Month: September 2022

Today’s public meetings

Search committee to meet for municipal court administrative judge

The Unified Government’s Municipal Court Administrative Judge Search Committee will meet in person at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the ninth floor conference room of City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. It will be an executive session to discuss personnel matters, according to the meeting notice. The executive session will be closed to the public, according to the meeting notice. The meeting notice is at https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Agendas-Minutes.

BPU to meet

The Board of Public Utilities will meet at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21. On the agenda for the regular meeting at 6 p.m. are a public comment time; general manager and staff reports; a water operations quarterly report; KDHE revolving loan resolution No. 5276; miscellaneous comments; and board comments. On the agenda for the 4 p.m. work session are a board update and general manager update; board strategic plan; and economic development proposal for Yards II. The meetings are online through Zoom and also are able to be accessed through the telephone. The meetings are at the BPU, 540 Minnesota Ave. To join the Zoom meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724. To join by phone, call toll-free, 1-888-475-4499. The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724. The board meeting information packet is online at https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-9-21-22.pdf. For more information, see https://www.bpu.com/About/MediaNewsReleases/September21stBPUBoardMeetingNotice.aspx.

Kansas poll: Gov. Laura Kelly holds narrow lead in gubernatorial race against Derek Schmidt

Economy top issue in the campaign followed by abortion rights

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Topeka — A new poll of likely Kansas voters released Wednesday indicated Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly held a narrow lead over Republican nominee Derek Schmidt in a heated contest to be decided in less than two months.

Kelly, who is seeking a second term as governor, was favored by 44.6% of those participating in the survey, while Schmidt was the preference of 43.1%. Independent candidate Dennis Pyle, a lifelong member of the GOP until launching his bid, had 3%. Eight percent of those polled were undecided.

The 1.5 percentage point gap between Schmidt and Kelly in the FOX4 survey by Emerson College Polling was within the margin of error. In earlier polling in Kansas’ gubernatorial contest done by different organizations, Schmidt was ahead in two polls and Kelly in one poll. One of those polls had Pyle at 2%.

Spencer Kimball, executive director for Emerson College Polling, said the latest assessment revealed men in Kansas favored Schmidt over Kelly by a margin of 51% to 38%. At the same time, he said, women were breaking for Kelly over Schmidt 51% to 37%.

Meanwhile, the poll by Emerson College put Republican Kris Kobach ahead of Democratic nominee Chris Mann. It had Kobach at 41% and Mann at 39%.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Republican, had a lead of 45% to 33% over Democratic candidate Mark Holland, a former mayor of the Unified Government in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Emerson College poll found 48.4% Kansas voters in the survey were most concerned about the economy, but abortion rights was the second-most important issue at 16%.

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See more at https://kansasreflector.com/2022/09/21/kansas-poll-gov-kelly-holds-narrow-lead-in-gubernatorial-race-against-gops-schmidt/

Cold front to move through area today

A cold front will move through the area today, cooling temperatures and bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

The high temperature Wednesday will drop about 17 degrees from Tuesday’s high.

Showers are possible from today through Friday, the weather service said. Severe weather is not expected.

From a tenth to a half inch of rain is possible, according to the weather service.

Today, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 83 with a west southwest wind of 8 to 13 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds may gust up to 18 mph.

Tonight, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the weather service. The low will be around 58.

Thursday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers before 1 p.m., with a high near 62, the weather service said. A northeast wind of 8 mph will gust as high as 18 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Thursday night, there is a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 55 with an east wind of 6 mph.

Friday, there is a 60 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 65 with a southeast wind of 6 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Friday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 55, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 85, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 59, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 76, the weather service said.

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

Monday, it will be sunny, with a high near 74, the weather service said.

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

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 74, the weather service said.