Month: January 2019

Forecast changes to include slight chance of snow, freezing drizzle before 3 p.m. Wednesday

The weather forecast has changed to include a slight chance of snow and freezing drizzle before 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Wyandotte County is under a dense fog advisory until 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

According to the National Weather Service forecast, tonight’s low will be about 27, and dense fog is possible between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 1 a.m. Wednesday, with dense freezing fog after that.

On Wednesday, there is a slight chance of snow and freezing drizzle before 3 p.m., then a slight chance of drizzle between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a slight chance of freezing drizzle after 5 p.m., the weather service said.

Areas of fog are possible before 1 p.m. Wednesday, then patchy fog after 5 p.m. Widespread dense freezing fog is possible before 10 a.m. The high Wednesday will be near 33.

Wednesday night, there is a 60 percent chance of snow, freezing rain and sleet before 4 a.m., then freezing rain and sleet likely between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., then sleet likely after 5 a.m. Patchy fog is possible before 9 p.m. Wednesday. The low will be around 29 on Wednesday night. Less than a tenth of an inch of new ice accumulation is in the Wednesday night forecast. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half-inch is possible.

For more weather information, visit www.weather.gov.

Defense shines as Blue Devils get revenge in 76-75 thriller

Taylor Turner (KCKCC photo)

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s defense stepped up when it was needed most Monday night, paving the way for a 76-75 win over North Central Missouri in Trenton.

“We had three good stops down the stretch,” KCKCC coach Kelley Newton said. The last one was a heavily contested North Central 3-pointer that went astray at the horn.

The win avenged an earlier 78-52 home loss to the Pirates and set the Blue Devils (6-12) up for back-to-back home games Thursday and Friday that will close out non-conference play.

KCKCC will play host to Saint Mary junior varsity Thursday at 7 p.m. after the Blue Devil women entertain Southeast Nebraska at 5 p.m. On Friday, the Blue Devil men will play host to Park University junior varsity at a time yet to be determined.

A spectacular 3-point shooting performance by Taylor Turner, a 6-1 freshman guard from Albuquerque, New Mexico, paved the way for the win at North Central. Turner drained 8-of-11 3-pointers in a career high 26-point performance.

“Taylor was on fire; he really gave us a great lift offensively,” Newton said.

Sophomore Arother Ratliff added four 3-pointers in 10 attempts and 17 points and a game high eight rebounds for the Blue Devils. Calvin Slaughter and Daiyon Taylor scored eight points each, Kelyn Bolton and Jonathan Richmond six apiece and DuVonte’ Beard five to round out the KCKCC scoring.

Bolton led in assists with five and hauled in seven rebounds while Daiyon Taylor had six rebounds and Taylor Turner five.

Trailing 41-31 at the half, the Blue Devils were down by as many as 13 points at one time and were still down by nine before their big comeback. Ratliff finally put KCKCC ahead for the first time 64-63 with a 3-pointer with 6½ minutes left and the Blue Devils never trailed again although the Pirates twice pulled even.

Daiyon Taylor broke a 67-67 deadlock with a rebound shot with 4:30 left and Slaughter put KCKCC ahead to stay 70-67 with a layup and free throw a minute later. Ratliff’s follow shot made it 74-69 but former Blue Devil Solomon Thomas hit a trey with 2:03 to go.

Two Taylor Turner free throws with 1:48 left were just enough to hold off another Pirate trey with 1:18 to go before the Blue Devil defense twice stepped front and center in the final 59 seconds.

“Our guys really stepped up and competed for 40 minutes,” Newton said. “It was a growth spurt that was very great to see. To get those three last stops, two in the final minute, was really showed growth as a team. Our defense really came up big down the stretch.”

KC Foodie Park proposal advances to UG Commission on Jan. 31

by Lou Braswell

The KC Foodie Park proposal moved forward with little discussion at Monday night’s Kansas City, Kansas, Planning Commission meeting.

A few simple suggestions, including adding a color stripe around the top of the building and possibly making most levels the same height in order to hide some of the mechanical equipment on the roof area, were approved.

The item took less than three minutes of discussion, and city planning commissioners voted 6-0 to send it to the Unified Government Commission Jan. 31 for consideration. A change of zone, master plan amendment, plan review and plat reviews are under consideration.

The KC Foodie Park is at the former Indian Springs Shopping Center mall site at 47th and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. It would be the distribution and food service site for Scavuzzo’s, a food service company. The 234,716-square foot distribution and food service center would also include some office and retail buildings. Three restaurant sites along State Avenue were shown on the project plans. The project plans also included a 26-acre solar park.

In other action, a zoning change for an Xpress Mart convenience store, 3801 Leavenworth Road, also was voted to proceed to the UG Commission Jan. 31.

There were two opposing votes, mainly concerns with too much lighting, the location of the drive, and some concerns about the wall and tree barrier. That project consumed 25-30 minutes of discussion. There is one house located next to the development. An attorney and broker were present to represent the homeowner.

Also advancing to the UG Commission meeting Jan. 31 were a final plan review for a new Aldi grocery store at 1945 N. 110th St., and a final plan review for a new fire station at 2913 Hutton Road.

For a previous story about the KC Foodie Park proposal, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/kc-foodie-park-proposal-held-over-for-a-month/.