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Gena Ojeda by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC At 5-foot-4 the shortest player on Kansas City Kansas Community College’s women’s basketball team, Gena Ojeda stood tallest in the Lady Blue Devils 75-47 win at Fort Scott Wednesday night. A torrid 5-for-7 from 3-point, Ojeda scored a career high 17 points to help the Blue Devils run their record to 18-5 and 2-1 in Region VI play. The win sets up KCKCC’s toughest test of the season Saturday when the Blue Devils host No. 3 ranked and Jayhawk Conference leader Highland at 2 p.m. Unbeaten in 23 games, the Lady Scotties defeated Hesston…

Gena Ojeda by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC At 5-foot-4 the shortest player on Kansas City Kansas Community College’s women’s basketball team, Gena Ojeda stood tallest in the Lady Blue Devils 75-47 win at Fort Scott Wednesday night. A torrid 5-for-7 from 3-point, Ojeda scored a career high 17 points to help the Blue Devils run their record to 18-5 and 2-1 in Region VI play. The win sets up KCKCC’s toughest test of the season Saturday when the Blue Devils host No. 3 ranked and Jayhawk Conference leader Highland at 2 p.m. Unbeaten in 23 games, the Lady Scotties defeated Hesston…

4-H members in Wyandotte County recently cleaned up an old, historic cemetery in Edwardsville, Kansas. (Photo from 4-H) Wyandotte County 4-H members recently held a cleanup at a cemetery in Edwardsville, Kansas. According to David Streit, who is a leader with a 4-H group, the 4-H members participated in a community service project on Oct. 12 as part of National 4-H Week. The cemetery where the cleanup took place is known as Stoney Point Cemetery in Edwardsville, although it is not in the same neighborhood as another Stony Point area that is farther east in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte…

4-H members in Wyandotte County recently cleaned up an old, historic cemetery in Edwardsville, Kansas. (Photo from 4-H) Wyandotte County 4-H members recently held a cleanup at a cemetery in Edwardsville, Kansas. According to David Streit, who is a leader with a 4-H group, the 4-H members participated in a community service project on Oct. 12 as part of National 4-H Week. The cemetery where the cleanup took place is known as Stoney Point Cemetery in Edwardsville, although it is not in the same neighborhood as another Stony Point area that is farther east in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte…

4-H members clean up historic cemetery in Edwardsville Wyandotte County 4-H members recently held a cleanup at a cemetery in Edwardsville, Kansas. According to David Streit, who is a leader with a 4-H group, the 4-H members participated in a community service project on Oct. 12 as part of National 4-H Week. The cemetery where the cleanup took place is known as Stoney … Continue reading 4-H members clean up historic cemetery in Edwardsville

An accident was reported at 10:20 Sunday, Aug. 30, on westbound I-70 near 57th Street, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report. A Chevrolet Silverado and Mazda-6 were westbound on I-70 and were stopped in traffic in the construction zone, according to the report. A third vehicle, a Dodge Charger, approached the stopped traffic, tried to stop and was rear-ended by another vehicle, a Toyota Prius, the report stated. The Toyota pushed the Charger into the Silverado, which then was pushed into the Mazda-6, the trooper’s report stated. According to the trooper’s report, the driver of the Toyota, a…

3rd District campaign calls on women for support base Window on the West Opinion column by Mary Rupert Incumbent U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., reported $2 million cash on hand to spend on his campaign at the end of 2013, according to campaign finance reports. One of his Democratic challengers is Kelly Kultala of the Piper area of Kansas City, Kan., and I … Continue reading 3rd District campaign calls on women for support base Welcome to Wyandotte Daily!

Window on the West Opinion column by Mary Rupert Incumbent U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., reported $2 million cash on hand to spend on his campaign at the end of 2013, according to campaign finance reports. One of his Democratic challengers is Kelly Kultala of the Piper area of Kansas City, Kan., and I did not see any campaign finance reports for her on file yet at the federal level. But her fundraising has begun, and Kultala’s campaign treasurer, former Mayor Carol Marinovich, has been sending out fundraising emails. One fundraising email, sent in late March to potential contributors…

Wyandotte County is receiving $37.3 million in CARES Act funding, approved recently by the state Office of Reovery. The UG Commission approved the allocation of the funding for programs helping the community to recover from COVID-19. Of the $37.3 million, public health received $12.5 million, cities and county government received $18.4 million, and education and nonprofit agencies received $6.3 million. The funding will provide more than $9 million in direct aid to local organizations that are assisting in the COVID-19 response, including assistance for rent,utilities and food. The funding was allocated by the CARES Act Working Group using a data-informed…

$365,000 settlement announced in KCK Housing Authority sexual harassment case A settlement has been announced in a sexual harassment lawsuit involving residents of the Kansas City, Kansas, Housing Authority. According to an announcement today by the U.S. Justice Department, the Housing Authority and three of its former employees have agreed to pay $365,000 to resolve the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the justice department in … Continue reading $365,000 settlement announced in KCK Housing Authority sexual harassment case