Month: March 2015

NAACP to meet March 10

Because of the primary election March 3, the Kansas City, Kan., Branch NAACP will meet on Tuesday, March 10, at the Bethany Medical Center, second floor meeting room, 21 N. 12th St., Kansas City, Kan.

The executive meeting will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the membership meeting at 7 p.m.

The WIN Committee will meet at 5 p.m. the same day and place.

Because of the general election on April 7,the April meeting will be held April 14 at the same location and same times.

For further information, call 913-281-7900 or fax, 913-281-7847.

Traffic accidents reported

Several traffic accidents were reported this weekend in the Kansas City area, including two on Sunday on I-70 in Wyandotte County.

A Hyundai Tiburon was eastbound on I-70 near the 78th Street exit when it lost control and entered the south ditch about 12:49 a.m. March 1, according to the Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

A 25-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the report.

A second accident was reported at 6:10 a.m. Sunday between the Turner Diagonal and 57th Street on I-70 westbound, a KTA trooper’s report stated.

A Ford Contour was westbound, when it swerved left to avoid another vehicle, lost control and struck the median barrier, the trooper’s report stated.

A 21-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the report.