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A forum for Unified Government mayoral candidates and Wyandotte County Sheriff candidates is planned July 11.
The forum will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at the First Baptist Church, 500 Nebraska Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The forum is sponsored by Unity with a Purpose.
The forum is free to the public. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m.
The Board of Public Utilities will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, at the BPU administrative offices, 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
On the agenda for the work session are a board update, general manager update and a report on flex pay.
On the agenda for the regular session at 6 p.m. are a visitors’ time, a youth program report, the May financial report, board comments and general manager comments.
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The University of Kansas Hospital’s Burnett Burn Center in Kansas City, Kansas, has reported eight total patients with fireworks-related injuries from 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 30, to 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 3.
The injuries were over a three-day period. According to an updated report released by the hospital, six of the patients were males and two were females.
The patients ranged in age from 17 months to 60 years old, according to the hospital.
Injuries were reported to hands, chest, eyes and arms, the hospital reported.
Fireworks responsible for the injuries included an M80, firecrackers, smoke bombs and sparkler, according to the report.
Two persons were admitted to the hospital, the report stated. There was no information on the cit of residence of the injured.
The Burnett Burn Center is the only nationally accredited burn center for treatment of both adult and child burns, according to the hospital spokesman.
To see a video from KU Hospital about the burn center, fireworks injuries and some of its fireworks patients in the past, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2JK4iDo69g.