Month: January 2016

Sen. Moran to hold listening stop tour in Wyandotte County Jan. 11

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., will visit Wyandotte County as part of his Kansas Listening Tour on Monday, Jan. 11.

The meeting will be from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Jan. 11 at Donnelly College Community Event Center, 608 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan.

Area residents are encouraged to attend and share feedback with Sen. Moran on the critical issues facing Kansas and the nation. The issues Sen. Moran focuses on and the work he does in Washington, D.C., are largely based on the conversations he has with Kansans during these town hall meetings, according to a spokesman.

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 11
Mandarin orange chicken, fried rice, tomatoes, broccoli, tropical fruit.
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Cheese pizza, corn, garden salad, peaches.
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Nacho bites, refried beans, apple smiles.
Thursday, Jan. 14
Chicken and noodles, celery sticks, peas and carrots, banana.
Friday, Jan. 15
French toast sticks, sausage patties, cucumber slices, carrots, mandarin oranges.
Additional lunch options include chef’s salad, fruit salad, and yogurt-muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 11
Chicken and waffles; pizza grilled cheese sandwich, garden salad, broccoli cheese soup, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, broccoli cheese soup, fruit, mandarin oranges, Italian bread.
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Boston chili mac; super nachos, garden salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple; taco salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple, cornbread.
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Chicken patty; corn dog, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, fruit, cinnamon apple slices, roll; chicken Caesar salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, fruit, cinnamon apple slices, roll.
Thursday, Jan. 14
Cheeseburger; pepperoni calzone, French fries, garden salad, fruit, tropical fruit; Cobb salad, fruit, tropical fruit, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Jan. 15
No school. Professional development.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 11
Chicken and waffles; pizza grilled cheese sandwich, garden salad, broccoli cheese soup, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, broccoli cheese soup, fruit, mandarin oranges, Italian bread.
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Boston chili mac; super nachos, garden salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple; taco salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple, cornbread.
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Chicken patty; corn dog, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, fruit, cinnamon apple slices, roll; chicken Caesar salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, fruit, cinnamon apple slices, roll.
Thursday, Jan. 14
Cheeseburger; pepperoni calzone, French fries, garden salad, fruit, tropical fruit; Cobb salad, fruit, tropical fruit, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Jan. 15
Cheese pizza; grilled ham and cheese sandwich, garden salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pears; popcorn chicken salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pears, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 11
Chicken and waffles; hamburger mac and cheese, garden salad, broccoli cheese soup, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, broccoli cheese soup, fruit, mandarin oranges, Italian bread.
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Boston chili mac; stromboli, garden salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple; taco salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple, cornbread.
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Chicken patty; breaded pork chopette, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, fruit, cinnamon apple slices, roll; chicken Caesar salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, fruit, cinnamon apple slices, roll.
Thursday, Jan. 14
Cheeseburger; sloppy Joes, French fries, garden salad, fruit, tropical fruit; Cobb salad, fruit, tropical fruit, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Jan. 15
Cheese pizza; Parmesan chicken sandwich, garden salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pears; popcorn chicken salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pears, fruit streusel muffin.

All menus from all districts subject to change.

Kansas sets state record for highest Powerball sales in single drawing

Kansas has set a state record for the highest Powerball sales in a single drawing, according to Kansas Lottery officials.

Total Kansas sales for tonight’s Powerball $900 million drawing were $6.7 million, a spokesman said. That beats the previous record of $5.4 million on Nov. 28, 2012, when players were vying for a $587.5 Powerball jackpot.

The $6.7 million total is roughly 25 times what would be typical for a Saturday Powerball drawing with a much smaller jackpot, according to lottery officials. At the peak of the buying frenzy, which occurred from 6-7 p.m. Saturday night, players were buying Powerball tickets at the rate of $7,107 per minute.

The Powerball numbers drawn around 10 p.m. Saturday: 16 19 32 34 57 13
Power Play = 3.

No one won the $900 million jackpot in Saturday night’s drawing, according to officials.

According to the Kansas Lottery, no one in Kansas won the $1 million second prize.

One Kansas person did win $50,000 in Saturday’s Powerball drawing by matching four white balls and the Powerball number, according to lottery information.

About 219 persons in Kansas won $100 each in the Saturday night Powerball drawing, according to lottery information.

There were thousands of Kansans who won prizes of $7 and $4 in the drawing Saturday night. In all, $728,132 was the total amount Kansas players won in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, according to lottery information.

If the jackpot had been hit by a single ticket sold in Kansas, here’s what the winner would have received if he or she would have selected the cash option:

Estimated Powerball jackpot – $900 million ($558 million cash option) for Saturday, Jan. 9.

If Kansas winner chooses cash option of $558 million, taxes would be:
25 percent federal = $139.5 million.
5 percent state = $27.9 million. (different rates for different states)
Total taxes = $167.4 million.
Winner’s payment = $390.6 million.

With no ticket matching all numbers tonight, the jackpot is expected to grow to an almost unbelievable $1.3 billion with a cash option of $806 million for Wednesday’s drawing.