Category: Bonner Springs

Fatal crash reported on Loring Lane in Wyandotte County

A man suffered fatal injuries in a crash while eluding Bonner Springs police overnight, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The crash was about 12:57 a.m. Jan. 20 at Loring Lane and Stillwell Road in Bonner Springs, according to the trooper’s report.

Juan Carlos Marquez, 22, of Lawrence, Kansas, suffered a fatal injury, the trooper’s report stated.

Marquez was in a Pontiac G8 eastbound on Loring Lane at a high rate of speed, according to the trooper’s report. He was eluding Bonner Springs police.

Marquez lost control and the G8 went into a spin striking a speed limit sign, the trooper’s report stated. After impact, the vehicle continued in a backward direction and struck a tree, the report stated.

Marquez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 5:50 a.m. Wednesday. He was not wearing a safety restraint, the trooper’s report stated.

An 18-year-old Bonner Springs woman who was a passenger in the G8 suffered a possible serious injury, according to the trooper’s report. She was taken to a hospital. The passenger had not been wearing a safety restraint, the report stated.

Several Wyandotte County students named to MidAmerica Nazarene University honor roll

Several Wyandotte County students have been named to the fall honors lists at MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe.

Students on the President’s List had a grade point average of 4.0 for the semester; students on the Dean’s List had a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99; and students on the Honor Roll had a grade point average of 3.2 to 3.49. All students named to honors were taking at least 12 semester hours.

MidAmerica Nazarene University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university that has more than 1,870 students and offers more than 40 undergraduate majors, as well as some professional and graduate programs.

On the honors lists from Wyandotte County:

From Bonner Springs:

Isabella Cavanaugh, Dean’s List
Shannon Danley, Dean’s List
Trinity Jones, Dean’s List
Gracie Myers, Dean’s List
Hannah Ryser, President’s List

From Edwardsville

Alyssa Bland, Dean’s List

From Kansas City, Kansas:

Stanley Coates, President’s List
Karyssa Forshey, Honor Roll
Jackeline Gil, Honor Roll
Riley Glassbrenner, Dean’s List
Lily Ledesma, Dean’s List
Jonathan Nelson, Dean’s List
Rebecca Viens, Dean’s List
Logan Vogel, Dean’s List

Three Wyandotte County students initiated into honor society

Three Wyandotte Countians have been initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the University of Kansas, Lawrence.

The students are Angela Jones, Bonner Springs; Riley Kaiser, Kansas City, Kansas; and Brian Ward, Kansas City, Kansas.

About 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni are initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.

The top 10 percent of seniors and the top 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees also may qualify. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also may qualify.