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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. Polski Day will be held on Saturday, May 6, at All Saints Catholic Church, 809 Vermont Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Polski Day kicks off with a parade at 11 a.m. May 6 at 14th and Central, ending at All Saints parish, where the event will be from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Music, food and games are planned. A 4 p.m. polka…

The Kaw River near 59th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, as seen midday Saturday. The Kansas River is well below flooding levels as of Saturday night. An urban and small stream flood advisory is now in effect, according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for Wyandotte County. At 9:19 p.m. Saturday, law enforcement reported heavy rain causing urban and small stream flooding within the Kansas City area. Up to two and a half inches of rain have already fallen. The flood advisory is in effect until 6:15 a.m.…

The March 2 Unified Government Commission agendas include planning and zoning items, as well as discussion of a law enforcement study. The law enforcement study will be presented at the 5 p.m. UG Commission meeting March 2 in the fifth floor conference room, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan., according to the special session agenda. At the 7 p.m. UG Commission meeting March 2 in the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, there are several planning and zoning items on the agenda. Items scheduled on the planning and zoning consent agenda March 2 include: • A change…

by Meg Wingerter, Kansas News Service Kansas tax receipts came in about $37 million above estimates in February, chipping away at the state’s budget deficit. The Kansas Budget Office on Wednesday reported about $331.5 million in tax receipts for the month, which was about 13 percent higher than projected revenue. Tax revenues were up about 9 percent compared to February 2016. State tax collections have exceeded estimates since November, when the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group lowered its projections for the rest of fiscal year 2017. Collections fell short of estimates for the first four months of the fiscal year. Secretary…

National Weather Service graphic Today’s forecast will be dry and cloudy, with a high of 52, but the rainy weather will return Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. More rain also is likely off and on through next week, according to the forecast. The weekend weather isn’t expected to be severe. With more rain in the forecast, there is a potential that some streams may flood, the weather service said. Today, the forecast is cloudy with a high near 52, and a north wind of 6 to 8 mph, the weather service said. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy…

Sondra Radcliff, Kansas City, Kansas, was named to the dean’s list at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Students on the dean’s list have a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the fall 2016 semester. Drake is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa, with more than 3,300 undergraduate and 1,700 graduate students. by Jim McLean, Kansas News Service Supporters of expanding Medicaid eligibility in Kansas are preparing to mount an intense lobbying campaign over the weekend to get the votes they need to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of an expansion bill. The governor vetoed the bill on Thursday, citing…

The magic of children’s author Matt de la Peña’s Newbery award winning “Last Stop on Market Street” comes to life in a video released by the Kansas City, Kan., Public Library. The video features Matt de la Peña reading his book to a group of children from Quindaro Elementary while riding a RideKC bus. As he reads, actors from KC MeltingPot Theatre and Arrowhead Middle School portraying the book characters board the bus for a live-action depiction of the story. This video, filmed on Sept. 16, 2016, was part of KCKPL’s Stories on the Bus program and Library in the…

The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been once again awarded to the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (for its comprehensive annual financial report. The certificate of achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by the utility and its management. The award was presented to Lori Austin, manager of accounting and finance and chief financial officer of BPU, and her entire department. Judged by an impartial panel of…

Charges of two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officers have been filed in connection with a case involving a car chase on Friday, according to the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s spokesman. Jerardo Espino, age 24, besides the assault charges, faces one count of eluding a police officer and one count of theft, according to the spokesman. A group of protesters with their signs at the President’s Day Protest at the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain in Kansas City, Mo. (Photo by Rebecca Tombaugh) by Rebecca Tombaugh Reporting artist People lined up thick along J.C. Nichols Parkway. Eslun Tucker,…

The State of the Unified Government address is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Reardon Convention Center, 500 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Mayor Mark Holland will address the Downtown Rotary Club, residents, and business people at the luncheon event. Registration closed prior to the luncheon event. Residents who cannot attend may watch the speech on UGTV, carried on cable channels, or visit the UG website at www.wycokck.org. by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Nothing like a no-hitter and a walk-off home run to spice up Kansas City Kansas Community College’s first big baseball home stand…