Month: January 2017

KCK student named to honor society

Elizabeth Harris of Kansas City, Kan., has become a member of the Delta Mu Delta honor society at Chadron State College, Neb.

Delta Mu Delta is an International Honor Society in business administration for business programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) at the baccalaureate and graduate level. Delta Mu Delta members will wear cords at graduation signifying their academic achievements.

Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is a four-year, regionally accredited college in the western half of Nebraska. It is a public institution with its roots in teacher education. More than 3,000 undergraduate students attend Chadron State.

New date set for demolition of Platte Purchase Bridge

A new date has been set for the demolition of the old Platte Purchase Bridge between Wyandotte and Platte counties.

The new demolition date is Thursday, Jan. 12, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Crews will close all lanes of the new U.S. 69 Missouri River bridge from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, for the demolition of the Platte Purchase bridge, a spokesman said.

Southbound U.S. 69 will be closed at I-635, and northbound U.S. 69 will be closed at Kindleberger Road, the spokesman said.

The final section of the Platte Purchase bridge will be detonated, the spokesman said. Viewing will be allowed at the E.H. Young Riverfront Park.

The MoDOT spokesman said motorists will need to find an alternate route on Thursday. The work will be weather-dependent.

For project updates, visit www.modot.mo.gov/kansascity, MoDOT_KC on Twitter, www.facebook.com/MoDOT.KansasCity.

Piper results

Piper High School – band
– 1 ratings at State Band auditions
o Josie Jones (tuba)
o Patricia Telthorst (flute)
o Drew Novak (trumpet)
o Kevin Duperon (alto sax)
– Jones and Telthorst also made all-state band with Jones making state orchestra also.

Piper High School – basketball at Bishop Ward
– Girls swept
o Piper varsity won 61-30
o Piper JV won 60-15
o Piper 9th won 39-25
– Boys
o Piper varsity won 80-32
o Piper JV won 84-23

Piper High School — bowling at Leavenworth
– Piper varsity boys 2nd
o Matthew Romero 2nd (711 series)
o Caleb Boyle 4th (622 Series)
– Piper JV boys 3rd
– Piper varsity girls 3rd
– Piper JV girls 3rd
o Maddi Dropplemann 2nd (348 series)

Piper High School – boys swimming at Turner
– Medley relay A took 10th (Jonny Moon, Jack Roland, Tanner Johnson, Verlin Judie); Relay B took 14th (Logan Ferris, Carson Gardner, Conner Berry, Trey Young)
– 200 free- Logan Ferris took 13th
– 200 IM – Jack Roland took 7th
– 50 free- Jonny Moon took 16th with a new school record of 27.79. Tanner Johnson took 17th, Verlin Judie took 23rd
– 100 fly – Jack Roland took 13th
– 100 free- Jonny Moon took 11th, Trey Young took 21st, Verlin Judie took 22nd
– 500 free – Logan Ferris took 9th
– 200 free relay A took 7th (Tanner Johnson, Verlin Judie, Jack Roland, Jonny Moon); Relay B took 12th (Conner Berry, Carson Gardner, Trey Young, Logan Ferris)
– 100 breast – Tanner Johnson took 6th

– From Doug Key, Piper High School activities director