Warm and breezy weather today

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Today’s weather will be warm and breezy, with south winds gusting as high as 28 mph, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

A quick-moving front late tonight will bring a 20 percent chance of rain after 1 a.m., the weather service said.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible through Wednesday morning, according to the weather service. Minor rainfall amounts are possible, amounting to a few hundreds to a tenth of an inch of rain.


Today, it will be sunny, with a high near 77 and a south wind of 13 to 16 mph, gusting as high as 28 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, there is a slight, 20 percent, chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., with a low of 58, according to the weather service. A south wind of 11 to 14 mph will gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 70, the weather service said. A south southwest wind of 10 to 14 mph will become west in the after, with winds gusting up to 20 mph.

Wednesday night, it will be clear with a low of 45 and a west northwest wind of 7 to 9 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 63 and a northwest wind of 7 to 9 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 45, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be sunny, with a high near 68, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 45, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 70, the weather service said.

Saturday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 56, according to the weather service.

Sunday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers with a high near 71, the weather service said.

Sunday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a low of 56, according to the weather service.

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

Piper district prepares for future jobs

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by Murrel Bland

In 2033, half of the jobs that are available aren’t in existence today. It will be most important for students to be prepared to meet the challenge of these jobs.

That was the message from Dr. Jessica Dain, superintendent of the Piper School District, who was the keynote speaker at the Annual Membership Meeting of Business West Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Rowe Ridge Vineyard and Winery in the Piper community. A voluntary committee from the Piper community created a strategic plan so that students would have a competitive edge.

Dr. Dain said this plan has an emphasis on critical thinking and problem solving, cross-cultural skills, self-reliance, communication skills, social and emotional well-being and creativity and innovation.

Dr. Dain said a program of academies starts in the eighth grade. Students are exposed to various areas of business including design, production and repair, entrepreneurship, fine arts, aeronautics, digital communication and graphic design, animal and plant science, health and life sciences, public services and information technology. Internships at area businesses are an important part of this program. A plurality of students has expressed an interest in entrepreneurship.

Dr. Dain came to the Piper School District about two years ago from the Olathe School District where she was an assistant superintendent. She received her bachelor and master’s degrees from Emporia State University and a doctorate from St. Louis University. She and her husband, Dr. Todd Dain, are the parents of two daughters and a son.

The Piper District can trace its history to 1920 when it opened with 65 students. Today it has more than 2,500 students. The district plans to seek a bond issue next January to meet growing student enrollment.

Murrel Bland is the former editor of The Wyandotte West and The Piper Press. He is the executive director of Business West.

Injury-accident reported on I-635

An injury-accident was reported at 3:45 p.m. Oct. 18 on northbound I-635 at Parallel Parkway, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s crash log.

A Harley-Davidson was traveling northbound on I-635 when the rider lost control and laid the vehicle over, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver, a 64-year-old man from Parkville, Missouri, had a possible minor injury and was taken to a hospital, the report stated.

He was not wearing a helmet, according to the report.