BPU offices to be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The administrative offices and customer service lobby of the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17,  in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Although BPU’s business offices are closed on holidays, emergency service is available seven days a week, 24 hours per day. For power emergencies, customers should call 913-573-9522. The water emergency number is 913-573-9622 from 8 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, and 913-573-9522 from midnight to 8 a.m., and during weekends and holidays.

Most Unified Government offices also will be closed on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The UG Health Department’s former Kmart location at 7836 State Ave. will be open for COVID-19 testing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday.

Also open for COVID-19 testing on Monday will be the Kansas National Guard Armory, 100 S. 20th St., from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.