Month: August 2017

I-70 westbound ramp to K-7 open

The Kansas Department of Transportation will open the exit ramp from westbound I-70 to northbound K-7 this evening, Aug. 2, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

The ramp was closed to install new pavement between 110th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, and K-7. The ramp had been closed since the fall of 2016.

Updated daily traffic information for this project and for the entire Kansas City metro area can be viewed at www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.

Motorists are asked to use extra caution in the work zone area.

Sporting KC forward sidelined for season with ankle injury

Cameron Porter, a forward for Sporting Kansas City, is sidelined for the season after an injury today, according to a club announcement.

Porter was injured during training, suffering a broken fibula and ligament damage in his right ankle, a club spokesman stated.

He is scheduled to undergo reconstructive surgery next Tuesday at the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic of Kansas City, according to the club.

Porter, 24, has made two appearances this season for Sporting Kansas City, including a start in a 2-0 road win over the Houston Dynamo in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 on June 28. From Princeton University, he has played eight matches in all competitions since joining Sporting Kansas City in July 2016, having previously spent his first two professional seasons with the Montreal Impact.

Sporting KC plays Atlanta United FC at 7 p.m. Sunday at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. For tickets, visit SeatGeek.com.

– Story from Sporting KC

Washburn announces seven President’s List honorees from Wyandotte County

Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, has announced its President’s List honorees for the spring 2017 semester.

Students on the list were enrollment in at least 12 hours of graded credits and earned a semester grade point average of 4.0.

Students on the list from Wyandotte County included;

From Bonner Springs, Kansas:

Emily Vitt
Jaime Weible

From Edwardsville, Kansas:

Kathryn Elkins

From Kansas City, Kansas:

Madelin Hayes
Melody Samuels
Anne Seeberger
Jacob Talkin