Warming trend continues today

Photo by Mary Rupert

It could be in the lower 50s around 7 p.m Friday, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)

A warming trend continues today, with highs reaching 58, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Southerly winds will gust up to 20 mph today, according to the weather service.

Tonight, a nice cool fall evening is in the forecast, mostly clear with a low of 41, the weather service said. It will be in the upper 40s to low 50s around 7 p.m.

A nice fall weekend is in store on Saturday and Sunday, with highs near 65 and sunny skies, the weather service said.

Today, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 58 and a south wind of 8 to 13 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 41, according to the weather service. A south southwest wind will be around 8 mph.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 65 and a south southwest wind of 6 to 8 mph, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be clear, with a low of 45 and a south southwest wind of 5 to 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 67 and a south wind of 6 to 13 mph, gusting as high as 21 mph, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 50, according to the weather service.

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

Monday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 50, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 62, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 48, according to the weather service.


On Wednesday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers, with a high near 62, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain, with a low of 45, according to the weather service.

On Thursday, Veterans Day, there is a 40 percent chance of rain, with a high near 54, the weather service said.

Crowd helps KCKCC rally to one win from national tourney

Thanks to a furiously fought 3-2 win over Neosho County Wednesday night, Kansas City Kansas Community College is one win away from a berth in the NJCAA Division II national volleyball tournament.

The final hurdle, however, is a big one – No. 1 ranked and unbeaten Cowley County in the Plains A championship game to be played Saturday at Friends University in Wichita. Tipoff will come about 3:30 p.m. following a Plains B championship matching Johnson County and Highland at 1 p.m.

Cowley (37-0) took a 3-0 win over KCKCC in their only meeting of the season at Arkansas City Oct. 15 although two of the sets were decided by two points – 25-23 and 26-24.

“We played them tough,” KCKCC coach Mary Bruno-Ballou said.

Spurred on by a raucous crowd including more than 100 KCKCC athletes, the Blue Devils twice came from behind to defeat Neosho in Wednesday’s semifinal.

“Our fans were game changers; they made a huge difference,” Bruno-Ballou said.

Neosho took a 31-29 win in the opener in match that saw the Blue Devils fight off set points five times before falling. KCKCC got back even with a 25-20 second set win only to have Neosho push the Blue Devils to the brink of elimination with a down-to-the-wire 26-24 win.

If being down 2-1 served as a wake up call, it worked. The Blue Devils got even 25-12, then fell behind in the fifth set 4-0 before a stunning finish – allowing only one more point in outscoring the Panthers 15-1 in a 15-5 win.

The Blue Devils got outstanding performances from three veterans. Cassidy Crist had 38 kills and .349 kill percentage; Adriana Velez had 67 assists; and Kelcey Hund 38 digs. Crist and Velez are in their third year KCKCC; Hund is a sophomore.

Injury-accident reported on I-70

A crash was reported on westbound I-70 at 12:25 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, near the 57th Street exit, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A 2013 Freightliner semi and a 2016 Kia passenger car were westbound on I-70 when the semi moved to the right and struck the Kia, the trooper’s report stated.

The Kia crossed all westbound lanes and struck the barrier wall, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Kia, a 44-year-old man from Topeka, Kansas, had a possible minor injury and went to the hospital, according to the report.

The driver of the semi, a 29-year-old man from Alamo, Texas, had no apparent injury, the trooper’s report stated.