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Rain in today’s forecast

After a freezing start to the day, rain is in the forecast for late Monday morning, and light showers will continue Monday afternoon and evening.

It was 30 degrees at 5 a.m. and 36 degrees at 9 a.m. Monday. The National Weather Service forecast says that there is a chance for more rain showers on Tuesday morning.

Southerly winds may gust up to 30 to 35 mph on Tuesday, while heavier rain is possible on Tuesday afternoon, according to the weather service.

Today, there is an 80 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11 a.m., with a high near 45, the weather service said. There will be a light east southeast wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Tonight, there is a 60 percent chance of rain, mainly between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., according to the weather service. Temperatures will rise to about 47 by 5 a.m. A southeast wind of 10 to 15 mph will gust as high as 22 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Tuesday, there is a 90 percent chance of rain, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after noon, the weather service said. The high will be near 54 with a south wind of 11 to 20 mph, gusting as high as 28 mph. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.

Tuesday night, there is an 80 percent chance of rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight, according to the weather service. The low will be around 41, with a south southeast wind of 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. From a quarter to a half-inch of rain is possible.

Wednesday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 49, according to the weather service. A northwest wind of 7 to 15 mph will gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 31, according to the weather service.

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 56, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 36, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low near 30, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said.

Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of rain, with a low of 35, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 45, the weather service said.

CDC recommends staying home for Thanksgiving

To have a safe Thanksgiving, the CDC is recommending staying home and not traveling, and also limiting Thanksgiving to those in your immediate household.

CDC recently issued information saying that travel increases the risk people could get COVID-19.

Although people may not have any symptoms, some of them may still be able to spread COVID-19 to others, according to the CDC.

Individuals may spread COVID-19 to other people, including their family, friends and community for 14 days after they were exposed to the virus, the CDC stated.

Those who do travel, should wear masks on all kinds of public transportation, according to the CDC.

The CDC also reminded people that some state and local governments have requirements, such as requiring people to wear masks and requiring those who recently traveled to stay home for up to 14 days. Individuals should check the state and local public health website for more information.

The CDC also has a number of travel recommendations, including social distancing, wearing a mask, washing hands often, avoiding contact with anyone who is sick, and avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth.

For more CDC guidance on travel, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html.

For more information on how to safely celebrate Thanksgiving, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/thanksgiving.html

COVID-19 numbers update

Wyandotte County reported a cumulative 10,259 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Nov. 22, an increase of 160 from Saturday, according to the Unified Government COVID-19 webpage.

There were a cumulative 177 deaths, no change from Saturdya.

The Greater Kansas City area reported 80,620 cumulative cases on Sunday, an increase of 508 since Saturday, according to the MARC KC Region COVID-19 dashboard. There were 165 daily new hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in Greater Kansas City reported Sunday, a decrease of nine since Saturday. Numbers of COVID-19 patients on ventilators and in the ICU were increasing.

There were 12,228,144 cumulative COVID-19 cases reported Sunday in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard. There were 256,746 cumulative COVID-19 deaths reported in the United States.

Free COVID-19 testing available on Monday

Free COVID-19 testing will be available from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 23, at the Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas, City, Kansas.

The pop-up test is through Vibrant Health and the Wyandotte County Health Equity Task Force.

The Unified Government Health Department has moved its COVID-19 testing from the 6th and Ann location to the former Kmart at 78th and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. The hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Tests are free for those who live or work in Wyandotte County. The tests are now saliva COVID-19 tests.

The tests now are open to asymptomatic people as well as those who have symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19. Check with the UG Health Department’s Facebook page to see if there have been any changes in the schedule. Bring something that shows that you live or work in Wyandotte County, such as a utility bill.

For more information about the testing site at the former Kmart location, visit https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/10092020_newtestingsitewyco.pdf.

The new Wyandotte County health order with a limit of 10 persons to a gathering, and a closing time of 10 p.m. for restaurants and bars, with other new restrictions, is at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/11162020localhealthorderexecuted.pdf.

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

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

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

The Wyandotte County page on the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 website is at https://bao.arcgis.com/covid-19/jhu/county/20209.html.

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

Melia saves, Sporting KC advances

Goalkeeper Tim Melia dove to his right to block a shot during the penalty shootout in Sporting Kansas City’s first round MLS Cup playoff match against the San Jose Earthquakes. Kansas City won the shootout and the match and will advance to the conference semifinals. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia made the previously impossible look easy Sunday night, becoming the first goalkeeper in MLS history to stop the first three penalty kicks of a shootout.

Melia’s heroics saw his side safely past the San Jose Earthquakes and through to the semifinals of the Western Conference MLS Cup playoffs.

Melia’s talent for denying penalty kicks is already well-known. He has won all six of his career matches that have gone to a penalty shootout, and he’s the MLS career leader in opponents’ penalty kick percentage. Even so, head coach Peter Vermes was surprised.

“He’s just really good at it,” Vermes said. “I’ve never seen that in my life. I’ve never seen a goalkeeper make the first three saves in penalty kicks. I’ve never witnessed it. It says a lot about Tim. He does this regularly. It’s something special that he has. It really is. He’s a different level. I don’t get surprised a lot, but I was surprised tonight.”

In the penalty shootout, Johnny Russell, Ilie Sanchez and Khiry Shelton all reached the net past San Jose goalkeeper James Marcinkowski. The shootout was needed because the teams were tied at three at the end of regulation, and 30 minutes of overtime play failed to yield a winner.

Kansas City thought it had the match won in regulation when Gianluca Busio scored to put the team ahead 3-2 in the first minute of stoppage time. Gerso Fernandes made a deep run down the left side and crossed the ball into the box. Khiry Shelton touched the ball back to Busio, who was trailing him, unmarked by a defender. Busio took a single touch to stretch out the goalkeeper and then surely knocked the ball past him.

However, as stoppage time dragged on to seven minutes, San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski found the crowd-deflating equalizer that sent the match to overtime.

Ilie Sanchez notched the 2-2 equalizer in the 47th minute to bring KC back from a 2-1 halftime deficit. Ilie received a corner kick from Busio at the near post and headed it across the face of the goal, just inside the far post.

In the first half, Kansas City scored in the fourth minute when Johnny Russell earned a corner kick with a deep run into San Jose’s end. Russell took the kick and swung it in toward a crowd in the middle of the box. Roger Espinoza headed it in to give Kansas City the early lead.

In the next round of playoffs, Sporting Kansas City will play host to Minnesota United FC, which defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-0 to advance. The contest will be played on Dec. 1 or 2 at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, the date depending on the outcome of other playoff matches.