Month: June 2022

Juneteenth event planned Saturday in KCK

A Juneteenth event is planned on Saturday, June 18, in Kansas City, Kansas.

The event will be based at the Village Initiative, 3004 N. 27th St.

The day will open with a parade starting at 10th and Quindaro, and ending at 27th and Quindaro.

Parade participants will include the Afro American Cowboys, area drill teams and exotic car enthusiasts. Law enforcement and first responders also plan to participate.

At the end of the parade, those attending may enjoy entertainment at a main stage from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local celebrities will perform and African American community leaders will be honored.

Singers including Sosha Oshaye, Carlton Rashad, Ja’Ron ‘Jay Melody’ Nichols and other guests are planning to participate.

There will be a variety of food trucks, vendors selling clothes and jewelry, and tables to encourage better health.

BuyBlaKCK also will honor Juneteenth with a celebration at Kaw Point.

“Juneteenth offers a chance for The Village Initiative to strengthen and build its relationships within the community,” said Village Initiative event organizer Rolanda Williams. “By working with Wyandotte County and our other nonprofit sponsors, we can introduce community services to those who may have a need for them.”

The Unified Government is one of the sponsors of the event, which has the title, “Community Unity: Juneteenth in the Dotte.”

Besides the Wyandotte County government and the Village Initiative, other sponsors of the event include Guiding Star Baptist Church, NAACP, Vernon Multi-Purpose Center, J’s Fish and Chicken Market, Security Bank and Sekisui XenoTech.

  • Information from The Village Initiative

AG candidate debate scheduled today

A debate of Republican candidates for attorney general of Kansas is scheduled at noon Wednesday, June 15, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Overland Park.

The debate is scheduled to be broadcast on KCPT-TV, the PBS station in the Kansas City area.

Kris Kobach, Tony Mattivi and Kellie Warren are the candidates who are scheduled to participate in the debate.

The Johnson County Bar Association is sponsoring the debate.

The debate is not open to the public, but the public may watch the broadcast of it, according to an announcement.

The primary election is Aug. 2.

KCK schools did not cancel activities in wake of Missouri threat

The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools did not close down in the wake of a threat coming from the Blue Springs, Missouri, area today.

Several schools in Missouri and some in Johnson County, Kansas, closed their activities because of an online threat.

A man was arrested in Missouri in connection with the threat this morning.

The KCK schools posted a social media comment that they were aware of the threat and were monitoring it. It appeared the threat was centered around the Blue Springs area, the KCKPS comment continued, and the KCK schools would continue to monitor the situation.

All activities that were scheduled in the Kansas City, Kansas, school will continue on Wednesday, according to the social media post.