Month: June 2019

Leavenworth Road Association to meet June 11

The Leavenworth Road Association will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, in the Eisenhower Recreation Center, 2901 N. 72nd St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The menu will be sloppy Joes, and those attending may bring a side dish to share with a picnic theme.

Guest speakers will be small business owners who have located in the area recently. They include the Ice Kiosk at Sunset Plaza; the Tan Hut, 7531 Leavenworth Road; and Animal Crackers, 8101 Leavenworth Road, which is celebrating three years in business.

The LRA and Wyandotte County Parks are sponsoring the annual Kids Free Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 8, at Wyandotte County Lake, kids pond, 91st and Leavenworth Road. Registration begins at 7 a.m. with derby fishing from 8 to 10 a.m. It is for ages 3-15, and participants should bring their own fishing gear. There will be a coupon given for a free hot dog.

For more information, call 913-788-3988 or visit www.lrakck.org.

KCK man sentenced to four years in prison for moving 168 pounds of marijuana

A Kansas man was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for helping to move 168 pounds of marijuana from one house to another to keep police from finding it, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

Felipe Cano-Porras, 32, Kansas City, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

Law enforcement had a house in the 900 block of Riverview in Kansas City, Kan., under surveillance when Cano-Porras and another man come out.

In the house, investigators found 168 pounds of marijuana in suitcases, 704 grams of methamphetamine, three firearms and more than $25,000 in cash. In his plea, Cano-Porras admitted he and another moved the marijuana, the methamphetamine, the guns and the cash into the house from another residence.

McAllister commended the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Maag for their work on the case.

Filing for municipal elections closes at noon today

The city, county and school elections now have more contests on the primary ballot, with the filing deadline at noon today at the election commission office, 850 State Ave.

The Wyandotte County Election Office has posted the names of candidates on its website, at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56606b47e4b0b9403ad6ff96/t/5cf530df3b168c000121b89f/1559572704395/2019+Candidate+Filings+-+Website++6-3-19.pdf.

Positions where there are more than one opponent so far include the Unified Government Commissioner at large, District 1; BPU at large, position 3; and BPU board member, 3rd District.

There were seven candidates filed for the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools board.

Candidates for UG Commissioner at large, District 1, included incumbent Commissioner Melissa Brune Bynum, Mark Gilstrap and Steven James.

Candidates for BPU at large, position 3, included incumbent Norman D. Scott, Rose Mulvany Henry, Melissa Oropeza-Vail and Faith L. Rivera.

Candidates for BPU board member, district 3, included incumbent Jeff Bryant, Aaron Coleman, Dustin K. Dye and Stan S. Frownfelter.

Candidates for the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education included incumbents Janey Humphries, Brenda C. Jones and Valdenia C. Winn. Also running were Gary E. Bradley-Lopez, Monica Crowe, Joseph A. Straws III and Frieda Tresvan.

The primary election is Aug. 6 and the general election is Nov. 5.