Month: April 2021

Accident reported near 18th and Ruby

An injury-accident was reported at 10:12 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, near northbound 18th and Ruby, just south of Metropolitan, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

An Infiniti was northbound on 18th while a Dodge Caliber was merging onto 18th from Ruby Avenue, according to the trooper’s report.

The Infiniti struck the rear of the Caliber and then the Caliber struck the right barrier wall. The Caliber then overturned and the Infiniti drove off the right side of the road, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Caliber, a 62-year-old woman from Kansas City, Kansas, had a possible minor injury and was taken to the hospital, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Infiniti, a 48-year-old man from Kansas City, Kansas, had a possible minor injury and was taken to the hospital, the trooper’s report stated.

Medical panel to discuss COVID-19 vaccine

A panel of doctors, including Dr. Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, is scheduled to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine in an online program April 21.

The program, “And Here We Are Now: The COVID-19 Vaccine,” is part of a series of library programs about the history of pandemics in the United States. It is in partnership with the public libraries in Atchison, Basehor, Bonner Springs, Lansing, Leavenworth, Linwood and Tonganoxie, and the Northeast Kansas Library System.

The panel will be moderated by Ken Miller, public information officer for the city of Lansing.

Also on the panel will be Dr. Sabato Sisillo, pulmonologist and medical director at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas; and Dr. Prashanth Katrapati, cardiologist and medical director at Saint John Hospital, Leavenworth.

The panel will discuss the latest information on the vaccine rollout in Kansas and medical concerns with the virus and the vaccine.

The program will begin at 7 p.m. April 21 on Zoom and on Facebook Live. To register for the meeting, visit .https://tinyurl.com/2kt7hdfp.

Blue Devils fourth despite losses to No. 12 Cowley

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

The schedule makers did Kansas City Kansas Community College baseball no favors this spring, scheduling the Blue Devils for eight straight games against the Jayhawk Conference’s two ranked powers.

Despite being swept by No. 12 ranked Cowley 11-6 and 4-0 Tuesday, the Blue Devils handed both Cowley and No. 6 Johnson County their first conference losses. The sweep improved Cowley’s road record to 12-1 and 21-4 overall

At 5-7 in Jayhawk play and 10-10 overall, the Blue Devils still remain fourth behind JCCC (11-1), Cowley (12-2) and Allen County (4-2) heading into non-conference games at Cloud County Friday (2 and 4:30 p.m.) and at Maple Woods Tuesday (3 p.m.). A previously scheduled doubleheader with Labette Monday has been canceled.

Cowley took a 4-0 lead on four hits in Tuesday’s opener only to have the Blue Devils bounce back in the bottom of the first with a 3-run home run by Caleb Adams. However, Cowley relievers retired 15 of the next 17 Blue Devils in building a 9-3 lead. The Blue Devils scored their final three runs in the sixth on singles by Brendyn Bard, Palmer Hutchinson and Ivan Ortiz and a run-scoring triple by Beau Grable.

KCKCC managed only two hits – singles by Ray Paniagua and Ortiz – in the 4-0 nightcap loss. Racer Felter struck out six and walked three in the route-going 7-inning performance. Gabriel Ramos (0-2) took the loss, allowing all four runs on six hits in two innings. Eli Tormes scattered five hits in three scoreless innings; Hunter Cashero gave up no hits in two innings.