Month: June 2017

Crash reported Thursday on eastbound I-70 near Turner Diagonal

A crash was reported at 2:25 p.m. Thursday, June 15, on eastbound I-70 near the Turner Diagonal, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

According to the trooper’s report, a Chevrolet Impala was forced to slow in heavy traffic, when a Chevrolet Avalanche attempted to swerve to avoid hitting another vehicle and then hit the Impala.

The driver of the Avalanche, a 25-year-old man from Kansas City, Mo., was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Impala, a 33-year-old Overland Park, Kan., woman, was injured and taken to the hospital, the report stated.

Two Wyandotte County students on Iowa State’s spring dean’s list

Two Wyandotte County students were named to the spring dean’s list at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Students on the dean’s list have a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.

On the dean’s list from Wyandotte County:

Jared Hiss, Bonner Springs, Kan., junior, advertising.

Tanna Mafnas, Kansas City, Kan., senior, kinesiology and health.

Blood drives scheduled today and this week

Community Blood Center blood drives are scheduled today and this week in Wyandotte County.

Parkway Baptist Church, 12320 Parallel Parkway, plans a Community Blood Service blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. June 19 at the church classrooms. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kan., plans a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. June 20 in the church Fellowship Hall. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

A Community Blood Center blood drive is scheduled June 21 and 22 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas. The hours of the blood drive are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 21 and 22. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.