The Unified Government Board of Commissioners is set to consider another hot-button topic this Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m — property taxes. Revenue Neutral Just two weeks after a nearly six-hour meeting resulted in approval of zoning changes for a proposed data center, the commission will vote on whether to […]
Retired officer seeks to bring community-focused policing back to Wyandotte County David Kearney’s path to running for Wyandotte County Sheriff began in the northeast end of Kansas City, Kansas, where he grew up as the only boy in a household with four sisters and his mother. It was there, he […]
Part family campout, part tech-fest, part endurance contest — Amateur Radio Field Day drew a flock of ham radio enthusiasts to Wyandotte County Park over the weekend. Field Day has over 31 thousand participants at nearly 1600 sites across the country and has been held annually since 1933. Early Saturday, […]
A crowd of about two hundred came out Saturday morning for the rededication of the Korean-Vietnam Conflict Memorial at Wyandotte County Lake Park. The memorial was built in 1988, at the time the only dual Korea-Vietnam memorial in the nation. In the decades since, it became run down, so much […]
After nearly five hours of presentation, discussion and debate, and the clock well past midnight, the fate of the $12 billion Red Wolf data center project in western Kansas City, Kan. came down to a single vote. Residents and other stakeholders gave rounds of testimony both for and against the […]
Thursday night will be a packed one for the Unified Government Board of Commissioners. Update: The special commission meeting is now scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. The action starts with a special meeting at 6 p.m. The special meeting will begin with a closed session to discuss personnel matters, […]
Wyandotte County celebrated Juneteenth on Saturday with a parade and festival. The Juneteenth in the Dotte parade began on North 27th Street, symbolically near the Quindaro Ruins Overlook, passing under the stern but approving gaze of the statue of abolitionist John Brown. More entries joined the parade at Quindaro Elementary, […]
Two big second-half plays by two Brazilian players defined the Kansas City Current’s 1-0 Saturday evening win over Angel City FC. Kansas City’s injury-depleted roster faced a stiffer-than-expected challenge in the first half. Despite a clear advantage in offensive chances and shots, Angel City frustrated the Current to a scoreless […]
U.S. Marshal Ronald Miller had three reasons for being at Bishop Ward’s Dorney Field on Saturday morning for the Police Athletic League football camp. First, as a federal marshal, he has a professional interest in lowering crime. Fostering connections between youth and police is a way to keep kids out […]
Long-time KCK landmark Sauer Castle will be on the agenda at tonight’s meeting of the Unified Government City Planning Commission. Mike Heitmann, of Fairway, Kan., who bought the house two years ago and has been working on an $8 million rehabilitation of the stately mansion, is requesting zoning, subdivision, and […]