Barnyard Babies to be Saturday at Ag Hall

Miniature train rides will be part of Barnyard Babies on Saturday at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. The event, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. features the opportunity for visitors to ride a miniature train, see baby animals, learn about life on a farm, participate in a tractor petting zoo and kiddie pedal pull contest. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children ages 3 to 12, and free for children under age 3. For more information, see www.aghalloffame.com/events/barnyard-babies-family-festival/. (File photo from 2018 by Steve Rupert)

The Barnyard Babies Family Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs.

Visitors may experience a day on the farm, with baby animals, lambs, llamas, baby chicks, pony rides, a tractor petting zoo, train rides, games, a farmers market, pedal power, with Touch-a-Truck, Mater and Lightning also a part of the event.

In addition, there are plans for flying giant kites, crafts for kids and more activities.

Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children ages 3-12 and free for children under 3.

For more information, visit https://www.aghalloffame.com/events/barnyard-babies-family-festival/.

Three persons had possible minor injuries in K-7 crash

An accident on Wednesday, April 24, on northbound K-7 at Bonner Springs resulted in some minor injuries, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The accident was on the north end of Bonner Springs in Wyandotte County, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of a Ford Focus was driving erratically on northbound K-7 and made a lane change in front of a Dodge Ram, then stopped, according to the trooper’s report. The Dodge Ram struck the Focus in the rear, and then a Western Star truck hit the Dodge Ram in the rear, the report stated.

The driver of the Focus, a 44-year-old Leavenworth, Kansas, man, had a possible injury and was taken to a hospital, the report stated.

The driver of the Dodge Ram, a 78-year-old Basehor, Kansas, man, had a suspected minor injury and was taken to a hospital, the report stated.

The driver of the Western Star truck, a 48-year-old Pleasant Hill, Missouri, man, had a possible injury, the report stated.

Delaware ceremony planned June 1 at Wyandotte County Park

The Kansas Delaware Tribe’s annual meeting will take place on Saturday, June 1, at the George Meyn building at Wyandotte County Park, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs.

A day of activities is planned about the Delaware culture and heritage.

A smoking ceremony will be held at 9 a.m., followed by cultural activities including drumming, finding ancestral roots with the original 26 Delaware members who stayed in Kansas rather than being removed to Indian Territory, recognizing tribal elder and tribal veteran, and studying the cultural meanings of dances and events.