Serving Kansas City (Wyandotte County) Kansas for over 50 years!
Free COVID-19 testing is happening today at the Monarch Stadium at The Legends Outlets, near I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kansas.
The testing will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5.
The testing is through Swope Health, the Unified Government Health Department, the Wyandotte County Health Equity Task Force and the KC Monarchs.
All those attending will receive nasal swab (PCR) tests covered at no cost to them.
by Brian Turrel
The Bonner Springs Braves came back from an 11-point deficit to tie the visiting Tonganoxie Chieftains with less than a minute remaining, but the Braves couldn’t come up with final basket they needed, losing 61-58.
The Chieftains took a 19-11 lead in the first quarter thanks to hot shooting from Tonganoxie’s Zane Novotney, who hit three 3-point shots in the quarter.
Jayce Smith helped pull the Braves back in the second quarter, getting 4 points from the field and 4 more at the line. Jayon Noel hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the half to pull the Braves within 1, 29-28.
The Chieftains started hot in the second half, scoring the first 9 points. Braves’ head coach Dan Streit called a timeout to settle his team, which responded with a run of fast breaks to get back within 40-36, but by the end of the quarter, Tonganoxie had pulled back out to a 51-42 lead.
The Braves’ defensive pressure held Novotney scoreless in the fourth quarter, and they fouled strategically to slow the clock. On the offensive end, Smith and Jayden Young got key baskets to narrow the gap. With 40 seconds on the clock, Smith hit a 3-point shot that tied the game at 55 and sent the home crowd wild.
A defensive stop on the next possession gave the Braves a chance to take the lead, but a ball-handling turnover handed the ball back to the Chieftains, who hit all 8 of their free throw chances in the quarter to seal the win.
Smith led the scoring for the Braves with 22 points, including two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Kalen Streit added 13, keeping the Braves in the game early with 7 first-quarter points.
Bonner Springs drops to 8-6 for the season. Their next game will be against the 9-2 Eudora Cardinals on Monday in Bonner Springs, starting at 7 p.m.
Luke Johnson, from Kansas City, Kansas, was one of 251 students named to Concordia University, Nebraska’s honors list for the fall 2021 semester.
Students who earn a 3.90 GPA or higher while completing at least 12 undergraduate credit hours qualify for the honors list.
Concordia University, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university in Seward, Nebraska, serving more than 2,500 students. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also prepares students for service and leadership in the Lutheran tradition.