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Sporting Kansas City has signed 24-year-old forward Soony Saad, the club announced. Saad, a Lebanese international who previously played for Sporting Kansas City from 2011 to 2014, has signed a two-year contract through 2018 with an option for 2019. He will be added to the team’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate. “I am so glad to be back in Kansas City, a place that I grew to love,” Saad said. “I certainly have unfinished business to take care of here, and I am ecstatic for the opportunity to return. I will bring my experiences as a team…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Kansas City Kansas Community College will enter the 2017 spring golf season ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA Division II golf rankings as compiled by GolfStat.com. It was the first time for KCKCC in the fall national rankings. The high ranking, however, does not come without a high price. Through gerrymandering of the teams in Region VI, the Blue Devils will now be now paired in the same region with the top two ranked teams in Division II – No. 1 Tyler (Texas) and No. 2 Murray State of Tishomingo, Okla., along with another Oklahoma power,…

by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC Victory Media’s 2017 Military Friendly Schools List has once again recognized Kansas City Kansas Community College for its continued focus on veterans. Awarded to the top 15 percent of 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. This is the sixth consecutive year that KCKCC has received the designation. “This designation re-enforces that collectively as a college we continue to strive to…

by Mary Rupert A four-year fundraising project culminated with a ribbon-cutting today for a new Cross-Lines Community Outreach building on Shawnee Avenue. The new $1.5 million, 10,000-square-foot building will serve as a thrift store, food pantry and commodities program, said Susila Jones, Cross-Lines executive director. Cross-Lines is at 736 Shawnee Ave. in Kansas City, Kan. “It is our first new building in our 50-plus year history,” Jones said. Cross-Lines began in 1963. Cross-Lines’ thrift store currently is on South 7th Street at Shawnee Avenue, and the agency’s administrative offices are in an old church building to the west of the…

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. Museum features Olde World Christmas The Strawberry Hill Museum is featuring an Olde World Christmas, with tours of the museum decorated for the holidays available. Closed New Year’s weekend. For more information, call 913-371-3264 or visit http://www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/. Programs offered for Spanish-speaking women Keeler…

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. Museum features Olde World Christmas The Strawberry Hill Museum is featuring an Olde World Christmas, with tours of the museum decorated for the holidays available. Closed New Year’s weekend. For more information, call 913-371-3264 or visit http://www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/. Programs offered for Spanish-speaking women Keeler…

The Unified Government and the Board of Public Utilities will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, for the New Year’s Day holiday. Offices will reopen on Jan. 3, with regular business hours, according to UG officials. BPU will still have emergency service available on the holiday. The phone number for electric emergencies is 913-573-9522. The phone number for water emergencies is 913-573-9622 from 8 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, and 913-573-9522 from midnight to 8 a.m. , and during weekends and holidays. Trash and recycling for residential addresses in Kansas City, Kan., will not be affected by the New Year’s…

by Alan Hoskins Last season, Kansas City Kansas Community College earned its first Region VI championship and a berth in the NJCAA Division II national tournament for the first time in history. Now, Kelley Newton, head coach, wants more. “Very definitely,” said the former Wyandotte High School and University of Oklahoma standout. “People say it’s hard to get to the national tournament but it’s even a harder task to continue to get there. It’s the place I want us to be year in and year out.” Ranked No. 12 in the NJCAA preseason poll, the Blue Devils will open the…

Piper High School debate – at Lansing – 1st in sweeps – Foglesong-Hendrix came in 2nd in JV – Englis-Lloyd came in 3rd in JV – Mann-Fletcher came in 4th in Open – Bruce-Jones came in 4th in Open – Molder-Kerst came in 4th in JV – Bertrand-Flory came in 7th in Novice – Schuley-Corral came in 9th in Novice The Cold Weather Rule, designed to help Kansans who are behind on their utility payments avoid disconnection during the winter months, begins Nov. 1 and remains in effect through March 31. This is why it might be a good idea…

A tiny Wyandotte County charity is participating in the Bill and Melinda Gates fundraiser on Facebook today, trying to raise $1,000 in one day that will be matched. In 2.5 hours this afternoon, the Reola Grant Center, which provides a food pantry in Kansas City, Kan., has raised nearly $600 in donations online, said Janice Witt, CEO. She said the foundation is matching funds up to $1,000 for 500 organizations nationwide, giving away $500,000 today only. Today is national Giving Tuesday. Witt said some of her donors today are some of the people who received food donations through the year.…