Category: Bonner Springs

Three Wyandotte County students named to dean’s list

Three Wyandotte County students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa.

Students on the Dean’s List earned a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the semester and were enrolled full time.

Students on the Dean’s List included Rachel Bieniecki, Bonner Springs; Timothy Bloom, Kansas City, Kan.; and Kayla Curran, Kansas City, Kan.

Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, not-for-profit university. Originally affiliated with the Methodist Church, it became an independent institution in 1928. It has about 5,800 students-nationally and internationally-at its Fayette campus, 25 U.S. education centers, as well as centers in Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Bonner Springs woman wins $25,000 in lottery drawing

Winners of a Kansas Lottery drawing at the Wichita Riverfest were, left to right, Kelly Lowry, Carol Bouska, Amber Lowe, Shirley Branstetter, Amy Wilds. (Photo from Kansas Lottery)

Winners of a Kansas Lottery drawing at the Wichita Riverfest were, left to right, Kelly Lowry, Carol Bouska, Amber Lowe, Shirley Branstetter, Amy Wilds. (Photo from Kansas Lottery)

Amber Lowe of Bonner Springs won $25,000 on June 11 from a Kansas Lottery drawing held at the Wichita Riverfest.

Lowe was one of five finalists in the drawing. The other winners included:

Carol Bouska of Beloit and Shirley Branstetter of Wichita each won $5,000 as second-place finishers. The other two finalists, Kelly Lowry of Plainville and Amy Wilds of Kansas City, Kan., each won $1,000.

The finalists became eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing Event by entering non-winning $5 Treasure Hunt instant tickets into a May 27 drawing.

In a separate Kansas Lottery drawing at Wichita Riverfest June 11, Tom Smiley of Wichita won $5,000 cash. Entries in that drawing were non-winning Treasure Hunt tickets deposited at Riverfest.

Touch-a-Truck and Tractor Daze

Children had the opportunity to see truck up close at Touch-a-Truck and Tractor Daze through 4 p.m. Saturday at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State, Bonner Springs. There were activities for kids, food vendors and live music. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Children had the opportunity to see trucks up close at Touch-a-Truck and Tractor Daze through 4 p.m. Saturday at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State, Bonner Springs. There were activities for kids, food vendors and live music. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

There were also train rides Saturday at the Ag Hall for Touch-a-Truck and Tractor Daze. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
There were also train rides Saturday at the Ag Hall for Touch-a-Truck and Tractor Daze. (Photo by Steve Rupert)