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Finalists for county administrator to meet with public Tuesday

The community may meet with three candidates Tuesday for county administrator.

The meeting will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, Commission Chambers.

Those interested in attending may sign up by Feb. 4 at www.wycokck.org or contact the office of the Mayor at 913-573-5010.

The candidates are scheduled to meet with Mayor Tyrone Garner on Wednesday.

The three finalists are John P. Curp, most recently interim city manager of Cincinnati, with a background of chief legal officer and chief prosecutor; Elke Doom, municipal manager, budget and finance expertise, community relations, downtown redevelopment and capital improvement; and David W. Johnston, who has 25 years experience in intergovernmental relations, economic development, strategic planning, financial management and budgeting, and staff development mentoring.


There were 32 applicants, and the task force narrowed them to 14 and then six.

Faith news

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

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will celebrate Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.


Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 5. 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 worship service at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5. 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 a service at 11 a.m. Feb. 5. 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.


Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled services at 10 a.m. Sunday. 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.


Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a Sunday worship service at 10:15 a.m. Feb. 5. 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. Feb. 5. For more information, see www.prairiemeadowschurch.com.


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.

One dead in officer-involved shooting

One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting Friday evening in Kansas City, Kansas.

Just before 6 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 5400 block of Haskell Avenue on an opioid overdose, a police spokesman stated.

As officers and EMS arrived at the home, they observed an adult male fleeing on a bicycle, the spokesman stated. A description of that individual was broadcast over the air.

Two adults, one male and one female, and were found unresponsive in the home. EMS revived them by administering NARCAN and transported them to an area hospital.

A short time after hearing the fleeing suspect’s description, an officer located him in the 5200 block of Rowland Avenue (approximately a half mile from the home) and attempted to make contact.

During that interaction, the officer discharged his weapon, striking the suspect, the spokesman stated. Police and a deputy with the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office performed life-saving efforts until EMS arrived on scene and pronounced him deceased. No officers were injured in the exchange.

A gun was recovered near the suspect. According to department policy, the officer involved has been placed on paid administrative leave pending evaluation, according to the spokesman.

Detectives with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department and the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office are currently investigating this incident. Anyone with information about this incident or anyone who may have been in the area and observed activity possibly related to the incident, is urged to contact the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

  • Information from KCK Police Department