A crew from the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities returned home Wednesday night after helping hurricane victims in Florida.
Bill Johnson, BPU general manager, said at Wednesday night’s BPU meeting that the BPU received a request to send a crew to Florida to help assist hurricane victims.
According to Jeremy Ash, BPU interim chief operating officer, five linemen and three trucks left Thursday morning, arriving Friday in Florida, and worked through Tuesday morning.
They worked in the city of Bartow, south of the Orlando area, according to Ash.
The BPU participates in mutual assistance agreements and received a request for assistance through Kansas Municipal Utilities, he said.
Utility crews from throughout the nation responded to the need for assistance in Florida, he said, including Capital Electric, which sent a substantial number of workers.
The Unified Government Community Safety and Justice Task Force will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. Residents may view the meeting in the fifth floor conference room, Suite 515, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas, or virtually on Zoom. At the meeting, there will be an update on fee and fine reform in Municipal Court; violence reduction plan; and public health approach to public safety and violence reduction. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9797476877. The meeting ID number is 979 747 6877. For more information, see https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Agendas-Minutes.
National Weather Service graphicDrought continues in Wyandotte County. (National Weather Service graphic)
Today will see unseasonably warm weather, as the high will be near 80, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
A cold front is moving in, and tonight should see a low of 46, the weather service said. A frost and freeze is possible in some areas Saturday morning, with the low reaching 37 in Wyandotte County, according to the weather service.
Residents are advised to protect sensitive vegetation on Friday night.
Dry conditions continue through the weekend, the weather service said, with Wyandotte County continuing in a severe drought.
However, there is a 30 percent chance of rain in the forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday, according to the weather service. Highs will be in the 70s from Sunday through Wednesday.
Today, it will be sunny, with a high near 80 and a north northwest wind of 5 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 18 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 46 and a north northeast wind of 8 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph, according to the weather service.
Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 57 and a north northeast wind of 8 to 10 mph, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 37, and a north wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 64 and a calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 46, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 73, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 50, according to the weather service.
On Monday, Columbus Day, it will be sunny, with a high near 77, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 57, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 76, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a low of 60, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a high near 77, the weather service said.
