Cool temperatures in forecast through end of work week

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Cooler temperatures continue through the end of the work week, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

This morning, temperatures dropped to 31, below freezing in Wyandotte County, and frost was on lawns.. Most areas in the region will experience overnight temperatures at or below freezing this week, the weather service said.

Temperatures will warm up again toward the weekend, with a high of 65 predicted for Saturday and 68 for Sunday, according to the weather service.

Today, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 49 and a light and variable wind, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 36 and a calm wind, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 52 and a calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 37 and a south wind of 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 56, and a south wind of 6 to 14 mph, gusting as high as 22 mph.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 43, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 65, the weather service said.

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

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 68, 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 mostly sunny, with a high near 67, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 51, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 65, the weather service said.

Garner wins mayor’s contest

Tyrone Garner
David Alvey

Tyrone Garner was elected mayor over incumbent Mayor David Alvey on Tuesday night, by a margin of 309 votes.

The results will be unofficial until they are certified.

With 16,494 ballots cast, turnout was 18.47 percent of the registered voters.

Garner will become the first black mayor of Kansas City, Kansas.

Two Unified Government incumbent commissioners also did not win re-election.

Chuck Stites, an Edwardsville council member and retired police officer, defeated architect James F. Walters, 1,468 to 1,009 for UG Commission, 7th District.

Andrew Davis, a graduate student in government, defeated Dr. Jane W. Philbrook, 1,239 to 909 in the 8th District, UG Commission.

Wyandotte County will have a new sheriff, Daniel Soptic. Soptic received 9,229 votes to Celisha Towers’ 6,646.

Also, the BPU will have a new member in the at-large position 2, David Haley. Haley won, 7,957 over Mark Gilstrap, 5,810. Incumbent Ryan Eidson lost to Gilstrap in the primary.

For the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education, the top three vote-getters were Maxine Drew, 5,139; Wanda Brownlee Paige, 4,959; and Rachel Henderson, 4,652.

The top three vote-getters for the Piper school board were John Bakarich III, 1,439; Desiree L. Fergus, 1,175; and Julian A. Wells, 983.

For the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School Board, the top three were Jeff Tinberg, 967; Kimberly Beets, 914; and Tiffany Sanders, 803.

In other UG Commission positions, incumbent Tom Burroughs won re-election by a vote of 7,637 to Claudine Sanders’ 7,232; incumbent Gayle Townsend won re-election by a vote of 947 to Melvin Williams’ 796; and incumbent Mike Kane won with a vote of 3,031 to Eleanor Morales Clark’s 1,504.

For the BPU member At-Large, Position 1, incumbent Mary Gonzales received 8,499 votes to Gwendolyn Bass’s 5,103 votes.

Incumbent Thomas W. Groneman received 3,434 votes to Brian Matlock’s 2,386 votes in BPU, District 2.

For KCKCC Board of Trustees, all three members running were elected, including Evelyn Criswell, Brad Isnard and Linda Hoskins Sutton.

For the Turner School Board, all three candidates running were elected, including Joy Beery, Jeff Davidson and Steve Russell. There were 88 write-in votes.

Garner leads Alvey by 230 votes in third group of votes

Wyandotte County voters are on their way to electing a new mayor, Tyrone Garner.

Garner led David Alvey in unofficial results on Tuesday night, Nov. 2.

With 11.5 percent voter turnout, Garner, a former KCK deputy police chief, had 5,202 votes to Alvey’s 4,972, a lead of 230 in the third group of votes.

Chuck Stites pulled ahead of incumbent Commissioner Jim Walters in District 7, and Andrew Davis continued to lead in the 8th District over Dr. Jane Winkler Philbrook.

The results are partial and unofficial, with a final result expected tonight. Any ballots that were placed in the mail by 7 p.m. Tuesday and arrive by Friday will be counted.

The results will not be official until they are certified.

Wyandotte County Unofficial Partial Election Results

Mayor-CEO, Unified Government
Tyrone Garner 5,202
David Alvey 4,972
Write-in totals 84

Unified Government Commission

UG Commissioner at Large, District 2
Tom Burroughs 4,786
Claudine Sanders 4,622
Write-in totals 55

UG Commissioner, District 1
Gayle E. Townsend 947
Melvin Williams 796
Write-in totals 6

UG Commissioner, District 5
Eleanor Morales Clark 661
Mike Kane 1,380
Write-in totals 1

UG Commissioner, District 7
Chuck Stites 824
James F. Walters 621
Write-in totals 9

UG Commissioner, District 8
Andrew Davis 899
Jane W. Philbrook 636
Write-in totals 7

Wyandotte County Sheriff
Daniel Soptic 5,578
Celisha Towers 4,401
Write-in totals 26

BPU, District 2
Brian Matlock 1,026
Thomas W. Groneman 1,614
Write-in totals 9

BPU, At-Large Position 1
Gwendolyn Bass 3,374
Mary Gonzales 5,169
Write-in totals 50

BPU, At-Large Position 2
Mark Gilstrap 3,341
David Haley 5,290
Write-in totals 53

USD 203, Piper (three advance)
John Bakarich III 651
Rebecca Miller Davis 346
Desiree Fergus 555
Theresa Fisette 436
Tiffany Scheffler 427
Julian A. Wells 392
Write-in totals 34

USD 204, Bonner Springs (three advance)
William Barajas Jr. 361
Kimberly Beets 594
Matthew L. Birzer 315
Tiffany Sanders 533
Jeff Tinberg 637
Write-in totals 39

USD 500, KCK (three advance)
Maxine Drew 3,533
Rachel Henderson 3,019
Angelynn Howell 2,231
Wanda Brownlee Paige 3,389
Diosselyn Tot 1,209
Write-in totals 72