Category: Kansas City Missouri

At the Kansas City Auto Show

Visitors looked at the Cadillac XT4 SUV built at the General Motors Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kansas, which is on display at the Kansas City Auto Show. The auto show continues through Sunday, March 10, at Bartle Hall, Kansas City, Missouri. Hours for the remaining days are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. March9 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 10. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for ages 8 to 12. For more information, visit http://kcautoshow.com. (Photo by William Crum)
Visitors looked at the Cadillac XT4 SUV built at the General Motors Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kansas, which is on display at the Kansas City Auto Show. The auto show continues through Sunday, March 10, at Bartle Hall, Kansas City, Missouri. Hours for the remaining days are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. March9 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 10. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for ages 8 to 12. For more information, visit http://kcautoshow.com. (Photo by William Crum)
Visitors looked at the Cadillac XT4 SUV built at the General Motors Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kansas, which is on display at the Kansas City Auto Show. The auto show continues through Sunday, March 10, at Bartle Hall, Kansas City, Missouri. Hours for the remaining days are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. March9 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 10. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for ages 8 to 12. For more information, visit http://kcautoshow.com. (Photo by William Crum)
Visitors looked at the Cadillac XT4 Sport SUV built at the General Motors Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kansas, which is on display at the Kansas City Auto Show. The auto show continues through Sunday, March 10, at Bartle Hall, Kansas City, Missouri. Hours for the remaining days are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. March9 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 10. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for ages 8 to 12. For more information, visit http://kcautoshow.com. (Photo by William Crum)

Groundbreaking ceremony for Piper fire station postponed

The groundbreaking ceremony scheduled on Saturday for the new Piper fire station has been postponed because of the weather.

According to a Unified Government spokesman, the groundbreaking will take place at a later date because of the forecast of rain.

The groundbreaking date is now at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at 2913 Hutton Road, Kansas City, Kansas. Because of construction on Hutton Road, access to the site is available only by Leavenworth Road.

KCATA announces end of free fares for furloughed workers

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has announced it will end free fares for furloughed federal government workers on Feb. 15.

Federal workers were furloughed without pay from Dec. 22 to Jan. 25, and received back pay after the furlough ended. While federal workers will receive back pay, some of them had a need for services until they received their back pay.

The program of free fares for furloughed workers started on Jan. 14. The federal workers went back to work two weeks ago, but the three-week temporary deal for the workers to go back to work ends on Feb. 15. There was hope from some this week that another shutdown might be avoided.

“The shutdown is over and we were waiting to confirm that they got their paychecks,” said KCATA spokeswoman Petrina Parker.

If there is another shutdown, KCATA will “cross that bridge when we get there,” reevaluate the program at that time and make a decision, Parker said.

According to KCATA, about 1,300 free rides were taken by furloughed government employees who were affected by the shutdown.