Month: September 2020

Temperatures could reach high of 93 today

Today’s high will be about 93, with a heat index of 96, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Temperatures may reach a high of 93 today, with a heat index as high as 96, according to the National Weather Service.

Warm and humid weather continues today, and a cold front will move into the region from the north late Monday, bringing a chance of thunderstorms, the weather service said.

On Monday night, a few storms may be strong to severe, with damaging hail and wind possible with the strongest storms, according to the weather service.

Today, the high will be near 93 with a heat index as high as 96, the weather service said. It will be breezy, with a south southwest wind of 17 to 21 mph, gusting as high as 34 mph.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 70 and a southwest wind of 8 to 16 mph, gusting as high as 26 mph, according to the weather service.

Monday, Labor Day, there is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m., according to the weather service. The high will be near 87, while an east northeast wind of 6 to 13 mph may gust up to 20 mph.

Monday night, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, followed by more showers and a thunderstorm after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 59 with an east southeast wind of 9 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Tuesday, there is a 100 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, the weather service said. The high will be near 67 with a north wind of 6 to 13 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.

Tuesday night, there is an 80 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., followed by a chance of showers after 4 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 50. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.

Wednesday, there is a 70 percent chance of showers, with a high near 58, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m., with a low of 50, according to the weather service.

Thursday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 63, the weather service said.

Thursday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 53, according to the weather service.

Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 67, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 53, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 72, the weather service said.

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 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.

First Christian Church, Bonner Springs, 148 N. Nettleton, plans a Community Blood Center blood drive from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, in the fellowship hall. Appointments are requested. For more information or to make an appointment, visit www.esavealifenow.org.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church plans a Community Blood Center Blood drive from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 , at 9301 Parallel Parkway, Family Life Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Appointments are requested. For more information or to make an appointment, visit esavealifenow.org.

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, Sept. 6. 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, Sept. 6, 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.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas, has a Mass online for Sunday, Sept. 6, 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, Sept. 6. 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, Sept. 6, on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc/ or online on the website at www.wyandotteumc.com. There will be a drive-though communion service from 11 a.m. to noon Sept. 6 at the west parking lot.

Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page.
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Numbers and clusters of COVID-19 cases reported in Wyandotte County

Wyandotte County reported 45 additional COVID-19 cases on Saturday, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage. There were 6,125 total cumulative COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County, according to the webpage. There were no increases in the death rate, which was the same as Friday, with a cumulative total of 117. For more information, visit wycokck.org/COVID-19. (From UG COVID-19 webpage)

Wyandotte County reported 45 additional COVID-19 cases on Saturday, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage.

There were 6,125 total cumulative COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County, according to the webpage. There were no increases in the death rate, which was the same as Friday, with a cumulative total of 117. For more information, visit wycokck.org/COVID-19.

According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, there were 542 total outbreaks reported, with 182 active outbreaks in Kansas on Friday. These outbreaks accounted for 10,751 cases and 308 deaths in Kansas, according to the KDHE.

The MARC KC Region COVID-19 Resource Hub reported 34,832 cumulative cases in the nine-county Kansas City region on Saturday.

Johnson County had 131 additional cases for a cumulative 8,653, with a total of 121 deaths. Jackson County reported 5,735 cumulative cases, with 107 new cases. Leavenworth County reported 1,701 cases with no new cases. Kansas City, Missouri, reported 9,280 cases with no new cases. For more information, visit https://marc2.org/covidhub/.

Wyandotte County outbreak locations listed

The UG’s COVID-19 webpage listed six clusters on its active outbreak map at https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/. On the map were active outbreaks with five or more cases, including those which had a case within the past 28 days. On the UG outbreak list:

• Medicalodge of Kansas City, 6500 Greeley Ave., 53 cases, last known case reported Aug. 11.

• A&K Railroad Materials, 2134 S. 74th St., 15 cases, last known case reported Aug. 12.

• Tyson, 4612 Speaker Road, 8 cases, last known case reported Aug. 15.

• Tippin’s Pies, 5051 Speaker Road, 5 cases, last known case reported Aug. 21.

• Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kansas City, 1240 Troup Ave., 7 cases, last known case reported Aug. 24.

• We Buy BlaKCK Event, 1800 Quindaro Blvd., 8 cases, last known case reported Aug. 8.

In addition, the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities had two employees who tested positive and were quarantined, according to a report by the general manager at the Sept. 2 BPU meeting. Also, seven other employees were quarantined but had not tested positive, he said at the meeting.

The Wyandotte County K-State Research and Extension office reported Friday that one of its staff had tested positive for COVID-19. The office will be closed to the public for one week, according to an announcement. The staff will work remotely until Monday, Sept. 14, according to the announcement.

Testing to resume Tuesday

The UG Health Department will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day, and testing will be closed Monday. Testing will resume from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Health Department parking lot, 6th and Ann, Kansas City, Kansas.

The UG COVID-19 webpage is at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information.

The KC Region COVID-19 Hub dashboard is at https://marc2.org/covidhub/.


The Unified Government Health Department is 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 new school and sports guidance is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/09042020fallsportsrecommendations.pdf.


A previous UG 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 KDHE’s COVID-19 webpage is at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/.

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