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Wyandotte County under winter weather advisory

A winter weather advisory will be in effect from 6 p.m. Sunday to midnight, according to the National Weather Service.

Mixed precipitation is expected, the weather service said.

Total snow accumulation of one inch and ice accumulation of a light glaze is possible in the region, the weather service said.

Motorists should plan on slippery road conditions, the weather service said. They should slow down and use caution while traveling.

For the latest road conditions for the state you are in, call 511.


The temperature at 5 p.m. was 23 degrees.

Snow and sleet is possible before 10 p.m., then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 10 p.m. and midnight, according to the weather service. Tonight’s low will be 19 with a south wind of 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds may gust up to 23 mph. Little to no ice accumulation is expected, with perhaps less than a half-inch of new snow and sleet accumulation.

Santa Claus visits NICU

Santa Claus recently visited babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Kansas Health System. (Photos from University of Kansas Health System)
Santa Claus recently visited babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Kansas Health System. (Photos from University of Kansas Health System)
Santa Claus recently visited babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Kansas Health System. (Photos from University of Kansas Health System)
Santa Claus recently visited babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Kansas Health System. (Photos from University of Kansas Health System)
Santa Claus recently visited babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Kansas Health System. (Photos from University of Kansas Health System)

Faith news


Note: Please contact the church or check its social media pages to see if it is making schedule changes.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m. Dec. 24 and a Christmas Sunday worship service at 10:15 a.m. Dec. 25. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch.

Prairie Meadows Church, a Free Will Baptist congregation, 426 Emerson Ave., Bonner Springs, will have Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 25. For more information, see www.prairiemeadowschurch.com.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will celebrate Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25. Christmas Eve music starts at 6 p.m. followed by Mass at 7 p.m. Dec. 24. The KPC Ladies’ Auxiliary is collecting shoes until Dec. 30 to be given a second life to those in need. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have candlelight Christmas Eve services at 4 p.m. Dec. 24. For information about services, see https://www.opendoorkc.com/livestream. For more information see https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/ and https://www.opendoorkc.com/.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have a Christmas worship service at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/.


Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have information about services at the church. See www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches have information about Masses at the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck. The Christmas Mass schedule is 4 p.m. in English Dec. 24 at Blessed Sacrament; 5 p.m. in English at Christ the King; 6 p.m. in Spanish at Blessed Sacrament, 7 p.m. in Spanish at Christ the King, and normal Sunday schedule for Christmas Day, 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Blessed Sacrament Christmas Masses include 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled services at 10 a.m. Sunday. The Christmas Eve Communion Candlelighting Service will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 24. Christmas morning worship will be at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25. Wyandotte also is planning a New Year’s Eve game night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. For more information, including information about livestreamed services, see https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled Sunday services at 9:30 a.m., with Sunday School following the service at 10:45 a.m. The Wednesday Night Bible Study will be held at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Livestream services here at https://www.facebook.com/sunsethills.christianchurch/. For more information visit [email protected] or email [email protected].

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have information about services at https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/ and https://www.stpaulskck.org/.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, has information about Masses at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. Masses are at 5 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. in Chin-Burmese. The Christmas Mass schedule is 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and 10 p.m. in Burmese in the parish center Dec. 24. The Christmas Day Mass schedule is 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon in Burmese in the parish center and 12:45 p.m. in Spanish on Dec. 25. St. Patrick Church will have a mobile blood drive from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the parish center, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page. To send in items for the Faith News, email information to [email protected]. Please include your name and contact information.