It’s almost time for the 2024-25 high school sports season. I’ll be covering it again from the first football jamborees to the final 4×400 at the state track meet. But there’s so much more going on around Wyandotte County that should be talked about and celebrated — parades and festivals, […]
Community
CABA Dotteversity parade draws big crowds to Central Avenue
The Central Avenue Betterment Association sponsored the annual Dotteversity Central Avenue Parade, running from 19th Street and Park Drive down to 11th Street and Central, ending at Bethany Park. The weather was sunny and warm, with a few light clouds and a cooling breeze, and spectators lined Central Avenue all […]
Police Athletic League camp teaches football, life skills
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Athletic League sponsored a football camp on Saturday for ages 8 to 18, with around 150 young athletes participating. The camp, held at Bishop Ward’s Dorney Field, brought together local high school and youth coaches, former NFL players, and police volunteers for a day of […]
Turner Elementary teacher honored as Sporting Samaritan for May
First-year Turner Elementary kindergarten teacher Maddy Shackelford suspected something was up. Principal Tara Hudson had called her out of class to give her a Teacher Appreciation Week T-shirt, but the principal was “acting a little weird.” The secret was revealed when she got back to her classroom to a big […]
Crews battle fire on North 10th Street
Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters attacked a blaze at an old school district warehouse at 313 N. 10th St. on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 5. The fire started in the east end of the building and burned to the west end on 10th Street. Crews unsuccessfully attempted to keep the fire out […]
New Eagle Scouts honored in KCK
Brett Nichols and Lewis Spangler, of Edwardsville, and Maxwell Schumaker, of Kansas City, Kan., received the Eagle Scout award at a ceremony at Trinity Community Church on Monday night. A crowd of parents, friends, and other Scouts attended the ceremony and reception that followed. The Eagle Scout award is Boy […]