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Amarillo, Texas – Monday night’s game between Kansas City and Amarillo, the first of a four-game series, has been postponed because of rain. It’s been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Tuesday beginning at 6:05 p.m. at Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium.
All of the action can be heard in Kansas City on 1660-AM or online at tbonesbaseball.com beginning at 5:50 p.m.
The Wyandotte County economy is holding its own currently in comparison with one year ago.
According to sales tax distribution figures compiled by the Unified Government for May, total figures were up just one-tenth of one percent in May. April sales tax distribution figures were up 16.9 percent in comparison with April of 2013.
Manufacturing was very strong in May 2014. There was a 33.8 percent increase in sales tax collections in the manufacturing sector for May 2014 as compared to May 2013.
Construction showed a 33.5 percent increase for the same period of comparison. Utilities were up 15.2 percent, while the wholesale trade was down very slightly, about one-tenth of one percent.
Retail showed some highs and lows in May, with motor vehicle and parts dealers up 22.1 percent; furniture, electronics and appliances down 39.2 percent; building material and garden supplies up 17.7 percent; groceries down 6.4 percent; health and personal care down 15.8 percent; gasoline stations and convenience stores up 1.5 percent; apparel and general merchandise stores down 5.7 percent; and miscellaneous store retailers down 52.2 percent.
The figures do not include the speedway and tourism district areas of Kansas City, Kan.
The victim in a death investigation from June 22 in the 1600 block of North 61st Terrace has been identified.
Charles C. Ruth, 54, was a resident of Kansas City, Kan., police said. He died from electrocution, according to police. The site was in a wooded area.
When police first arrived, an officer was shocked by the wire that was down, the spokesman said. The officer was treated at a hospital and released.
The incident remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department.
The Board of Public Utilities released a statement Monday on the incident:
“The man who was reported missing to the Kansas City, Kansas police department since Friday, June 20th, apparently came into contact with a low-hanging power line which was likely the result of lightning striking a utility pole cross arm causing the power line to hang low over the tall grass,” said a BPU spokesman. “As the line was still suspended, and attached to the pole, it didn’t make contact with the ground in this secluded area, therefore no blown fuse or outage was not caused, nor was this line reported in to BPU. As a result, BPU was unaware of this downed energized line until the accident was reported. There is currently no technology available to inform electric utilities of downed lines such as this particular incident.
“BPU would like to express its sympathy to the family and friends of the victim and to the officer who was injured responding to this accident as a result of this tragic accident involving a power line.”