Month: March 2022

School, other events and buildings closed on Thursday

Because of a snowstorm in Thursday’s forecast, school has been canceled in some area districts.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools have canceled school for students and staff. The district will be on “Plan D.” Also, KidZone will not be in session.

The Piper Public Schools, Turner Public Schools and Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools also have canceled school for Thursday, March 10, because of the weather.


Also, Kansas City Kansas Community College has announced that all locations will be closed Thursday, March 10, because of inclement weather. All day and evening classes and events are canceled.

All Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library locations also will be closed on Thursday, March 10, because of the weather.

Residential trash collection and recycling will not take place on Thursday, March 10, according to the Unified Government. It will be delayed one day for the rest of the week.

Wyandotte County is under a winter storm warning from 9 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Friday. From 5 to 8 inches of snow are in the forecast.

The Unified Government posted an update on its website that the UG’s snow crews will pre-treat the “hot routes” and secondary routes with salt. The UG stated it takes from 10 to 12 hours after the snow stops to treat the hot routes and secondary routes.

The Kansas Department of Transportation urged people to stay home if possible. When driving, wear a seat belt, lower your speed and put your phone down, KDOT advised.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said a vaccine site, the Kansas National Guard Armory, 100 S. 20th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will be open from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday for COVID-19 testing, and on Friday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

ARPA subcommittee plans to meet Thursday

The Unified Government’s ARPA Subcommittee plans to meet virtually at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 10.

The UG American Rescue Act Plan subcommittee will meet through a Zoom webinar.

The topics to be discussed, according to the meeting notice, are measures of success, infrastructure, facilities, parks and recreation proposals and community outreach.

The meeting notice is online at https://civicclerk.blob.core.windows.net/stream/WYCOKCK/77b82d46-c854-4f21-8a7b-4d06fe829a52.pdf?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&sig=2sZdWVLHsmN%2F3frtkju17VR92XwhJ4JUyykH0THKHdw%3D&st=2022-03-10T00%3A44%3A55Z&se=2023-03-10T00%3A49%3A55Z&sp=r&rscc=no-cache&rsct=application%2Fpdf.
The meeting notice includes the web address to connect to the Zoom meeting.

For more information about how to connect to the meeting, visit https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Engage-in-Public-Commission-Meeting.

There are plans to have the lobby of City Hall open for those who want to attend and watch the meeting from there.

House narrowly defeats resolution calling for U.S. constitutional convention of states

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Topeka — The Kansas House failed to pass by a two-thirds majority Wednesday a measure in support of a national constitutional convention designed to clamp down on federal authority and impose term limits on Congress.

Republican lawmakers eager for passage of House Concurrent Resolution 5027, which would authorize Kansas’ participation in the convention to consider and vote on U.S. constitutional limits, didn’t receive 84 votes required for passage. The House measure went down 76-43, falling short of a supermajority by eight.

The Kansas Senate didn’t approve a comparable resolution in 2021.

Rep. Ken Collins, R-Mulberry, said he voted against the House resolution because a convention would not likely bring greater control on Congress.

“If the required number of states pass an Article V resolution it will be Congress who calls the convention and makes the rules,” he said. “There are too many unanswered questions now about how it will work and I do not want to bet our constitution to find out.”

Democratic Rep. Jason Probst, of Hutchinson, said he couldn’t in good conscience support the resolution because it would grant “unmitigated power to a dysfunctional and untrustworthy Congress to determine the scope, rules and mechanics of any proceeding.”

“Kansas will cede its sovereignty to some unknowable future body while abandoning the enduring security of our constitution,” Probst said.

Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress must call the convention once two-thirds of states adopted the resolution. The Convention of States Action, which has worked to rally state support for the concept, said 17 states had completed the application process.

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