Category: Communities

The Unified Government is converting its recycling center at 3241 Park Drive into a yard waste dropoff site, starting Friday, April 25.

According to information from the UG, the yard waste dropoff site will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Friday and Saturday.

Only yard waste will be accepted at the site. That will include grass clippings, garden trimmings, leaves, branches and other yard waste.  Recyclables such as paper, plastic, glass, cardboard and aluminum will not be accepted at the yard waste dropoff location.

Residents may take a load of grass clippings, garden trimmings, leaves or branches to the new site, 3241 Park Drive, Kansas City, Kan. It will not accept stumps and logs larger than 12 inches in diameter or items more than four feet long.

Wyandotte County residents will need to show proof of residency, such as a driver’s license. Commercially generated material will not be accepted.

Wyandotte County residents also may take residential yard waste to the Deffenbaugh landfill in Johnson County, free of charge with proof of residency.  Residents with a load of grass clippings, garden trimmings, leaves or branches can load them up and dump them in a designated site at the landfill without paying a tipping fee. Deffenbaugh will not accept stumps, logs larger than 12 inches in diameter or items more than four feet in length. Commercially generated material will not be accepted.

Residents in Kansas City, Kan., also may dispose of yard waste in their regular weekly trash pickup. Leaves and grass clippings must be bagged and not in excess of 50 pounds per bag. Tree limbs must be tied in bundles not more than four feet long and not in excess of 50 pounds.

The UG also encourages residents to consider using grass clippings and leaves in their landscaping. They can be used to provide organic matter and nutrients for landscaping.  Mulch mowing, mulching, composting or tilling the leaves into the soil are ways that improve the soil and avoid landfill disposal.

One-of-a-kind antiques from Europe and the Middle East are the focus of an estate sale May 1 through 3 at the home of the late Sen. Jack Steineger.

Steineger, a lifelong Wyandotte County resident and long-time state senator, served in the U.S. Foreign Service and was stationed overseas immediately following World War II. He and his wife, Margaret, collected a treasure trove of beautiful and rare furnishings during their seven years in Europe and the Middle East. Steineger died in 2012, and the family home and acreage is also for sale.

Steineger collected avidly upon his return to the United States, and items for sale reflect his astute eye for beautiful, unique pieces, many of which are unusual American antiques. In addition, the Steinegers inherited from three relatives many antiques that are included in the sale.

Included in the sale are beautiful European paintings, china imported from England, European linens, hand-made American quilts, needlepoint chairs, a rare “drum” table with revolving shelf, inlaid wood tables, two antique American sofas, a clawfoot dining table, two imported English buffets, two American china cabinets, a library of more than 1,500 books, assorted kitchenware and furnishings, everyday linens and a rare Lipp and Sons baby grand piano imported from Germany.

The estate sale is being held by Dolly Wittman, Caring Transitions. Sale hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1. The sale continues May 2 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and May 3 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) at the Steineger house, 6400 Valley View Road, Kansas City, Kan. Hours and details are available on Wittman’s website at www.caringtransitions.net/kansascity.

A moving sale at the adjacent home of Steineger’s son, former Sen. Chris Steineger and his wife, Shari Wilson, will be held at the same dates and times.  Information is available at http://www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/KS/Kansas-City/66111/619437.

The property, encompassing a two-story, four-bedroom house with pool, outbuildings, and approximately ten acres of land (including four buildable lots), will be listed for sale. Three adjoining houses on the estate, including a guest house, a rental house and a rental duplex, are also for sale. The agent for the properties is Thom Knowles, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, 816-589-1957.