Month: May 2017

Forecast: Stormy weekend ahead

Severe weather chances increase in the region on Saturday, with the most chance for severe weather south of the Kansas City area. (National Weather Service graphic)

The National Weather Service says while today’s weather will be sunny, with the exception of some fog this morning, isolated thunderstorms will be possible over the area on Friday.

Some storms will be capable of marginally severe hail and strong wind gusts, the weather service said.

Severe weather chances will increase on Saturday as a very unstable air mass develops over the region, according to the weather service.

Widespread storm development is expected during the afternoon, with all modes of severe weather possible, the weather service said. Currently the most widespread severe activity is expected south and east of the Kansas City metro area.

Today, there will be sunny skies with a high of 77, the weather service said, and there could be patchy fog before 8 a.m. A light south southeast wind will become south 8 to 13 mph in the morning, and winds may gust up to 18 mph.

Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 62, according to the weather service, and a southeast wind of 6 to 9 mph.

Friday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 82, the weather service said. There will be an east southeast wind of 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

On Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 64, according to the weather service, and a northeast wind of 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said, with a high near 79. There will be an east northeast wind of 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday night, expect a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 57.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 77, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 56, according to the weather service.

For Monday, Memorial Day, it will be sunny with a high near 78, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 55, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 76, the weather service said.

Planning and zoning items on agenda for UG meeting Thursday

Several planning and zoning items are on the 7 p.m. May 25 meeting agenda for the Unified Government Commission.

The meeting will be in the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

There is another UG Commission meeting scheduled at 5 p.m. May 25 on the fifth floor meeting room in City Hall to discuss the parks master plan.

At the 7 p.m. meeting, there also will be a discussion on the future of safety net clinics in Kansas City, Kansas.

Also at the 7 p.m. meeting, planning and zoning items include:

• 840 Shawnee Road, renewal of a special use permit for a miniature horse;

• 7150 Kaw Drive, special use permit for a tire operation, DLS Tire Centers Inc.

• 4907 and 4909 N. 126th St. and 12456 and 12458 Meadow Lane, vacation of utility easements, Dennis and Denise Hays.

• 7250 State Ave., preliminary and final plan review for a weight room and multi-purpose athletic facility for the Kansas City Kansas Community College athletic teams.

• 6840 State Ave., preliminary and final plan review for an enclosure to house a fire truck for the KCKCC fire science program.

• 701 Village West Parkway, renewal of a special use permit for live entertainment for Chateau Avalon.

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens plans Memorial Day service May 29

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 29, outside the Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home, on the grounds of the cemetery at 701 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The event is free and open to the public.

The service will bring together veterans, patriots and citizens to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

The event will feature the popular “Avenue of Flags,” which lines many of the roadways inside the cemetery, created by volunteers with the American Legion, who also coordinate the placement of flags on the gravesites of veterans buried at Chapel Hill.

The service will feature a bagpiper, laying of a memorial wreath, a 21 gun salute, and the playing of taps by Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens General Manager, Joel Brinkley, which will also happen periodically throughout the weekend.

“The annual Memorial Day observance is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to the men and women who have served and who have sacrificed,” said Brinkley, general manager of Chapel Hill, a Dignity Memorial®provider. “We hope the families who join us for the service gain a deeper appreciation for the importance of honoring our military, whether that is those currently enlisted or veterans who served in the past.”

The Dignity Memorial network of providers has several initiatives to honor and support the nation’s veterans and active military. The initiatives and programs include the Veterans Planning Guide, the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program, educational veterans seminars and special pricing for members of veterans service organizations.

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens is a Dignity Memorial® provider in Kansas City, Kan. The Dignity Memorial network has more than 2,000 funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers. For more information, visit www.ChapelHill-Butler.com or www.DignityMemorial.com.

For more information about the Memorial Day event, call 913-334-3366.