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Piper Community Festival and car show to be Sept. 29 The Piper Community Festival and car show will take place Saturday, Sept. 29, at Piper High School, 4400 N. 107th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The Piper Community Festival will run from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the car show open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. All of the funds raised will go to the Piper Educational Foundation. For more information, visit http://wyandottedaily.com/festival-car-show-planned-saturday-at-piper/ or www.piperfest.com. Renaissance Festival continues The Kansas City Renaissance Festival continues on weekends through Oct. 14 at the…

Residents of Welborn Lake planted a rain garden around the lake on Saturday to prevent erosion. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert) by Mary Rupert Residents of Welborn Lake, near 48th and Leavenworth Road, planted a rain garden today to control erosion and are planning more improvements next week. The residents heard a presentation today from David Dods, an environmental scientist, on how rain gardens prevent erosion by filtering the water runoff from the street. He also handed out information to the residents about rain gardens, native plants and preventing erosion. Then residents planted several varieties of native plants around Welborn…

A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer shot a suspect Tuesday night in the 1500 block of North 25th Street, according to a police spokesman. Police responded to an armed disturbance call just before 11 p.m. July 31, and officers were told that a suspect had tried to break into a car, the spokesman stated. When the victim confronted the suspect, the suspect fired a gun into the air and fled, the spokesman stated. Officers then found a suspect matching a detailed description they received, the spokesman said. Officers confronted the suspect, who produced a gun, according to the spokesman. The…

BThe Board of Public Utilities will meet at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the BPU offices, 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. On the work session agenda at 4:30 p.m. is an economic development discussion and economic development fund request. The regular meeting will start at 6 p.m. Aug 1, and will include a visitors’ time, a report on a new online payment system, the second quarter financial report. board comments, general manager comments and a closed executive session. The BPU also has scheduled Board Committee meetings. The BPU Finance Committee will meet from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.…

Gardeners’ problems will be discussed during a class from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Wyandotte County Extension office, Sunflower Room, 1208 N. 79th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Ward Upham, K-State master gardener coordinator and hotline response manager, and author of the weekly online Horticulture Newsletter and “Pest of the Week” for homeowners, will teach the class. Upham will feature timely problems faced by gardeners. Those attending will learn when to expect problems and the best practices to combat them. The class is sponsored by the Wyandotte County Extension Master Gardeners. Registration is not required. The…

Sporting Kansas City striker Diego Rubio has been named to the Chile Men’s National Team for two upcoming friendly matches in Asia, according to the Football Federation of Chile. Rubio is one of three Sporting KC forwards who will join their national teams during the FIFA international window in September. Scotland’s Johnny Russell and Hungary’s Daniel Salloi will venture to Europe next week for the inaugural UEFA Nations League. All three players will be available for Saturday’s pivotal away match at Seattle Sounders FC – slated for 3 p.m. on FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Midwest Plus, UniMas and…

The annual KC Irish Fest kicks off tonight at Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri. The event features seven stages with more than 30 bands, with activities promoting cultural heritage. It runs from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. The Elders, Eddie Delahunt, Gaelic Storm and The High Kings are just a few of the musical groups that will perform. Besides music, there will be performances by dance groups and also, comedy acts. Wyandotte County residents will be participating in a Driscoll School of…

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education has called a special meeting for 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at the third floor board room, Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools Central Office, 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The board will hear a report on teacher negotiations and review budget decisions for 2018-2019. The board also is expected to discuss and take action on the human resources report and salary schedules that were presented and tabled at the June 26 regular meeting. They also will discuss school security. The board also has scheduled a closed, executive session July 3 to…

July 2, 2018 Dr. Charles Foust Union County Public Schools 400 N. Church St. Monroe, N.C. 28112 Dear Dr. Foust, First, congratulations on your selection as the next superintendent of the Kansas City, Kansas, School District. It is an extremely important job. I have lived in the district for nearly 50 years. One of the most important things the district does is educate students who will be ready to join the workforce. Frankly, it is falling way short in that area. The graduation rate is only about 67 percent. And, in looking at those who are awarded high school diplomas,…

District Attorney Mark Dupree’s proposed conviction and integrity unit is getting preliminary approval in the Unified Government’s budget – sort of. And sort of not. On Monday, July 30, the UG Commission reached a consensus to set aside funding for the unit in the budget – but it will be in a place where the district attorney can’t spend it. The purpose of the DA’s proposed unit would be to review cases where injustice had taken place, and law students and their professors would be helping with the initial reviews of cases. Commissioners remarked they had received a copy of…