Month: January 2015

Shepherd’s Center to hold Adventures in Learning Jan. 16

The Shepherd’s Center of Kansas City, Kan., will hold Adventures in Learning on Friday, Jan. 16.

The free program will be held at Grace Lutherean Church, 3333 Wood Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

The program begins with health screenings and fellowship at 9 a.m.

At 10 a.m. there will be a choice of presentations including a travelogue by Ed Shutt, “Images of Kansas,” and “An Overview of Western Wyandotte County in 2014-2015,” by Murrel Bland.

At 11 a.m. are two programs, one on health from Good Shepherd Hospice, and an “Origins of Kansas Place Names” program by Ed Shutt.

Lunch is at noon, at a cost of $4 with reservations, or those attending may bring their own lunch.

The luncheon speaker will be Judge Kate Lynch. For reservations call 913-281-8908.

Today’s forecast back in the freezer

Tuesday's wind chill forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)
Tuesday’s wind chill forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)

The weather is back in the freezer, but expect a warm-up on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

According to the National Weather Service, the first half of the week will be very cold.

Monday morning, the temperature at 8 a.m. was 21 with a wind chill of 11 degrees. Today’s high will be near 23. A north wind will be from 11 to 14 mph, with gusts of 20 mph.

Several accidents were reported throughout the metropolitan Kansas City area this morning, on slick roads.

Tuesday morning will be the coldest, the weather service said, with a wind chill low of minus 15 in some areas of the region. Here, the wind chill will be as low as minus 7, according to the forecast.

Tuesday night there will be a chance of flurries, with a low of around 16, the weather service said.

Wednesday, the high will be near 31, and skies will become mostly sunny, according to the weather service.

Thursday will almost be a heat wave with a high of 41. Friday’s high will be near 50, and Saturday’s and Sunday’s, near 48, the weather service said.