Cool weather in forecast this week

Cool morning temperatures led to a frost advisory that will expire at 9 a.m. today.

Temperatures reached a low of 41 about 6 a.m. this morning, then rose to 43 degrees at 8 a.m., according to National Weather Service data.

Today, expect temperatures to reach of high of 61, with sunny skies, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be clear with a low of 38, according to the weather service. The wind will shift to southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

Thursday’s weather will be sunny with a high near 67, the weather service said. There will be a southwest wind of 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 44, according to the weather service. A southwest wind of 5 to 7 mph will become north after midnight.

Friday, Veterans Day, will be sunny with a high near 59, according to the weather service. There will be a north northeast wind of 6 to 10 mph.

Friday night, there is a chance of patchy frost, the weather service said, especially after 4 a.m. The low will be around 36. A light freeze will be possible in parts of the region.

Saturday, the high will be near 56 with sunny skies, according to the weather service.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 42, the weather service said.

Sunday, the high will be near 64 with mostly sunny skies.

Final vote tally still not received in 3rd District contest

Twelve hours after the polls closed, returns still were not complete from Johnson County in the 3rd District contest for the U.S. House.

Only two-thirds of the Johnson County vote was reported by 7 a.m. Wednesday because of technical glitches. The county received a large number of mail-in ballots.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder had developed a 10 percent lead by 7 a.m.

With 444 of 630 precincts in Johnson County reporting, plus votes from other counties, U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., had received 152,781 votes, or 51 percent of the vote, compared to Democrat Jay Sidie’s 123,216, which was 41 percent. Libertarian Steven Hohe received 23,123 votes in Johnson County.

3rd District contest results still not in

U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., said, “As of now, I don’t know if we won. I wanted to thank all those Yoder voters. One thing I do know is we have a Republican Senate and Congress.” He made the statement at the Kansas Republican watch party held at the Overland Park Marriott. Johnson County had reported just 129 out of 630 precincts in this contest by 1 a.m. Wednesday. (Photo by William Crum)
U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., said, “As of now, I don’t know if we won. I wanted to thank all those Yoder voters. One thing I do know is we have a Republican Senate and Congress.” He made the statement at the Kansas Republican watch party held at the Overland Park Marriott. Brooke Yoder, spouse, was at the left. Johnson County had reported just 129 out of 630 precincts in this contest by 1 a.m. Wednesday. (Photo by William Crum)