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How to dispose of fireworks and barbecue ashes safely

Fourth of July celebrations often include family and friends gathering for backyard grilling, barbecues or firework displays.

“If coals, ashes or fireworks are not properly extinguished before disposal, they can put our employees’ safety at risk,” said Justin Vetsch, senior district manager for Waste Management of Kansas, Inc.

Below are some safety tips on how to properly dispose of coals, ashes and fireworks:

Hot coal and ashes
• Hot coals and ashes should never be directly disposed of in your trash container or cart.
• Allow at least 48-hours for coal and ashes to cool by transferring the material to a metal or non-flammable holding container and dampening with water.
• When completely cooled, place the dampened material in a bag and then put in your trash container for collection. Never place coals or ash material in a recycling container.

Fireworks
• The National Safety Council recommends soaking used fireworks for several hours before placing them in a trash container for collection http://bit.ly/2RtbKva .
• Unused or “misfired” fireworks should be soaked for at least 20 minutes prior to placing in a trash container for collection.
• Like coal and ashes, once completely cooled and dampened, place the fireworks in a bag and then put in your trash container for collection.
• Never place any firework materials in your recycling container.

T-Bones walk off with win after 11 innings

It took two extra innings, but the Kansas City T-Bones were able to fend off the Sioux Falls Canaries, 2-1, in the eleventh inning on Wednesday night.

The game was quiet at the start, with both pitchers matching each other, pitch for pitch, and keeping their opponents’ bats at bay. Kenny Koplove (1-1) was pitching for Kansas City (22-21) through 6.1 innings, only allowing a run and a hit.

The T-Bones were able to attack Canaries (21-22) starter Keaton Steele (0-5) in the fourth inning.

Chris Colabello started the offense when he lined a rocket for a single into right field. Casey Gillaspie followed up with a walk, and Taylor Sparks stepped up to the plate and singled up the middle to drive in Colabello. Kansas City led Sioux Falls, 1-0.

However, the Canaries weren’t about to go down without a fight. After Burt Reynolds was hit by a pitch with one out in the seventh inning, Koplove was pulled from the game and replaced by Nick Lee. Josh Rehwaldt singled and Reynolds came around to score the tying run after an RBI-single by Clint Coulter.

The game remained tied and sent the contest into extra innings. It took a combination of dominant relief pitching by Brian Ellington and Marc Magliaro (5-2) and stellar defense around the diamond to keep the score knotted for as long as it took for the T-Bones to score.

Magliaro was awarded the win for Kansas City for his work in the tenth and eleventh innings.

Kansas City had not scored since the fourth inning, but with two outs in the bottom of the eleventh frame, Gillaspie stepped up to the plate. He reached on a single and moved to second when Roy Morales took a free pass.

Shawn O’Malley drove in Gillaspie with the winning run with a single to center field to win it for the T-Bones.

The T-Bones will try to win the series against the Canaries on Thursday, July 4, with a first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. After the game, fireworks are scheduled.

Full and half-season 2019 ticket packages as well as mini plans are on sale online or by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke’s Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale now.

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Rain in today’s forecast

Wyandotte County is in a marginal severe weather area on Friday, with a chance of quarter-sized hail and wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. (National Weather Service graphic)

A light rain was falling at 10:12 a.m. Thursday, July 4, in parts of Wyandotte County.

The forecast for the Fourth of July is scattered storms and rain possible this morning through 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Today’s high will be near 84 with a south wind of 3 to 5 mph. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is in today’s forecast, the weather service said.

Wind gusts and small hail are possible with today’s storms, according to the weather service.

Tonight, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 10 p.m. and 1 p.m., followed by a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., the weather service said.

Tonight’s low will be around 74 with a calm wind. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected, according to the weather service.

Isolated to scattered storms are also possible Friday through the end of the weekend, the weather service said. Isolated damaging winds up to 60 mph and small hail are possible Friday.

Rain and storms are possible on Friday, mainly after 1 p.m., with a high near 90 and a heat index as high as 96, according to the weather service. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.