Month: November 2019

Column: Thanks to all our volunteers

Window on the West
Opinion column

Today, we’d like to reprint a column originally published on Nov. 27, 2017.

by Mary Rupert


At this time of the year, thankfulness seems to be the fitting expression.
I would like to say thanks to all the volunteers who have helped this past year at the Wyandotte Daily.


Our volunteer writers, who have journalism degrees, give up their time to help the community become better informed about current events. Our volunteer photographers likewise have spent hours of their own time to bring you a glimpse of what’s happening in the community.


They know that it is important to have an independent presence to detail important events and issues here. Without them, the community would not be as well informed.


Thanks again to our volunteers, and to all who make it possible for us to cover the news in the community. We wouldn’t be able to do it without you!


To reach Mary Rupert, editor, email [email protected].

Thanksgiving forecast: Rain

National Weather Service graphic
National Weather Service graphic

Rain is in the Thanksgiving forecast from the National Weather Service.

With temperatures at 33 degrees at 11 a.m. Thursday, precipitation will likely be in the form of rain today, but snow is still listed in the forecast as a possibility. Residents are advised to be prepared for anything, as Wyandotte County is on the boundary line of an area that could receive snow or ice.

The weather service said there is a chance of rain and snow before 2 p.m., then a chance of rain, with a 50 percent chance of precipitation today.

It will be cloudy, with a high near 36 and an east southeast wind around 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Tonight and in the early morning hours of Friday, rain is likely. The low will be 35 tonight, with a 60 percent chance of precipitation, the weather service said.

Friday, there is a 90 percent chance of rain, showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon, according to the weather service. The high will be near 49. More showers are in the forecast for Friday night.

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