Category: Wyandotte County

Halloween events planned today

If you missed Halloween events held last week, there are still a few events being held today for kids.

Adults should accompany children going trick-or-treating or to events.

KCK Libraries

The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Libraries have several events happening at their different locations.


West Wyandotte Library has a paper pumpkin take-home craft available for ages 3 and older. Also at West Wyandotte are a Scavenger Haunt and a Storywalk Monster Parade.


Turner Community Library has a pumpkin ornament craft for all ages. Turner also is offering a funny face pumpkin frame take-home craft for all ages.


The Main Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library has an adult take-home craft, a spider web wreath.


For more information, visit www.kckpl.org.

Alcott Arts Center

Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold its annual outdoor Halloween event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31.

The creations of Tim Burton, known for horror films such as Beetlejuice and the Nightmare Before Christmas, will be the theme of the event.

Artist Darryl Woods will have posters, and there will be face-painting by Sheryl Nance-Durst. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/events/795508084989913/?ref=newsfeed.

Free ice cream cones

Quik Trip is offering a free vanilla cone to trick-or-treaters ages 12 and younger on Halloween night. Children must be dressed in costume and come inside QuikTrip between 4 p.m. and the QT Kitchen closing time to receive the free cone.

Trunk-or-treat


A trunk-or-treat will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at Bristol Hill United Methodist Church, 4826 County Line Road, Kansas City, Kansas. It is a safe alternative to traditional trick-or-treating. Kids may wear their costumes.

Today’s public meeting

ARPA Subcommittee to meet

The Unified Government’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Subcommittee will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. It will be a virtual meeting. The public may view the meeting in person in the fifth floor conference room, Suite 515 of City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas, or virtually through a Zoom webinar. The webinar link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87938999145. The webinar ID is 879 3899 9145. For more information, see https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Agendas-Minutes.

Temperatures warming today

Temperatures will reach 70 today, warming through midweek, according to the National Weather Service.

There will be breezy conditions with decreasing clouds, the weather service said.

Dry fuels and gusty winds will elevate fire weather concerns Tuesday through Thursday, according to the weather service. The next chance of showers will be late Thursday night into Friday.

The trick-or-treating forecast tonight will be 67 degrees at 5 p.m., 65 degrees at 6 p.m. and 62 degrees at 7 p.m. It will be partly cloudy. The wind will be about 10 mph from the west at 5 p.m., 5 mph from the west at 6 p.m. and 5 mph from the southwest at 7 p.m. Sunset is at 6:18 p.m.

Today it will be mostly cloudy, then gradually sunny, with a high near 70, the weather service said. A calm wind will become west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tonight, Halloween, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 46 and a calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph after midnight, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 76 and a light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning, the weather service said. Winds may gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday night, it will be clear, with a low of 53 and a south wind of 8 mph, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 74 and a south wind of 9 to 17 mph, gusting as high as 28 mph, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 59, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 75, the weather service said.

Thursday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers, with a low of 59, according to the weather service.

Friday, there is a 60 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 62.

Friday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers, with a low of 48, according to the weather service.

Saturday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers, with a high near 57, the weather service said.

Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a low of 48, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 59, the weather service said.