in the discussion, but this time from the development side of the project, not in her commissioner role. She said she was…

Argentine fast-food restaurant on tonight’s UG committee agenda The Argentine fast-food restaurant proposal returns to tonight’s Unified Government Economic Development and Finance Committee agenda, only about a month since it was last discussed. The proposed $1.96 million project is a combined Wendy’s and Pizza Hut at 18th and Metropolitan Avenue. Incentives and grants, including a federal grant of $600,000, are proposed for the … Continue reading Argentine fast-food restaurant on tonight’s UG committee agenda Welcome to Wyandotte Daily!

The Argentine fast-food restaurant proposal returns to tonight’s Unified Government Economic Development and Finance Committee agenda, only about a month since it was last discussed. The proposed $1.96 million project is a combined Wendy’s and Pizza Hut at 18th and Metropolitan Avenue. Incentives and grants, including a federal grant of $600,000, are proposed for the project. The project proposal, according to the UG agenda, would receive all property taxes and sales taxes in the project area for the next 20 years, proposes a 1 percent community improvement district on sales for 22 years, and proposes a $400,000 grant from the…

No action was taken on the Argentine fast-food proposal at tonight’s Unified Government Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting as the project hit another roadblock. This time the roadblock was ownership of the building site. A communication Unified Government Administrator Doug Bach received from the state Department of Transportation this afternoon brought the building site at 18th and Metropolitan into question. According to agenda documents, the UG administration did not recommend approval of the project earlier for other reasons, because “it proposes exceptions to terms which are fundamental to good contracts.” The proposed $1.96 million project is a combined Wendy’s…