Bonner Springs man killed in highway accident in Lenexa

A Bonner Springs, Kan., man, Arnulfo V. Ramirez, 32, was killed in an accident today on a westbound I-435 and K-10 highway ramp in Lenexa, Kan.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, Ramirez was westbound on the ramp from I-435 to K-10 about 3:56 a.m. when his Mitsubishi car lost control in the rain.

The vehicle spun to the right, exited the roadway and hit a bridge pillar, the trooper’s report said.

Elementary school lunch menus

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 1
Meatball sub sandwich.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Chili with crackers; cinnamon roll.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Chicken drummie or nuggeets.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Cheesy bread, sauce.
Friday, Dec. 5
Pizza, cheese and pepperoni; cookie.
Turner menus come with additional entrée choices of yogurt platter or peanut butter and jelly platter. Milk is offered with each meal. Fruits and veggies bar is offered daily with lunch.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 1
Cheeseburger; three-cheese grilled cheese; pepperoni calzone, sweet potato fries, broccoli with dip, tropical fruit, peaches; turkey chef salad, peas, tropical fruit, peaches, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Soft tacos; chicken nuggets; peanut butter and jelly with cheese stick, garden salad, Texas pintos, orange smiles, applesauce; taco salad, Texas pintos, orange smiles, applesauce, cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; corn dog; roast turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted vegetables, apple, pineapple roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, apple, pineapple, roll and crackers.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Chicken Alfredo with Italian bread; meatball sub; Italian sub on deli bun, carrot coins, spring mix salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, banana, cinnamon apple slices; Cobb salad, carrot coins, banana, cinnamon apple slices and Italian bread.
Friday, Dec. 5
Cheese pizza; roast turkey sandwich; mozzarella dunkers with marinara, Caesar side salad, baby carrots with hummus, roasted corn, strawberry banana mix, pears; popcorn chicken salad, roasted corn, strawberry banana mmix, pears and fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs Public Schools

Monday, Dec. 1
Cheeseburger; three-cheese grilled cheese, sweet potato fries, broccoli with dip, tropical fruit, peaches; turkey chef salad, peas, tropical fruit, peaches, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Soft tacos; chicken nuggets, garden salad, Texas pintos, orange smiles, applesauce; taco salad, Texas pintos, orange smiles, applesauce, cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; corn dog, mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted vegetables, apple, pineapple, roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, apple, pineapple, roll, crackers.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Chicken Alfredo with Italian bread; meatball sub, carrot coins, spring mix salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, banana, cinnamon apple slices; Cobb salad, banana, carrot coins, cinnamon apple slices, Italian bread.
Friday, Dec. 5
Cheese pizza; roast turkey sandwich, Caesar side salad, baby carrots with hummus, roasted corn, strawberry banana mix, pears; popcorn chicken salad, roasted corn, strawberry banana mix, pears, fruit streusel muffin.

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 1
Chicken quesadilla, grape tomatoes, refried beans, peaches, fruit choice, milk choice.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Beef and bean burrito, lettuce and tomato, corn, orange, fruit and milk.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Chicken nuggets, dinner roll, jelly, tater tots, salad, pears, fruit and milk.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Mini meatball sub, celery sticks, salad, banana, fruit and milk.
Friday, Dec. 5
Mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce, broccoli, tropical fruit, fruit and milk.
All Kansas City, Kan., school lunches have an additional entree option of chef’s salad, fruit chef salad, or yogurt muffin basket.

All menus from all districts subject to change.

I-70 lane closure planned near K-7 on Monday

The right lane of eastbound I-70 from 134th to K-7 will be closed for ramp construction work at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, and will reopen to all traffic at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.

According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, the lane will be closed 24-7, around the clock. The reopening date will be weather-permitting.

This work is part of Phase 1 construction for the 10-phase K-7 and I-70 interchange project in Wyandotte County, a KDOT spokesman said.

Updated daily traffic information for this interchange project and for the entire Kansas Metro Area can be viewed online at: www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.

The overall Phase 1 project work is scheduled to be completed by late fall 2014, weather permitting.