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T-Bones rained out again in Joplin

Two T-Bones games on Thursday at Joplin, Mo., were rained out.

The doubleheader was postponed, and no make-up date was set for the three games out of four that were rained out.

The T-Bones will return to Kansas City, Kan., on Friday night against Wichita.

Friday’s game will be Star Wars Night, with an appearance by the Falcon Skydiving team at the 7:05 p.m. game.

Saturday is Military Appreciation Night, with CPR training and postgame fireworks planned. It also is Boy Scout campout night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

Sunday will be the sixth annual Bark in the Park Day, with free admission for dogs. There will be pregame player autographs, and postgame, kids run the bases. Hot dogs will be $1 with the purchase of a drink. The game starts at 1:05 p.m

Tickets for the games are available by calling 913-328-5618 or visiting www.tbonesbaseball.com.

More than 250 kids participate in huge swim lesson today at Schlitterbahn

More than 250 kids participated at Schlitterbahn today in an attempt to break a world record for the largest swim lesson. The event was sponsored by Schlitterbahn and the YMCA. (YMCA photo) — More than 250 kids participated at Schlitterbahn today in an attempt to break a world record for the largest swim lesson. The event was sponsored by Schlitterbahn and the YMCA. (Photo by Caroline Knecht, YMCA of Greater Kansas City)

More than 250 kids participated in an attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson today.

YMCA of Greater Kansas City swim instructors provided free swim lessons at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, June 18, to promote the importance of water safety.

The swim lessons took place at hundreds of locations around the world simultaneously today at 10 a.m. Central time in a coordinated attempt to break the Guinness World Record.

Schlitterbahn and the Y partnered to provide this event locally to promote the importance of teaching children to swim at a young age to prevent drowning, a YMCA spokesman said. Fatal drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years.

Participants in this year’s World’s Largest Swimming Lessons are hoping to break the Guinness World Record record set last year for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson of 36,564 participants representing 22 different countries.

Sinkhole closes lane on southbound K-5 in KCK

KDOT crews discovered this sinkhole on K-5 southbound in Kansas City, Kan., and emergency repair work is being done to fix it. The right lane on K-5 is closed. (KDOT photo)

The right lane of southbound K-5 from I-635 to 18th Street was closed to all traffic beginning at 2:30 p.m. today, June 18, and will remain closed until emergency pavement repair work can be completed for a small sinkhole.

Repair work should be completed in early July, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

All adjacent ramps will remain open, according to KDOT.

KDOT maintenance crews discovered a small sinkhole on the shoulder pavement which has begun to slightly undermine the pavement on the right lane of southbound K-5, a KDOT spokesman said.

The K-5 right lane has been closed for safety of the travelling public until all emergency repair work can be completed, the spokesman said.

Traffic will be directed through the project work zone via signage and cones. Drivers should expect some delays during peak commute times and may wish to allow extra time for their daily commutes.

Updated daily traffic information for this repair project and for the entire Kansas City metro area can be viewed online at www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.

The Kansas Department of Transportation urges all motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and slow down when approaching and driving through the project work zone.

A lane on southbound K-5 is being closed in order to fix a sinkhole, according to KDOT. (KDOT map)

Traffic signs near K-5, 18th Street and I-635. (KC Scout photo)