Category: Kansas City Kansas

Kansas City, Kan., police reports

March 12
Theft, 1600 block of Washington Boulevard, vehicle, $3,000 value.
Theft, 7700 block of Corona, 2012 Nissan, $30,000 value.
Burglary, 2300 block of Woodend, sewer drain snake, compressor, hand tools, $1,500 value.
Burglary, criminal damage, 500 block of South 78th, hasp, two titles, one slot machine, $4,110 value.
Criminal damage, 1400 block of South 37th, lamp, $30 value.
Criminal damage, 2600 block of Grandview Boulevard, screen, $30 value.

March 11
Theft, 1200 block of North 8th, vehicle, $2,500 value.
Theft, 9700 block of Leavenworth Road, The Woodlands, electrical wires, $2,000 value.
Burglary, criminal damage, 6300 block of Orville, shoes, cash, wing car window, door frame, $197 value.
Burglary, criminal damage, 200 block of Edgerton, door, currency, $450 value.
Burglary, 1600 block of North 59th Place, two televisions, $798 value.
Burglary, 1500 block of North 55th Drive, camera, $350 value.

Jan. 20
Theft, 2700 block of Espenlaub Lane, 2008 scooter, $800 value.

Oct. 13, 2013
Forgery, theft, 2800 block of Parkview, checks, cash, $125 value.

Piper students sail through KVL math competition

Piper High School students did extremely well in the Kaw Valley League math competition.

Piper took 15 students to the competition, and 12 returned with medals.

Piper medalists included:

KVL champions in calculus:  Jared Davis, Martin Galindo, Zak Roy

Advanced math trig:  Taylor Beashore, Laura Clark, Sidney Thompson placed 3rd.   (Tied score for 2nd place, but lost tiebreaker)

Algebra 2: Tyler Nguyen, Kylie Jorgenson, Elizabeth Warner placed 2nd.  (Tied score for 1st place, but lost tiebreaker)

Algebra 1: Sophie Roper, Alexander Falk, Kara Evans placed 2nd.

In all events totaled together, Piper students did better than the other schools competing.

Piper students also answered more questions correctly (92 correct answers) than the other schools.

–    from Doug Key, Piper activities director

KCK residents compare notes on their BPU bills

A community group met last week in a meeting that was called “The People vs. the BPU.”
In the meeting March 26 at a room at Kansas City Kansas Community College, the 21st Century KCK Citizens United discussed topics about the Board of Public Utilities, including the PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) fee, access and other fees on their bills and what the charges are for.  Residents also expressed their concerns about the new BPU meters.
Residents brought their bills in and the bills are being compared, according to Cardelia Walker, a real estate agent who is one of the leaders of the group.
“Our purpose is to work for the people of KCK and issues important to them,” Walker said. “BPU was No. 1 at this time.”
The group’s goal is to give the people a voice, she said. “People were hurting with $400 BPU bills,” she said.
At the April 2 BPU meeting, BPU officials discussed having an informative  public meeting in mid-April to discuss the BPU bill charges and what they are for.