Month: September 2021

Food assistance available in Wyandotte County

Several locations in Wyandotte County are offering food assistance.

A number of food pantries are distributing food in Wyandotte County, including many with Harvesters food network.

A list of the food pantries in the area can be found at https://www.harvesters.org/Get-Help/Service-Locator. Some of the pantries have changed to outdoor food distributions.

There also are regular drive-through food distributions, with volunteers loading food into trunks of vehicles. The times and dates are subject to change, according to the listing.

The schedule of distributions also has other communities listed at https://www.harvesters.org/Harvesters.org/media/assets-uploaded/Agency/Mobile%20Pantries/KS-09-2021.pdf.

Some of the locations for food distributions include:

• Franklin Center, 1403 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8.

• Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 8.

• Full Joy Ministries, 906 N. 17th St., Kansas City, Kansas, from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Sept. 9.

• Edwardsville Mobile Pantry, 696 S. 3rd St., Edwardsville, from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. This site requires pre-registration. Telephone 913-441-3707.

• Heaven Sent Charities, 500 Nebraska, Kansas City, Kansas, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11.

• Vibrant Health, 4313 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15.

• Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17.

• Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, at Harmon High School parking lot, 2400 Steele Road, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18.

• American Indian Mobile Distribution, at the Metropolitan Baptist Temple parking lot, 853 Washington Blvd., from 1 to 2:30 pm. Saturday, Sept. 18.

• New City Church, 818 Shawnee Road, Kansas City, Kansas, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.

• Sunflower Medical Group, 2040 Hutton Road, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Saturday, Sept. 25.

• Prime Health – YMCA Mobile, 6565 State Ave., noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27.

Runaway tire on I-70 results in seven-vehicle accident; hit-and-run reported

A seven-vehicle accident was reported Tuesday evening on eastbound I-70 as a tire struck two vehicles, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s crash log.

The accident was at 5:07 p.m. Tuesday on eastbound I-70 near the I-635 exit, according to the report.

A 2000 GMC Sierra driven by a 52-year-old Lathrop, Missouri, man lost control of the left rear tire, according to the trooper’s report.

A white commercial motor vehicle swerved to miss the tire and collided into a 2020 Ford Escape, the trooper’s report stated.

The white commercial vehicle was listed as a hit-and-run vehicle in the trooper’s report as it left the scene, and other information was not available on it, according to the report.

Next, a black sport utility vehicle rear-ended a 2010 Lincoln MKZ, according to the trooper’s report. The black sport utility vehicle was listed as a hit-and-run as it left the scene of the accident, according to the trooper’s report.

The accident was not over yet, as the tire then struck a 2001 Honda Civic and a 2004 Chevy Silverado truck, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Ford Escape, a 21-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, had a possible minor injury and was taken to the hospital, the trooper’s report stated. A 20-year-old male passenger from Kansas City, Kansas, in the Escape was not injured, according to the report.

The driver of the GMC Sierra was not injured, according to the report.

The driver of the Lincoln MKZ, a 40-year-old man from Basehor, Kansas, was not injured, the report stated.

The driver of the Honda Civic, a 31-year-old man from Kansas City, Kansas, also was not injured, according to the report.

The driver of the 2004 Chevy Silverado, a 42-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, also was not injured, the report stated.

Cooler temperatures today; high near 83

Photo by Mary Rupert

Low humidity and cooler temperatures are in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

The fall-like temperatures Wednesday and Thursday will be replaced by summer-like weather on Friday and Saturday, the weather service said. On Saturday, temperatures could climb to 92.

Today, winds will be light and out of the north, the weather service said.

Dry weather will continue through the week with the return of 90s by the weekend, according to the weather service. Some precipitation is possible in the middle part of next week.

Today, it will be sunny, with a high near 83 and a west wind of 5 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 59 and a north wind of 5 mph becoming calm in the evening, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 83 and a light and variable wind, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be clear, with a low of 61 and a calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be sunny, with a high near 87 and a south wind of 6 to 11 mph, gusting as high as 18 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be clear, with a low of 69, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 92, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 70, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 90, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 69, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be sunny, with a high near 91, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 72, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 90, the weather service said.