A joint meeting of the Unified Government’s Planning and Zoning Committee and the full County Commission will take place on Thursday, Aug. 29, starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building. The big ticket item for the full Commission meeting is adoption of a resolution for issuing $27 million […]
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Sporting back from break, bests Orlando 3-0 at home
Sporting Kansas City came roaring into MLS action Saturday evening at Children’s Mercy Park. Back from its Leagues Cup and Summer Olympics break, the team responded with a thorough 3-0 thrashing of Orlando City FC, despite a red card to Willy Agada midway through the second half. Jake Davis, a […]
Tiblow Days celebrates Bonner Springs community
The 2024 edition of Tiblow Days brought together the community to celebrate the heritage and spirit of Bonner Springs with a flurry of activity — a parade, carnival, car show, 5k run, street fair, and concerts. The day started cool, with cloud cover shading parade-goers from the hotter weather to […]
Kansas Rep. Marvin Robinson dies of cancer following primary loss
Democratic Kansas Rep. Marvin Robinson, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, who long advocated to preserving the Quindaro Ruins has died at the age of 67. Governor Laura Kelly released a statement on Friday… https://fox4kc.com/news/kansas-rep-marvin-robinson-quindaro-ruins-advocate-dies-at-67
UG to Celebrate over $2.1 Million in Park Improvements
Friday, August 23, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (UG) Parks & Recreation Department will host a ribbon-cutting tour at three of its parks… https://www.wycokck.org/Engage-With-Us/News-articles/Parks-and-Recreation-Ribbon-Cutting-Tour-2024
Incumbents Haley, Pettey advance in Kansas Senate primaries
In the primary elections held on Aug. 6, most Kansas state senate races were unopposed. In the few contested primaries, the incumbents held serve and are expected to return to the statehouse. In northeast KCK’s District 4 Democratic primary, David Haley held off a spirited challenge from community organizer Ephren […]
Mary Rupert, 1954-2023
The Gold Standard in Wyandotte County Journalism Obituary by Richard Ward, former publisher of Wyandotte Daily Online Mary Ellen Rupert, 68, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2023. She was born August 30, 1954, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Thomas and Eleanor Flanagan. Mary was a respected and often quietly […]
Reddy wins 3rd district Republican primary
Dr. Prasanth Reddy, a former oncologist and medical researcher from Lenexa, pulled out a 7-point win over small business owner Karen Crnkovich in the third district Republican primary on Aug. 9. Reddy will face incumbent Sharice Davids of Roeland Park in November’s Congressional election. Davids, a lawyer and former community […]
Sporting KC and Toluca in Leagues Cup match
Sporting Kansas City fell 2-1 to Liga MX squad Toluca Monday night in a Leagues Cup group stage game at Children’s Mercy Park. Together with last week’s 2-1 win over Chicago, Sporting finished in second place in its group, good enough to advance to the tournament’s round of 32. The […]
Schmidt, Boyda break through in KS-2 primary
Kansas’s August 6 primary set up a match between former congresswoman Nancy Boyda and former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt for the second district seat being vacated by Jake LaTurner. Schmidt, who served as AG from 2010 to 2022 and narrowly lost the 2022 governor’s race to Laura Kelly, prevailed […]
