Car hydroplanes, slides into ditch on I-70

A Nissan 370 Z was westbound on I-70 east of the Bonner Springs exit when it started to hydroplane on Monday morning, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

The driver lost control of the vehicle and the Nissan slid off the road into the right ditch. It went down a steep embankment, hitting milepost sign 226, a Kansas Turnpike Authority fence, and trees, before coming to rest, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver, a 33-year-old Lawrence, Kan., woman, was not injured, the report stated.

A passenger in the Nissan, a 16-year-old Lawrence, Kan., girl, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report.

The accident occurred about 8 a.m. Nov. 30 in Wyandotte County.

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Nov. 30
Mandarin orange chicken, fried rice, tomatoes, broccoli, tropical fruit and milk.
Additional options include chef’s salad, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket, veggie burger, bean and cheese burrito.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Nov. 30
Chicken and waffles; mozzarella dunkers with marinara, garden salad, broccoli, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, broccoli, fruit, mandarin oranges and Italian bread.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Super nachos; Stromboli, garden salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple; taco salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple and cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Chicken patty; breaded pork chopette, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, fruit, cinnamon apple slices and roll; chicken Caesar salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, fruit, cinnamon apple slices and roll.
Thursday, Dec. 3
Cheeseburger; sloppy Joes, French fries, garden salad, fruit, tropical fruit; Cobb salad, fruit, tropical fruit, and fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Dec. 4
Cheese pizza; turkey and cheddar melt, garden salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pears, lemon crinkle cookie; popcorn chicken salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pear, and lemon crinkle cookie.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Nov. 30
Chicken and waffles; mozzarella dunkers with marinara, garden salad, broccoli, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, broccoli, fruit, mandarin oranges and Italian bread.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Super nachos; pizza quesadilla, garden salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple; taco salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple and cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Chicken patty; corn dog, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, fruit, cinnamon apple slices and roll; chicken Caesar salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, fruit, cinnamon apple slices and roll.
Thursday, Dec. 3
Cheeseburger; ham and cheese calzone, French fries, garden salad, fruit, tropical fruit; Cobb salad, fruit, tropical fruit, and fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Dec. 4
Cheese pizza; parmesan chicken sandwich, garden salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pears, lemon crinkle cookie; popcorn chicken salad, roasted vegetables, fruit streusel muffin, fruit, pears, and lemon crinkle cookie.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Monday, Nov. 30
Chicken and waffles; barbecue mac and cheese, garden salad, broccoli, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, broccoli, fruit, mandarin oranges and Italian bread.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Super nachos; pizza quesadilla, garden salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple; taco salad, southwest beans, fruit, pineapple and cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Chicken patty; corn dog, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, fruit, cinnamon apple slices and roll; chicken Caesar salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, fruit, cinnamon apple slices and roll.
Thursday, Dec. 3
Cheeseburger; ham and cheese calzone, French fries, garden salad, fruit, tropical fruit; Cobb salad, fruit, tropical fruit, and fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Dec. 4
Cheese pizza; parmesan chicken sandwich, garden salad, roasted vegetables, fruit, pears, lemon crinkle cookie; popcorn chicken salad, roasted vegetables, fruit streusel muffin, fruit, pear, and lemon crinkle cookie.

All menus from all districts subject to change.

Santa Express to be Dec. 5 at Ag Hall

The Santa Express and 5K run is planned at 10 a.m. Dec. 5 at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs.

The 5K run will kick off the holiday at the Ag Hall’s train depot. There also will be a 1K walk. For more information, see www.aghalloffame.com/santas-express-5k-run/.

Santa’s Express 5K supports the living history education at the Agricultural Hall of Fame and the restoration of the historic structures.

December events at the Ag Hall include kids getting their pictures taken with Santa in the train depot and riding the trail at the Ag Hall.

There will be reindeer games, cookies and hot chocolate in the barn. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 5; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 12; and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13.