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Marc Williams, 36, was sentenced to life in prison today in Wyandotte County District Court.
Williams was found guilty by a jury in May of two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy.
The life sentence is a hard-25 sentence. Prosecuting the case was Mollie Hill, assistant district attorney, and investigating the case was the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department.
Cross-Lines Community Outreach’s annual fundraiser for utility bills, Black Out for Lights On, will be held at 8 p.m. tonight, July 10, at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, Kan.
The 5k walk-run takes place in the dark. Those participating help raise funds for rent and utility assistance and other Cross-Lines Community Outreach programs. Check-in is at 8 p.m. followed by the walk-run at 9 p.m.
For information about registration, visit https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=crosslines&id=22.
Have you ever wondered how to stop stormwater runoff in your yard?
There will be some easy answers to this homeowner problem during a fun event and tour scheduled Sunday afternoon. Those interested will meet at Village Square Coworking Studio, 4436 State Line Road, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, where they will pick up a map for the tour.
At a free program from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, residents may learn about stormwater prevention techniques that homeowners can use in their own yards by taking a little tour of some residential yards that have solved the stormwater runoff problem, according to Shari Wilson, who is helping to coordinate the event. The event is open to the public.
“It’s been raining so much, water is running off the yards, it takes a lot of soil and fertilizer and goes right into our creeks and rivers,” Wilson said.
A couple of easy things to do to slow stormwater runoff, she said, are to put rain barrels at the end of downspouts to collect rainwater, and to plant grasses or plants that like water in low spots in the yard.
In all, there will be four stops at residences in the Spring Valley Neighborhood to demonstrate different techniques residents may use.
Wilson is making the topic a little more fun by adding kids’ activities, the StoneLion Puppet Theatre characters for entertainment, a scavenger hunt for kids and refreshments.
This educational program is funded by a Unified Government grant with some funding from the Mid-America Regional Council. Sponsors of the tour and scavenger hunt include the UG, Rosedale Development Association and Spring Valley Neighborhood Association.
Wilson has been working with conservation for more than 20 years, helping to educate people about the environment.
She said another free educational event is planned on Saturday, July 18, a festival at Whitmore Park, 1444 Southwest Blvd. There will be free puppet shows by the StoneLion Puppet Theatre, games and entertainment. It is a festival in conjunction with a Freedom School at Rainbow Mennonite Church, where homemade Mexican food will be for sale and there will be a fundraiser for the school. Admission to the event is free, including activities for children.