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An accident was reported on I-70 at K-7 at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, when a driver fell asleep, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.
The trooper’s report stated that a 25-year-old driver from Leavenworth Kan., fell asleep on eastbound I-70. He was driving a Chevy Tahoe that left the road and overturned, the report stated.
The driver was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report.
by William Crum
The Walters Dance Studio from Wyandotte County recently was named top studio at the Heart of America DanceSport Championships held last week in Kansas City, Mo.
Walters Dance Studio instructors include Shari Augustine, Shelley Judd, Kim Turner, and Mark Harris. One of the teachers responsible for this award, Shari Augustine, a resident of Edwardsville, Kansas, teaches at Walters Dance Studio. She has been going there for 28 years.
This is the 44th annual Heart of America DanceSport Championship. The event was started by the original founders of the Walters Dance Studio, Leroy and Jerry Walters, before they sold the studio to Mark and Mary Harris.
The Board of Public Utilities will meet for a work session at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the board offices, 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
On the work session agenda is a board update, general manager update and a continuation of a discussion on the strategic plan.
The BPU regular session will follow at 6 p.m. Aug. 16. On the agenda are a visitors’ time; a report on 20/20 Leadership; a report on Western Fuels resolutions; board comments; and general manager comments.