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National Weather Service graphic It may seem like spring in Wyandotte County today, but wait another day and winter will be back. There will be a few chances for snow on the weekend, particularly on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Today, the high will be near 54 with increasing clouds and a north wind of 5 to 7 mph, the weather service said. Tonight, the low will be 32 with mostly cloudy skies and a north northwest wind of 5 to 8 mph, according to the weather service. Thursday, the temperature will reach only 33 degrees, with…

Banes led the Pirates’ scoring with 13 points. Cobbins added 11 as did Ali Vigil. For Basehor, Yankovich led the way with 12 points, while freshman Adell Gore and sophomore Lucy Lally each contributed 11. All three were key contributors to the comeback effort. Piper remains undefeated on the season at 14-0. They improve to 6-0 in the league, two games ahead of Basehor. The Lady Pirates will play at Tonganoxie on Friday evening at 5:45 p.m. Junior LaKya Leslie (24) secured an offensive rebound. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel) Sophomore Ali Vigil (25) passed to a teammate in…

Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia and defender Ike Opara were named to the 2017 MLS Best XI for their outstanding performances during the regular season, Major League Soccer announced. Melia and Opara earned Best XI honors for the first time in their careers after being voted the best players at their positions earlier this month. Opara was tabbed the MLS Defender of the Year on Nov. 9, while Melia landed Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year accolades on Nov. 16. The duo played a leading role throughout the 2017 campaign as Sporting KC won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup…

The Piper Craft Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at Piper High School, 4400 N. 107th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The event is sponsored by the Piper High School robotics team, and money raised goes toward the team’s expenses. Admission is free, and food and drinks will be available for purchase at the craft show. It will be the 20th year for the event. The robotics team goes to national competitions almost every year. Crafters Mary Kobe Peterson of Designs by Me said she is planning to be at the craft show and…

All Kansas City, Kansas, Public Libraries are closed for the holidays on Saturday, Dec. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 1. In addition, the West Wyandotte Library will be closed for remodeling Tuesday, Jan. 2, through Sunday, Jan. 7. Kansans looking forward to a weekend of New Year’s Eve celebrations will have to contend with bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills. Saturday night into Sunday morning temperatures will plummet with potential wind chill values from 15 to 25 degrees below zero. In light of such a forecast, the Kansas Division of Emergency Management is reminding Kansans to take stock of their home…

The Wyandotte Daily news is interested in news of your community event in Wyandotte County. Send information to news@wyandottedaily.com and include your name and phone number. Please send in planned events about a week before the event if possible. In the event of inclement weather, call to see if the event is still planned. Holiday schedule for Keeler Women’s Center The Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., will be closed Friday, Dec. 22, through Jan. 1, 2018. The center will reopen Jan. 2. KCK libraries will have holiday schedules The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Libraries will be closed for the…

The Providence Medical Center Wound Care Center will present a free Diabetic Foot Ulcer Seminar and Screening* at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Providence Medical Center 8929 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. Local experts will present information on the role of diabetes in the development of foot ulcers and current treatments available for diabetic foot ulcers. Following the free educational seminar, the first 30 in attendance will be eligible to receive a foot screening to include: • Initial Diabetes Foot Assessment • Microfilament test (Checks for Peripheral Neuropathy of the foot) • Quantaflow Test (Checks for Peripheral Artery Disease)…

After some foggy conditions this morning, and the potential of drizzle in the region, there will be a slight, 20 percent chance of showers between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s high will be near 59 with an east wind of 5 to 11 mph, becoming north in the afternoon, the weather service said. Tonight, the low will be around 40 with partly cloudy skies and a north northeast wind of 8 to 10 mph, according to the weather service. Friday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 55 and an…

The Unified Government Commission will consider a resolution to purchase the property for the Healthy Campus project at its 7 p.m. meeting Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The Healthy Campus topic also will be discussed at a 5 p.m. UG Commission meeting Nov. 30 at the fifth floor conference room of City Hall. According to the UG agenda, the proposed resolution would allow the UG administrator to exercise options to purchase property necessary to build the Healthy Campus project and to enter into contracts for pre-construction architecture…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Shooting woes continued to plague Kansas City Kansas Community College’s young basketball team Wednesday night. Park University’s JV took advantage of 33.3 Blue Devil shooting for a 63-52 win at Parkville, KCKCC’s fifth straight loss on the road. The Blue Devils are right back in action on Friday night when they play host to North Arkansas in the second half of a doubleheader at 7 p.m. North Ark won the first meeting of the two teams 87-84 in Harrisonville. KCKCC opened a 5-point lead in the first five minutes in a first half that had three…