Month: August 2020

Faith news

Wyandotte County is in Phase 3 under Kansas Ad Astra reopening plan. Local health officials said under Phase 3, people should keep a distance of 6 feet between themselves and others. They may sit closer to people who live in their households. Also, people should wear masks and should wash hands or use hand sanitizer. There is now a mask order in effect in Wyandotte County, requiring masks to be worn inside any public space.


Some faith groups will continue holding online or video services. In Wyandotte County, those who are older than 60 or who have other medical conditions should continue being very cautious, according to the Wyandotte County health officials. Those who are sick should stay home, according to officials.


More details about Wyandotte County health guidelines for churches are at https://www.wycokck.org/WycoKCK/media/Health-Department/Documents/Communicable%20Disease/COVID19/COVID-19GuidelinesForChurches.pdf.


Residents are advised to visit the social media page of their church or faith organization, or to call them or email them, to see changes that have been made to regular schedules, or if there are video services planned on Sunday.


The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has information about churches reopening, Masses, and reflections, at https://www.facebook.com/archkck.


Blessed Sacrament, Christ the King and Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic churches have resumed in-person Masses. For more information, visit the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579/, https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck and https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose/. Christ the King will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. 21 in Davern Hall at the church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas. To register for the blood drive, call 913-287-8823.
Mass is livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck.


Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services in person with social distancing at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. There will be a livestream service at https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/.


Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, plans to livestream at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch, and people are welcome to attend the service in person, using social distancing and other health measures. Children’s church is also planned.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas, has a Mass online for Sunday, Aug. 30, at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. St. Patrick Church also has returned to in-person Masses.


St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Kansas, is planning livestream services on Facebook on Sunday, Aug. 30. See stpaulskck.org and https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/.


Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, plans to livestream at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday on the Facebook page of Pastor Mike Barnett, https://www.facebook.com/mike.barnett.528. Services are also provided through checkout of DVD or SD Card and can be sent by email upon request. People are welcome to attend the service in person using social distancing and other health measures. Masks are available or bring your own to wear.


Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., will have a livestreamed service Sunday, Aug. 30, on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc/ or online on the website at www.wyandotteumc.com.


Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page.
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Virtual meeting on COVID-19 planned for businesses

Wyandotte County reported 5,876 cumulative COVID-19 cases on Saturday afternoon, an increase of 54 from Friday, according to the UG COVID-19 webpage. There were 113 cumulative deaths, the same number as Friday. (From UG COVID-19 website)

The Unified Government Health Department will answer questions about COVID-19 and businesses during a virtual town hall meeting from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1.

Participants may connect by Zoom or by phone, according to Health Department information.

There will be a presentation by a UG Health Department epidemiologist and the deputy health officer.

They will present a step-by-step process on what to do if a business has a case or an outbreak, and will answer the questions they get most frequently from businesses.

Also, a discussion is planned with two local business owners who have successfully managed outbreaks at their businesses, according to the Health Department spokesman. There also will be audience questions and answers.

The town hall meeting is sponsored by the UG Health Department, Wyandotte Economic Development Council, KCK Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Heartland Black Chamber, Juntos, Vibrant Health, El Centro and Livable Neighborhoods.

The Zoom meeting will be at https://zoom.us/j/94693387087. The toll-free number is 888-475-4499.

Reservations for the town hall meeting may be made at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2VH2WVN.

Wyandotte County reported 5,876 cumulative COVID-19 cases on Saturday afternoon, an increase of 54 from Friday, according to the UG COVID-19 webpage. There were 113 cumulative deaths, the same number as Friday.

For more information on who may be tested and what to bring, visit https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19.


The Unified Government Health Department is now collecting input on people’s experiences getting tested for COVID-19 in Wyandotte County. The survey is on the UG website at https://us.openforms.com/Form/ea97a450-3d74-4d86-8d1f-6e340d55cf7c.

The UG Health Department sports order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/08132020localhealthofficerorderregardingsports.pdf.

The Wyandotte County school start order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information.

Wyandotte County is under a mandatory mask order and is in Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan. For more information, residents may visit the UG COVID-19 website at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information or call 311 for more information.

The CDC’s COVID-19 web page is at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.

Police notes

Burglary reported on Kansas Avenue

An unknown suspect used a large truck to ram a business garage door at 5:28 a.m. Aug. 28 in the 6200 block of Kansas Avenue, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The suspect then stole a white pickup truck that was being stored, the report stated. Crime scene investigators responded.

Business burglarized on Leavenworth Road

A commercial burglary was reported at 2:38 p.m. Aug. 28 at 5545 Leavenworth Road, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

According to the report, an unknown suspect entered the business and took approximately $1,700 from a safe. Video surveillance was recovered, the report stated.

Shooting reported on Park Drive

A shooting was reported in the 2300 block of Park Drive about 9 p.m. Aug. 28, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The victim said he was returning home from work when he exited to 38th Street from I-70. A vehicle was behind him and started shooting at him while he was driving eastbound on Park Drive, according to the report.

While the suspect was shooting on Park Drive, one round struck a residence in the 3200 block of Ford Avenue, according to the report.

The suspect’s and victim’s vehicles continued to travel eastbound, the report stated. At 23rd and Park Drive, the suspect vehicle once again shot at the victim’s vehicle, this time striking another vehicle that was trying to park, the report stated. Then the suspect drove away. Detectives and crime scene investigators responded.

Man robbed of bag of groceries at gunpoint on 8th Street

An armed robbery was reported at 11:35 p.m. Aug. 28 in the 1100 block of North 8th Street, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The victim said that while walking home from work, a group of people asked him for a bag of food he was carrying, according to the report. When he refused to give up the food, the suspect pulled a handgun on him and demanded the food, according to the report.

He gave up the food, and then the suspect and group left, the report stated. Detectives were notified, the report stated.