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Community members turned out for the funeral today of Machole Stewart, a 10-year-old Kansas City, Kan., girl who was killed in a drive-by shooting on Sunday evening while she was inside a home. Don Guffey of Clear Creek Coach waited outside the Forest Grove Baptist Church, 1417 N. 9th St., on Saturday during funeral services. Police have asked anyone with information about the shooting to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS. (Photo by William Crum) To send in items for the Faith News, email information to news@wyandottepublishing.com. Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas will hold special All Souls and Memorial Masses in…

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s promising young freshmen got their first test of collegiate basketball play Saturday and responded with a 90-84 win over Livin’ The Dream. “This was a good win for our young basketball team, especially against a Livin’ The Dream team made up of former college and professional players who know how to play,” said KCKCC coach Kelley Newton. The Blue Devils are right back in action Monday when they play host to Saint Mary JV at 7 p.m. while the KCKCC women open their season Tuesday, playing host to Missouri Valley JV at 8 p.m. immediately…

Hundreds of persons are volunteering on Thanksgiving morning to assemble hot homemade meals and deliver them with groceries to more than 1,200 people through the United Prayer Movement’s project. Pleasant Green Baptist Church, 340 David L. Gray Drive, Kansas City, Kan., is the hub for this effort. Volunteers signed up in advance and will assemble meals for home delivery, and deliver them this morning. Deliveries are made throughout Greater Kansas City. This program, the effort of many churches and synagogues, also will provide the same meal effort on Christmas. In 2013, the program provided 2,635 dinners, 391 bags of groceries…

Safe Halloween events in Wyandotte County: Safe trick-or-treating offered at recreation centers Safe trick-or-treating events will be offered at Unified Government recreation centers on Friday, Oct. 31. The times of the events are 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Armourdale, Bethany, Eisenhower, Argentine centers, and from 6 to 9 p.m. at Kennedy and Kensington centers. Center locations: JFK Recreation Center, 1310 N. 10th St.; Eisenhower Center, 2901 N. 72nd St.; Argentine Community Center, 2810 Metropolitan; Armourdale Community Center, 730 Osage; Bethany Community Center, 1120 Central Ave.; Kensington Gym, 2900 State Ave. For more information call 913-573-8327. Leavenworth Road Association to…

A special meeting of the Kansas City, Kan., Board of Education will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at the law offices of McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips, 10 E. Cambridge Circle Drive, Suite 300, Kansas City, Kan. In addition to regular business, the special meeting will include a retreat to establish board goals and vision for 2020, discuss the superintendent’s goals and view a presentation on the new Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools police department. Topeka — Recent analysis by the Kansas Health Institute shows that enrollment in Kansas Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program grew…

Jennifer Jo Cobb (File photo) Jennifer Jo Cobb, a Kansas City, Kan., native, will return home Saturday to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at the Kansas Speedway here. Cobb will be driving the Rick Ware Racing No. 87 Mark One Electric Chevrolet in the Kansas Lottery 300 on Oct. 4. So far this year, Cobb has driven exclusively in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, where she competes in a Chevrolet Silverado. In 2011 she raced a full season in the Nationwide series, then returned to the truck series. According to a spokesman, Cobb probably will not race in…

Kansas City finished the 2014 season on a high note Monday afternoon, beating St. Paul 12-10 in a back-and-fourth battle at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan. Between the two clubs there were 22 runs scored on 31 hits, five errors, three ties and three lead changes. There were runs scored in every single inning until the eighth. Things looked bleak for Kansas City early. St. Paul jumped all over Kansas City starter Kyle DeVore in the first inning, sending 10 batters to the plate and scoring five runs. Following singles by Devin Thaut and Willie Cabrera, Angelo Songco reached…

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s 24-man soccer team, the biggest in college history, will kick off the 2014 season Thursday, Sept. 4, with the Lady Blue Devils playing host to Coffeyville at 5 p.m. with the men following at 7 p.m. (KCKCC photo) by Alan Hoskins Kansas City Kansas Community College will kick off the 2014 soccer season Thursday short on experience but long on numbers, versatility and optimism. “We may be young on paper but I think we will be a team that will play at a higher level than our age may suggest,” said first-year assistant coach Burke…

The Kansas City Royals are in the playoffs and intend to take the crown. They’re even finding support among the youngest of fans. Newborns in the Mother-Baby unit at The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., are sporting pink and blue Royals caps. Employees and parents are both rooting for the Royals as they make their first post-season appearance, in 29 years, Tuesday night in a Wild Card game at Kauffman Stadium. “We encourage employees to wear a sea of blue tomorrow and show their support as the Royals take on the Oakland A’s,” Bob Page, president and…

A new schedule for the pavement and resurfacing project on K-5 from I-635 to Sunshine Road in Kansas City, Kan., has been announced. The project now will begin on Monday, Aug. 11, instead of on Aug. 7, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. Project work will take place on the ramps at I-635 and 18th Street, K-5 and 18th Street, and K-5 and 10th Street. Project work includes pavement patching on K-5 mainline lanes and patching, milling and asphalt overlay on ramps. Work will take place during daylight hours, from sunrise to sunset, Monday through Friday, with some occasional…