Month: July 2017

Candidate forum planned July 18, 19 at community college

Neighborhood business associations, in cooperation with Kansas City Kansas Community College, will hold a candidates’ forum for the primary election Tuesday and Wednesday, July 18 and 19, at Upper Jewell at the Community College. The election will be Tuesday, Aug. 1.

The neighborhood associations will include Business West, the Central Avenue Betterment Association and the Historic Northeast-Midtown Association.

The candidates for mayor and chief executive officer of the Unified Government who have been invited include David Alvey, David Haley, Mark Holland, Keith Jordan and Janice Witt. The candidates for Wyandotte County Sheriff who have invited include Don Ash, Charles Bunnell, Marvin Main, Celisha Towers and Victor Webb. The candidates for mayor are scheduled to appear at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 followed by the candidates for sheriff at 7:30 p.m.

Candidates for Unified Commission have been invited to appear Wednesday, July 19. The commissioner candidates include John Fotovich, Mike Kane and Sarah Kremer, Fifth District; George Cooper, Jim Gibson and Jim Walters, Seventh District; and Brad Isnard, Kendon McClaine and Jane Philbrook, Eighth District.

Candidates for the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities, At-Large District One, who have been invited include Kevin Braun, Mary Gonzales, Bryan Messmer and Nikole Owens.

Candidates for the Unified Commission are scheduled to appear starting at 6 p.m. July 19, followed by the BPU candidates at 7:30 p.m.

The community college will tape the forum to be played back on Channel 17, the school’s public access channel on the Spectrum cable system, and Channel 146 on the Google TV system.

Three Unified Government meetings scheduled tonight

Three Unified Government meetings are on tonight’s calendar.

A Unified Government Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, July 10, at City Hall, fifth floor conference room, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The Neighborhood and Community Development Committee will meet at 5 p.m. This meeting is expected to be short. Several Land Bank properties are on the agenda. The agenda is posted at www.wycokck.org.

The next Unified Government budget meeting will be held shortly after the 5 p.m. UG Standing Committee meeting Monday, July 10, at City Hall, fifth floor conference room, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The maximum mill levy is scheduled to be set on July 10.

Other budget meetings are scheduled at 5 p.m. July 13, July 17, and July 20 in the fifth floor conference room. A public hearing on the UG budget will be held at 5 p.m. July 24 at the Commission Chambers, City Hall, with a budget workshop planned later. If needed a budget workshop will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 27, with the adoption of the budget scheduled at 7 p.m. July 27 in the Commission Chambers.

The Kansas City, Kansas, City Planning Commission is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 10, in the Commission Chambers at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. An agenda is posted online at http://public.wycokck.org/sites/planning-agendas-minutes-staffreports/Agendas/July%202017%20CPC%20Agenda.pdf.

T-Bones even series with big win

The Kansas City T-Bones beat the Sioux City Explorers in the final game of the series, 11-5, evening the series at 2-2 on Sunday afternoon at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas.

On the final game of their seven-game homestand, the T-Bones struck first. Left fielder Kyle Petty’s RBI double to center field brought in the first run of the game, putting Kansas City up 1-0 in the first inning.

The Explorers responded immediately in the second inning with an RBI single to center field by first baseman Dre Gleason to even the score at 1-1.

Kansas City took full control of the game in the third, bringing in four runs to regain the lead. Petty added his second double of the afternoon scoring second baseman Jerome Pena to take back a 2-1 lead.

Tyler Horan, the designated hitter, singled to center field to put the T-Bones up two and right fielder Chantz Mack doubled to center field to bring in two runs, stretching the lead to 5-1 going into the fourth inning.

Back-to-back singles allowed the Explorers to cut the T-Bones’ lead in the fifth. Gleason added his second RBI single of the game to left field to cut the lead to 5-2. The first baseman’s hit was followed by an RBI single to left field by newly signed second baseman Tanner Vavra, putting Sioux City within two runs.

The T-Bones managed to keep control of the three-run lead thanks to a wild pitch by left-handed pitcher Cody Forsythe that scored center fielder Ross Kivett in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Sioux City’s fight never wavered as the Explorers worked to cut Kansas City’s lead even further. Right fielder Michael Lang doubled to center field to put the Explorers back within two runs going into the bottom of the sixth.

The seventh inning was no different than the sixth as the Explorers managed to bring in another run, cutting the T-Bones’ lead to 6-5. Third baseman Joel Davis singled to center field to get the RBI and make the offensive play for Sioux City.

After letting the Explorers crawl back in the game, the T-Bones worked to maintain their lead throughout the seventh inning.

Catcher Leo Rojas launched a sacrifice fly to center field to score Petty, stretching the lead to 7-5. Kivett proceeded to score off a walk with the bases loaded by right-handed pitcher Keith Picht (1-2, 1.88), extending the T-Bones’ lead to three.

Kansas City all but completed the win in the bottom of the eighth with Petty’s two-run home run to stretch the lead to 10-5. Mack sealed the 11-5 win with an RBI double bringing Horan to even the series at 2-2.

Right-handed pitcher Gabe Perez (3-4, 5.54) tossed the win, while left-handed pitcher Cody Forsythe (5-3, 5.36) suffered the loss.

The T-Bones (28-20) will begin a six game road trip at 7:02 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at Newman Outdoor Field against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. Kansas City will return home for a 10-game homestand at 7:05 p.m. July 18 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

Tickets are available online, by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting in person the Providence Medical Center Box Office.

– Story from T-Bones