Several more candidates file for office

Several more candidates have filed for local offices, according to a list from the Wyandotte County Election Commission office.

The candidates on the May 18 list:

For mayor-CEO of the Unified Government: incumbent Mark R. Holland, David Alvey, D. Keith Jordan and Janice Grant Witt.
For Unified Government at-large 2nd District: Tom Burroughs and John “J.D.” Rios.
For Unified Government Commissioner, District 1: incumbent Gayle E. Townsend.
For Unified Government Commissioner, District 5: Incumbent Mike Kane and Sarah Kremer.
For Unified Government Commissioner, District 7: Incumbent Jim Walters, George Cooper and Jim A. Gibson.
For Unified Government Commissioner, District 8: Incumbent Jane W. Philbrook, and Kendon McClaine.
For Sheriff: Incumbent Donald Ash and Marvin L. Main.
For Board of Public Utilities, District 2: Incumbent Thomas W. Groneman.
For Board of Public Utilities, at large position 1: Incumbent Mary Gonzales and Nikole C. Owens.
For Board of Public Utilities, at large position 2: Ryan Eidson.
For Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees, regular term: Thomas G. Earp, Colton J. Gibson.
For Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees, unexpired term: Tyrone Garner.
For the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education, regular term: Maxine Drew, Wanda Brownlee Paige, Stacy Yeager, Joseph A. Straws III, Maria Cecilia Ysaac.
For the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education, unexpired term: Korri Hall Thompson.
For the Turner Board of Education: Joy D. Beery, Jeff Davidson, Steve Russell, Daniel Soptic.
For the Piper Board of Education: Desiree Fergus.
For the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Board of Education: Jeff Tinberg.
For Bonner Springs City Council, Ward 1: Patricia E. Welicky.
For Bonner Springs City Council, Ward 2: Tom Stephens.
For Bonner Springs City Council, Ward 3: Rodger Shannon.
For Bonner Springs City Council, Ward 4: Joe Peterson.

The filing deadline is noon June 1.

Piper results

Piper High School – girls soccer vs. Baldwin (regional final)
– Piper varsity won 2-0
o Regional champs

Piper is the No. 3 seed playing Andover Central at 7 p.m. on May 25.

– Information from Doug Key, Piper High School activities director

Piper results

Piper High School – girls soccer vs. Bishop Seabury (semi-final regional)
– Varsity won 5 -0
– Scheduled to play tonight at 5 p.m. vs.Baldwin (regional championship game)

Piper High School – softball at Tonganoxie (regionals)
– Semi-final game vs. Atchison
o Varsity won 17-0
– Final game vs. Tonganoxie
o Varsity won 11-10
o 4A DI state qualifier (4 in a row)
o Play in Salina on Thursday May 25th (4 p.m. or 6 p.m.)

Regional track at Baldwin: Because of the threat of weather on Friday. Baldwin High School has made the decision to move the start time to 10 a.m. for field events, 11:30 a.m. for running prelims, and 1 p.m. for finals. They will make every attempt to get the meet in on Friday, if weather delays, they will wait it out.

– Information from Doug Key, Piper High School activities director