KCK schools cancel after-school activities
All after-school activities have been canceled for Friday, Jan. 10, for the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, because of the forecasted inclement weather.
Also, Kidzone has been canceled for Friday, Jan. 10, and there will be no transportation for students to Kidzones sites, according to the district.
Piper schools cancel after-school activities
The Piper School District also has canceled after-school activities on Friday, and some activities on Saturday. For a list of the activities, see https://www.facebook.com/Piperusd203/ .
Turner school district changes some activities
The Turner school district has moved up some playing times of athletic events on Friday, including a varsity girls basketball game at 4 p.m. and varsity boys basketball at 5:30 p.m. at Leavenworth.
All Saturday athletic events for the Turner district have been canceled. Check back for updates on events at the Turner USD #202 page on Facebook.
Bonner Springs postponing sports events
The Bonner Springs-Edwardsville school district, along with many other schools, is postponing athletic games scheduled tonight. The Bonner Springs basketball games have been rescheduled to Tuesday, Jan. 28. A home wrestling tournament and an away powerlifting meet this weekend have been canceled.
KCKCC weather cancellation
KCKCC has closed all locations on Saturday because of anticipated inclement weather. All day and evening events will be canceled.
Because of threatening weather conditions, games in the 2020 KCKCC Classic Saturday have been canceled. However, today’s games between Fort Scott and Metropolitan Community College (5:30 p.m.) and KCKCC and On Point Hoops Academy (7:30 p.m.) will be played as scheduled. No decision has been made if KCKCC’s scheduled games with Metropolitan Saturday will be rescheduled.
Children’s Mercy closing Urgent Care locations at 5 p.m.
Children’s Mercy has announced that all three Kansas City area Children’s Mercy Urgent Care locations will close at 5 p.m. Friday because of the winter storm warning.
All three Children’s Mercy Urgent Care locations in the Kansas City area also will be closed Saturday because of the weather.
Avoid travel
The Unified Government, in its social media posts, is urging residents to avoid travel during the winter storm. The storm warning is in effect from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday, and the storm may include ice, sleet and snow.
RideKC may adjust for winter storm
RideKC, the public bus service, stated that the forecasted snow and ice may affect service on Friday and Saturday. There could be the potential for service suspensions. Customers of the paratransit service may want to consider rescheduling nonessential trips. For more information, visit https://ridekc.org/bulletins/weather-status-january-10-11 . Schedule changes will be posted at www.ridekc.org.
KCK libraries closed Saturday
The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Libraries will be closed Saturday because of the weather. All locations will be closed.