Month: March 2017

Two KCK students participating in opera at K-State

Two Kansas City, Kansas, students are part of the classic opera, “The Magic Flute,” to be performed at 7:30 p.m. March 9-11 and 2:30 p.m. March 12 in Kansas State University’s McCain Auditorium in Manhattan, Kansas.

Anthony Bandy, sophomore in music theater, Kansas City, Kansas, is appearing as the priest and a chorus member; while Donovan Watts, sophomore in theater, Kansas City, Kansas, is part of the crew for the production.

The Mozart opera is presented by K-State Theatre and K-State Opera through the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.

For ticket information, visit k-state.edu/mtd/tickets or call 785-236-8638.

Victim of fatal accident identified

The victim of a fatal accident on Tuesday in the 6800 block of Kaw Drive has been identified, according to police.

The victim was Paul Egr, 50, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, police said.

According to an initial police investigation, Egr was in a Dodge Charger turning eastbound on Kaw Drive when it was struck by a Lincoln MKZ traveling westbound on Kaw Drive.

Two occupants of the Lincoln were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, police said.

Legislative forum planned March 11

A legislative forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters, NAACP, and librarians of Bonner Springs and Kansas City, Kan., is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. March 11 at the Bonner Springs City Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs.

State Sen Steve Fitzgerald, R-5th Dist., and State Rep. Tom Burroughs, D-33rd Dist., are scheduled to appear. The forum is free and open to the public.