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by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC VIQTORY has released its 2019 Military Friendly Schools List and Kansas City Kansas Community College has once again been recognized for its continued focus on veterans. Awarded to the top colleges, universities and trade schools in the country, the Military Friendly Schools designation is used to show which educational institutions are doing the most to embrace military students and to dedicate resources to ensure their success in the classroom and after graduation. The Military Friendly designation provides service members transparent, data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities. KCKCC is one of 13 schools in Kansas…

by Jim McLean, Kansas News Service The word audacious has a double meaning. Depending on whom you talk to, either definition might apply to the way the Kansas Farm Bureau is proposing to rescue farmers and ranchers priced out of the health insurance marketplace set up under the federal Affordable Care Act. It’s either a bold and daring move. Or, it’s presumptuous, bordering on brazen. The powerful ag lobbying organization is petitioning lawmakers for what amounts to carte blanche authority to develop and market health coverage free of state and federal oversight. Opponents are warning of dire consequences for consumers…

Several planning and zoning issues are on the agenda for the 7 p.m. Unified Government Commission meeting Feb. 28. An ordinance amendment regulating outdoor vending machine sales and an ordinance amendment requiring a special use permit on small box variety stores also are on the agenda with many other items for the Feb. 28 UG Commission meeting. The Unified Government Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. There also will be a 5 p.m. UG meeting Feb. 28 in the fifth-floor meeting room…

Sporting Kansas City aim to finish the job Thursday night when the club takes a 3-0 aggregate lead into the decisive second leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 against Deportivo Toluca FC. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CT at Estadio Nemesio Diez in Toluca, Mexico, with an English-language live stream on YahooSports.com and the Yahoo Sports app. The showdown will also air live in Spanish on Univision Deportes, while Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM (Spanish) will carry the game locally over the radio. Additional in-game updates and exclusive updates…

Two students from Kansas City, Kansas, are working on the Gilbert and Sullivan production of “Pirates of Penzance” which opens tonight at Kansas State University, Manhattan. Anthony Bandy, a senior in music theater, is a light board operator for the production; and Donovan Watts, a junior in theater, is in the role of Police in the production. Both are from Kansas City, Kansas. The production will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 to March 2 and at 2:30 p.m. March in McCain Auditorium on the K-State campus. The comic opera made its debut in 1879. This version features a…

A sport utility vehicle overturned in a crash on Jan. 1, shortly after the new year began, on eastbound I-70 near the 18th Street Expressway in Kansas City, Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Nissan Armada was eastbound when a black sedan cut it off about 12:35 a.m. Jan 1. The Armada swerved to the left, the driver lost control and struck the barrier wall, overturning and coming to rest on the passenger side, according to the trooper’s report. The driver, a 31-year-old woman from Independence, Missouri, was taken to a hospital with a possible minor…

The Kansas City, Kansas, Women’s Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking event from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Tapatio Mexican Grill, 151 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. There is no charge for the networking event, and there is a cash bar. Registration is required to http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=hykkgckab&oeidk=a07efyyucn988426abc by Brian Grimmett, Kansas News Service Kansas experienced its 23rd-wettest year on record in 2018, according to weather data that goes back as far as 1895. “But not evenly distributed either across the state or across the year,” Kansas State climatologist Mary Knapp said of the moisture. The year…

Tyson Foods, Inc., a Sedalia, Missouri, establishment, is recalling approximately 36,420 pounds of chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The panko chicken nugget items were produced on Nov. 26, 2018. This product is subject to recall: • 5-lb. plastic packages of “Tyson WHITE MEAT PANKO CHICKEN NUGGETS” with a “BEST IF USED BY” date of “NOV 26 2019,” case code “3308SDL03” and time stamps 23:00 through 01:59 (inclusive). The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-13556” inside the USDA mark of…

Sporting Kansas City will move to a mobile-only ticketing system at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, ahead of the 2019 season. Conducted in tandem with SeatGeek, the official ticketing partner of Sporting KC, mobile-only entry at Children’s Mercy Park will see fans exclusively use their smartphones to scan into matches. This paperless practice, already adopted by over 80 percent of Sporting KC season ticket members last season, will enhance ticket security, support green initiatives like Sporting Sustainability, and make it easier for fans to send, sell, receive and manage their tickets. Entry to 2019 Swope Park Rangers matches…

by Brian Turrel The Washington Wildcats boys basketball team posted a strong start to the 2018-2019 season, defeating Topeka’s Highland Park Scots 68-49 Friday evening at home. The Wildcats sprang to an early lead, taking a 10-point advantage midway through the first quarter. The Wildcats found plenty of success driving the lane for layups. Another big key to their success was strong perimeter defense that limited the Scots’ inside opportunities and provided fast-break chances. The Wildcats held a 33-22 lead at halftime. The Scots pulled within 8 on a 3-pointer just after the break, but never seriously threatened the Washington…