Month: August 2014

Revival, summer fest date changed

The time and date of the Bible Way Community Church Back To School Revival -Summer Fest has changed from Saturday, Aug. 9, to 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, because of inclement weather.

The community is invited to the event on Aug. 16, which will include food, refreshments, snacks, moon bounce for children and inside activities for children. Registrations are being taken for the youth basketball tournament.

To register, email the names of any youth members that are interested in participating and their age to [email protected]. More information about the event is at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bible-Way-Community-Church/123053601238531.

The church is at 1720 N. 46th St. in Kansas City, Kan.

Series finale postponed

Wednesday night’s series finale between St. Paul and the T-Bones was postponed because of rain.

It has been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader (seven-inning games) on Friday night, Aug. 29, starting at 6:05, when the St. Paul returns to Kansas City to finish the regular season.

Kansas City (36-39) will begin a seven-game road trip Friday night at Laredo (42-32). First pitch is scheduled for 7:30.

Storm moves through area

Storm clouds have moved through the Kansas City area this morning and are now located to the east.

National Weather Service graphic
The Kansas City area experienced heavy rains on Wednesday night, and some residents reported downed tree limbs.

The Board of Public Utilities at 8 a.m. Thursday reported 423 customers affected by power outages, according to the outage map, with 325 without power at 8 a.m. The outage locations were scattered throughout Kansas City, Kan.

There is slight chance for showers through 11 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service forecast, and a few storms may develop in the late afternoon and early evening across central and south-central Missouri. Strong winds would be the greatest threat for any storms.

The threat for showers and storms will continue into the weekend as the frontal boundary remains in close proximity to the area, the weather service said. The threat for widespread severe weather remains low.

Today’s high should be near 83.