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Youth from throughout the area participated in KC Rep’s Youth Summer Theatre Ensemble program under the umbrella of the EnrichKC programming. (Photo from KC Rep, Summer Youth Theatre Ensemble) As a part of its expanding education outreach, KCRep launched its first Youth Summer Theatre Ensemble program under the umbrella of the EnrichKC programming. Thirty-six cast members from 25 local schools wrote, cast, and directed an original play, To Be Human,” which explores a hero’s journey from the origin story through life’s challenges, and onto the discovery that to be a superhero is to be a super human. EnrichKC: Summer Youth…

The candidate filing deadline passed at noon Thursday, June 1, and a list of candidates was posted around 3 p.m. by the Wyandotte County Election Commissioner’s office. The primary election will be Aug. 1 and the general election will be Nov. 7. Five candidates are running for mayor-CEO of the Unified Government. They include Incumbent Mayor Mark Holland, as well as David Alvey, a Board of Public Utilities member; State Sen. David Haley; D. Keith Jordan; and Janice Grant Witt. Running for the Unified Government, at-large, District 2, are Tom Burroughs, currently a state representative, and John “J.D.” Rios, currently…

The Kansas Senate and House voted Thursday to allow public health care facilities to continue banning concealed weapons. The 24-16 Senate vote and 91-33 House vote send the bill to Gov. Sam Brownback for consideration. A state law taking effect July 1 will allow people to carry concealed guns into any public building that is not secured by armed guards and metal detectors. During debate, Republican Sen. Carolyn McGinn said it doesn’t make sense to allow guns in places like state psychiatric hospitals. “These are individuals who are severely ill. They could take a gun away from an employee, and…

During the public comment portion of the Unified Government meeting tonight, several people spoke for and against the proposed federal re-entry facility in Fairfax. (Photo by William Crum) The Unified Government Commission tonight denied a special use permit for a federal prison residential re-entry facility in the Fairfax Industrial District of Kansas City, Kansas. The Fairfax Industrial Association presented a petition with more than 400 names opposing the re-entry facility’s location at 925 Sunshine Road. The facility would have housed about 85 federal inmates who are about six months away from being released from prison, according to Terry Williams of…

National Weather Service graphic Today’s temperatures will reach a high of 82 following the rain that moved through last night. There is still a 20 percent chance of rain today, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Storms may not be severe, but if there is rain, it could aggravate flooding along rivers, creeks and streams, the weather service said. Some areas during the past two days received from 4 to 10 or more inches of rain, leading to flooding and water over some roadways across the area, the weather service said. Residents are advised not to cross water-covered roadways,…

National Weather Service graphicAccording to the National Weather Service, more rainfall south of I-70 is expected tonight through Wednesday. The weather service said that because of the additional rainfall, 1 to 2 inches in places, it may lead to more flooding along area rivers, creeks and streams. In Wyandotte County, today’s forecast is a high of 67, with a northwest wind of 6 to 10 mph. It will become increasingly cloudy today, the weather service said. Tonight, there is a 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1 a.m., with a low of 49, according to the weather service. A…

Wyandotte County is in a marginal risk area for storms today. (National Weather Service graphic) There’s a 30 percent chance of isolated to scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service. Storms will move into eastern Kansas by the early afternoon, slowly advancing southeastward through the evening, the weather service said. The storms are most likely in Wyandotte County after 4 p.m., according to the weather service. Hazards associated with this activity will be with the potential for strong to damaging winds and large hail, the weather service said. While flash flooding is…

The Kansas City T-Bones ran their season-long winning streak to three games with a 11-0 shutout win over the Gary SouthShore RailCats on Tuesday night in Indiana. On the surface that would be the easy part of the story; toss in two rain delays and some bizarre plays, and it was one wild night on Lake Michigan. Joe Jackson was ejected from the game after his first at bat in the top of the second. His defensive and offensive replacements in Patrick Brady and Marcus Lemon would play a big part in the outcome. In the third inning both clubs…

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 before you go to see if the event is still planned. Programs offered for Spanish-speaking women Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., offers these programs for Spanish-speaking women: Salud creación con lideres, Mary Ellen Rodriguez y Ana Maria Sauer, los martes, 21 de Marzo – 9 de Mayo, 10-11:30 a.m. Grupo…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Pitchers stepped front and center in leading Kansas City Kansas Community College to a Jayhawk Conference softball sweep of Coffeyville Friday. Megan Sumonja scattered eight hits in a 5-1 opening game while Megan Mason registered her first shutout with a 6-hit performance in a 4-0 nightcap win. The sweep evened the Blue Devils’ record at 12-12 heading into a home doubleheader against Labette Saturday at 2 p.m. Sumonja, a sophomore from Lawrence, might have had a shutout were it not for a wild pitch following a pair of singles in the first inning. Coffeyville put two…