Category: Communities

Several locations in Wyandotte County are offering food assistance.

A number of food pantries are distributing food in Wyandotte County, including many with Harvesters food network.

A list of the food pantries in the area can be found at https://www.harvesters.org/Get-Help/Service-Locator. Some of the pantries have changed to outdoor food distributions.

There also are regular drive-through food distributions, with volunteers loading food into trunks of vehicles. The times and dates are subject to change, according to the listing.

The schedule of distributions also has other communities listed at https://www.harvesters.org/Harvesters.org/media/assets-uploaded/Agency/Mobile%20Pantries/KS-09-2021.pdf.

Some of the locations for food distributions include:

• Franklin Center, 1403 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8.

• Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 8.

• Full Joy Ministries, 906 N. 17th St., Kansas City, Kansas, from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Sept. 9.

• Edwardsville Mobile Pantry, 696 S. 3rd St., Edwardsville, from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. This site requires pre-registration. Telephone 913-441-3707.

• Heaven Sent Charities, 500 Nebraska, Kansas City, Kansas, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11.

• Vibrant Health, 4313 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15.

• Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17.

• Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, at Harmon High School parking lot, 2400 Steele Road, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18.

• American Indian Mobile Distribution, at the Metropolitan Baptist Temple parking lot, 853 Washington Blvd., from 1 to 2:30 pm. Saturday, Sept. 18.

• New City Church, 818 Shawnee Road, Kansas City, Kansas, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.

• Sunflower Medical Group, 2040 Hutton Road, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Saturday, Sept. 25.

• Prime Health – YMCA Mobile, 6565 State Ave., noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27.

Mary Lee Roberts Wayne, a resident, celebrated her 101st birthday Aug. 5, 2021.

A family celebration was held at the home of her youngest daughter, the Rev. Sandra Campbell an ordained Unity minister (retired FAA).

Being able to celebrate with her family was the highlight. Attending were her son Grady Wayne Jr. (retired KCKPD lieutenant) and daughter Marie Wayne Watson (retired KCK USD 500 teacher) and a few of her many grands, great-grands and great-great grands.

Mary Lee Roberts Wayne, a Kansas City resident celebrated her 101st birthday Aug. 5, 2021.

Wayne received many birthday gifts, cupcakes, a fried fish dinner; a bingo game; along with many flowers, balloons, and cards. There was laughter, music, singing, hand clapping, toe-tapping and happy tears.

She also received two proclamations – state of Kansas House of Representatives and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County – Kansas City, Kansas.

And one special gift was a signed Royals “101” jersey.

The UG proclamation read: “Mary has been a resident of Wyandotte County for more than 70 years. She was born in Strong, Arkansas; married Grady Wayne Sr. in 1938, moved to the Dotte from Marion, Louisiana in 1950. Mary Lee Roberts Wayne is matriarch of 5 generations including her 3 children; 15 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, 27 great-great grandchildren and dozens of nieces, nephews and relatives.”

Wayne has lived through and risen above many challenges in her lifetime, including racism and oppression, personal tragedy, the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean Conflict, Jim Crow era, civil rights movement, Vietnam War and many other life changing events. The Kansas state proclamation congratulated Mary Lee Wayne on achieving her milestone birthday with hope for continued health and happiness.

Family members said they are happy that she is a living testimony of how to live a good life.

Several offices in the area will be closed on Monday, Sept. 6, for the Labor Day holicay.

The Board of Public Utilities business offices will be closed on Monday, along with the Unified Government offices.

The BPU’s emergency service will be available seven days a week, 24 hours a day. For power emergencies, customers may call 913-573-9522. The water emergency number is 913-573-9622.

According to the Unified Government, Waste Management will not collect residential trash and recycling on Monday, Labor Day. Residential collection will be delayed by one day that week.

Trash and recycling collection will return to the normal schedule on Monday, Sept. 13, according to the UG. (See https://www.wycokck.org/Engage-With-Us/News-articles/Labor-Day-2021-Trash-and-Recycling)

Monday, Labor Day, is a state holiday in Kansas, and offices are closed.

Monday, Labor Day, also is a federal holiday. Monday, Labor Day, is a U.S. Postal Service holiday, also.