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by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Kansas City Kansas Community College softball pitchers gave up just 10 hits in two games Sunday but the Blue Devils still had to settle for a split at Hesston Community College. Shay Grosstephan scattered six hits in an opening 4-0 shutout while MacKenzie Pinkerton gave up only four in a 4-3 second game loss. The loss left the Blue Devils 4-2 in Jayhawk Conference play and 18-8 heading into back-to-back doubleheaders with North Central Missouri, Mondy at Trenton and home Tuesday at 2 p.m. Grosstephan (8-1) led both offensively and defensively in the 4-0 opener. She…

Wyandotte County is at a slight risk today for severe thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. Winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes are possible in some areas from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Most severe weather will be south of Route 50, which is south of the Wyandotte County area. (National Weather Service graphic) Rain continues in today’s forecast from the National Weather Service. The area also is under a flash flood watch from 1 a.m. April 30 through 7 a.m. May 2, according to the weather service. Between three-fourths and 1 inch of rain may fall today, and…

The Kansas City, Kansas Women’s Chamber of Commerce is planning a happy hour at Elevate! bar and grill from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. May 1. Elevate is at 7543 State Ave., in the Westlake strip mall. A brief program will be presented at 5:15 p.m. by Jennifer Johnson, Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department battalion chief, on recruiting women in the first responders field. Also to be discussed is a scholarship in memory of Deputy Theresa King. There is no cost to register, and there will be a cash bar at the event. Registration is at https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg6s5aih0221480c&oseq=&c=&ch= The Board of…

Car spins out, hits wall and is struck on I-70 An injury-accident was reported on westbound I-70 near I-435 in Wyandotte County at 6:52 a.m. Tuesday, April 30. Rainstorms moved through the area in the morning, and continued in the afternoon. According to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Chevrolet Impala was westbound on I-70 when it began to spin and then struck the wall. A Buick Park Avenue then struck the Impala, according to the trooper’s report. The driver of the Park Avenue, a 34-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman had a possible minor injury, the trooper’s report stated.…

Sporting Kansas City cruised into the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory at Deportivo Toluca FC on Thursday night, claiming the club’s first-ever win on Mexican soil to take the Round of 16 series 5-0 on aggregate. Gerso Fernandes struck in the eighth minute and Krisztian Nemeth bagged a 62nd-minute penalty at Estadio Nemesio Diez as Sporting became the first American team in the 57-year history of the Concacaf Champions League to beat a Mexican club in a two-legged series with the second leg played in Mexico. The comprehensive defeat of Toluca sets up a date…

The future looks brighter for the preservation of the historic Quindaro Ruins in northeast Kansas City, Kansas, after a bill passed the U.S. House on Tuesday. (File photo by Mary Rupert) by Mary Rupert An array of options may open for the future of the Quindaro Ruins in northeast Kansas City, Kansas, after the passage of a bill Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill names the Quindaro Ruins as a national commemorative site, and that could potentially open funding for programs through the federal government. The bill passed the Senate earlier and now goes to the president’s…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Kansas City Kansas Community College made the most of finally getting to play on home turf Friday, sweeping Marshalltown Community College 5-3 and 17-3. The sweep ran the Blue Devils’ winning streak to five and their overall record to 7-5. Just when they’ll resume play, however, is up to the weather. The Blue Devils are scheduled to open Jayhawk Conference play against Labette in Parsons Thursday with Labette coming to KCKCC Saturday. The Blue Devils won the 5-3 opener behind the pitching of Carlos Soto and Jose Amaro and the hitting of freshman Kaleb Harrison. Soto…

Carly E. Johnson, a senior from Kansas City, Kansas, at Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester. Johnson is in the nursing program at Morningside. Students on the dean’s list have achieved a 3.67 grade point average or above and have completed at least 12 credits with no grades below a C. Morningside College is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts college with an enrollment of about 2,700 students. by Stephen Koranda, Kansas News Service The clock is ticking for Kansas lawmakers to figure out a school funding solution. Briefs making…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC A pair of outstanding pitching performances by Shay Grosstephan and Faith Maslak led Kansas City Kansas Community College to a pair of one-run wins that went right down to the wire Wednesday, The Blue Devils scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to rally to a 4-3 win over Southeast Community College of Beatrice, Nebraska, and then stranded the tying run on third in a 2-1 second game win. The wins boosted the Blue Devils’ record to 17-7. The Blue Devils will resume Jayhawk Conference play at Hesston Sunday at 2 and 4 p.m. They’ll…

To send in items for the Faith News, email information to news@wyandottedaily.com. Please include your name and contact information. In the event of inclement weather, contact the church or organization to see if the event is still being held. Holy Name Catholic parish, 1007 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas, will sponsor Lenten dinners from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays in Lent. “Scripture Study and Reflection” will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The program is facilitated by Heather Neds. The Gospel Non-Violence…