Kansas City, Kan. Mayor Tyrone Garner, along with the Unified Government and Downtown Shareholders, will host the annual mayor’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony this Friday, Nov. 15 in front of Memorial Hall in downtown KCK. Music, along with food trucks and other vendors will start at 4:00 p.m. and the […]
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (UG) is pleased to announce the naming of Kay Sharp as Director of Community Development. Most recently, Sharp served as the Interim Director for the Department of Community Development where she helped administer Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development […]
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, the City of Independence plans to eliminate several RideKC routes due to budget limitations. Changes to RideKC Freedom (paratransit) fares…[Read more]
Incumbents kept their seats with few surprises in Tuesday’s statehouse elections. The closest escape was Jeff Pittman, who edged out Republican candidate and small businessman Jeff Klemp by only 57 votes of nearly 31 thousand cast in the 5th senate district, which includes northwest Wyandotte County, Basehor, and Leavenworth. There […]
The high school football season in Wyandotte County came to an abrupt end Friday with all nine local teams getting knocked out of the playoffs. Piper got an early 7-0 lead on Ottawa on a fumble returned for a touchdown, but the Cyclones blanked them the rest of the way. […]
Bonner Springs gets its first win, using a strong first half to beat Schlagle on the road, and Piper had a strong showing at Topeka West, 28-13 over the Chargers.
Bishop Ward got its first victory of the season with a two-score win over Baldwin, while Washington avenged last year’s upset to Schlagle to run its record to 6-1, equaling 2019’s total. The Wildcats have not won seven games in a season since 2004 under coach Darwin Franklin, but they’ll […]
The Piper Pirates picked up their first win of 2024 on the road at Lansing, and Schlagle spoiled Harmon’s homecoming with a 58-0 win spurred by seven takeaways.
In Friday night high school football, Harmon picked up its first conference win since 2015 and second win overall, beating Wyandotte on the road. Piper made a spirited second-half comeback effort, but came up one score short against Leavenworth.
The Washington Wildcats stayed undefeated with a 60-0 pasting of KCMO’s Central High School, while Steve Williams Jr. picked up his first career head coaching win with the Sabres 34-6 victory over Wyandotte. Subscribe to Dotte Sports for photos and stories from all over Wyandotte County.
