Month: March 2019

Several KCK students named to dean’s list at Lincoln University

Several Kansas City, Kansas, students have been named to the fall dean’s list at Lincoln University of Missouri in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Students on the dean’s list had at least a 3.0 grade point average, with a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Students from Kansas City, Kansas, on the dean’s list included:

• Justin Adams
• Deante Ambler
• Mar’che Boggess
• Keara Gaitan
• DeShawn Haney
• Terry Hunter
• Nakayla Murff
• Lauryn Stramel
• Brejai Washington
• Mikiya Watson

KCKCC sweeps Ottawa for 9 wins in a row

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College continued to get outstanding pitching and timely hitting as the Blue Devils extended their winning streak to nine in a row with a doubleheader win over Ottawa junior varsity Wednesday.

Playing errorless ball in both games, the Blue Devils took 5-1 and 9-5 wins to improve their record to 14-4.

A two-run home run by Kaylee Arnzen highlighted a four-run first inning in the 5-11 opener. Arnzen also had a single and Devin Purcell singled twice for the Blue Devils, who were held to five hits.

Faith Maslak got the pitching win, allowing four hits and striking out three. Ottawa’s lone run came on a fifth-inning home run. Shay Grosstephan finished up, allowing no hits and striking out four.

The Blue Devils pounded out 13 hits in support of Mackenzie Pinkerton in the 9-5 second game.

Pinkerton faced 28 hitters, giving up four hits, walking three and striking out eight.

Hannah Redick had two doubles and two singles and drove in two runs; Alexis Rymer also drove in two runs with two doubles and a single; and Purcell singled and doubled.

KCKCC never trailed, scoring three runs in the first and opening an 8-1 lead with five runs in the third.

KCK firefighters monitoring river levels

Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters are in a standby mode as the Missouri River is expected to crest Friday night or Saturday in the Wyandotte County area. In the meantime, some KCK firefighters have gone upstream to assist flooding victims.

While the river at Wyandotte County has been at moderate flood stage for some days, so far no water rescues have been needed here, according to Assistant Chief James “Morris” Letcher, public information officer for the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department.

Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters are currently watching the water levels, he said. Local officials have said they do not expect the flooding to affect any homes in Wyandotte County.

Some KCK firefighters have joined a team of metropolitan Kansas City firefighters that went to the assistance of flooding victims in Elwood, Kansas, which is near St. Joseph, Missouri, he said.

There were levee failures in the Elwood area, and evacuations are taking place.

This firefighting team has specialized in rescuing people from swift waters, often by boat.