Month: April 2021

Farm Tales continues at Ag Hall

Children got an up-close look at farm animals during a recent Farm Tales program at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame at 126th and State Avenue in Bonner Springs. (Photo from National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame)
Children got an up-close look at farm animals during a recent Farm Tales program at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame at 126th and State Avenue in Bonner Springs. (Photo from National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame)

The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs will hold free monthly-themed Farm Tales story and activity times for children ages 4 to 12 in May and June.

The next program is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 20. The theme is “Full of Beans – Henry Ford Grows a Car.” The storytime activity will be a soybean scavenger hunt.

At 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 17, the theme will be “The Beeman.” During the storytime activity, children will meet a local beekeeper, taste honey and plant a mini-pollinator garden.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, the theme will be “Tales of the Dairy Godmother.” The storytime activity will be butter and ice-cream making activities.

Pre-registration is required for Farm Tales.

Another agricultural education program scheduled at the Ag Hall on Saturday, May 1, is Chick Day, sponsored by the Heartland Hatchery.

A chick seminar is planned from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the Ag Hall, with sales of chicks, ducks, turkeys and goslings following from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, see https://www.aghalloffame.com/chick-day-may-1-2021/.

The Ag Hall is at 630 N. 126th St., near 126th and State Avenue.

Visitors are encouraged to call first. For more information, visit www.aghalloffame.com or call 913-721-1075.

Grinter Sip ‘n Shop to be today

The Grinter Place Friends will hold a Sip ‘n Shop from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 29, at 1400 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas.


There will be free admission to this outdoor event, which is open to the public, according to Pat Spencer of the Grinter Place Friends.


The event will include wine tastings from Rowe Ridge Winery for $5, shopping with vendors, and prizes, according to Spencer.


A food truck will have bakery and deli items for purchase, Spencer said.

The event is a fundraiser for the organization. Masks and social distancing will be required.

Three-vehicle crash reported on I-70

A three-vehicle accident was reported at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, on eastbound I-70 between the 78th and I-435 exits in Wyandotte County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a GMC Sierra truck, a Nissan Altima and a Gillig bus were involved in the accident.

The Sierra was going too fast for conditions and lost control, the trooper’s report stated. The Sierra truck collided with the rear of the Altima, then the Sierra went across the inside lane and shoulder, colliding with the inside barrier wall, the trooper’s report stated.

After colliding with the barrier wall, the Sierra traveled back into the eastbound lanes and collided with the bus, the report stated.

The driver of the Sierra, a 39-year-old man from Overland Park, Kansas, had a possible injury and complaint of pain, the report stated.

A 37-year-old male passenger in the Sierra from Shawnee, Kansas, also had a possible injury and complaint of pain, the report stated.

The driver of the Altima, a 49-year-old woman from Kansas City, Kansas, had no apparent injury, the report stated.

The driver of the bus, a 66-year-old woman from Kansas City, Missouri, had no apparent injury, the trooper’s report stated.