Month: December 2019

School bus hit by gunshot outside Harmon

A school bus was hit by a gunshot outside Harmon High School, 2400 Steele Road, Kansas City, Kansas, this afternoon.

According to Edwin Birch, spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, there were no injuries in the incident that happened a little after 2 p.m. today.

Just before dismissal at Harmon, two persons who were on the bus, a teacher and a student, heard a shot fired outside the school, he said. A gunshot hit the bus, he added.

The KCKPS campus police responded quickly, and worked with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department and Wyandotte County Sheriff’s officers who responded to the scene, he said.

The shooting is under investigation, and at this time, authorities do not know who fired the shot or shots, he said. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Birch said the school was not on lockdown, but everyone was dismissed without incident.

Messages were posted by the school district on social media to let parents know about it, and also, a letter is being sent from the principal to parents about it, he said.

“Safety is our top priority,” Birch said. He commended the campus police and local law enforcement agencies for their work to ensure the safety of the Harmon students.

Town hall meeting planned Wednesday on economic development

The Kansas Department of Commerce has scheduled a town hall meeting on Wednesday evening on economic development, according to a news release.

The town hall meeting will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce office, 727 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

Town hall meetings throughout the state will discuss the development of the Kansas Framework for Growth, an economic development planning process that was begun this year by Gov. Laura Kelly.

Public comments are being sought on the state’s biggest opportunities and how to overcome some challenges they are facing, according to commercial officials.

The town hall meetings are open to the public.

For more information, visit https://www.kansascommerce.gov/2019/12/town-halls-scheduled-to-engage-public-on-kansas-economic-development/.

Presentation on ancient Egypt planned today at Bonner Springs library

What do modern-day Kansans have in common with ancient Egyptians?

A program at 6 p.m. tonight, Dec. 10, at the Bonner Springs City Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs, will explore that topic.

“In Their Own Words: The Ancient Egyptians,” presented by Stacy Davidson, will explore universal themes of love, strife, worry and death in ancient Egyptian writings to show a world not dissimilar to today.

The presentation will explore themes in Egyptian literature, including love songs, legal documents and the first recorded labor strike.

Stacy Davidson, originally from southern Illinois, is an Egyptologist who teaches at Johnson County Community College, Overland Park.

“Written communication is time travel: it allows us to enter into a conversation with people who lived thousands of years ago,” Davidson said. “By understanding the Egyptians’ written records, we can relate to their experiences. Hearing someone’s voice, even across a vast period of time and space, emphasizes our shared humanity.”

“In Their Own Words: The Ancient Egyptians” is part of Humanities Kansas’s Movement of Ideas Speakers Bureau, featuring presentations and workshops designed to share stories that will inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement.

For more information, visit visit www.bonnerlibrary.org.