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The Unified Government has four drop-off sites for Christmas tree recycling.
The recycling sites are at City Park, 2601 Park Drive; Alvey Park, 4850 Metropolitan; Stony Point Park, 531 N. 86th, and Wyandotte County Park, 126th and State.
The recycling sites will be open from Dec. 28 to Jan. 31, according to an announcement on the UG Facebook page.
Before recycling, residents are asked to remove all ornaments, ribbons and other materials from the tree.
Look for warmer temperatures with breezy south winds on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
Today’s high will be near 60 with winds gusting as high as 33, the weather service said.
A cold front will move through Thursday evening, but temperatures should remain above normal through the weekend, according to the weather service.
Rain chances will be limited through the weekend with better chances for precipitation on Monday, the weather service said.
Today, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 60 and a south southwest wind of 14 to 17 mph, gusting as high as 33 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 30, according to the weather service. A west wind of 8 to 13 mph will become light after midnight, with winds gusting as high as 24 mph.
Friday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 44 and a light and variable wind, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 30, according to the weather service. A calm wind will become southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 50 and a light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 33, according to the weather service.
On Sunday, New Year’s Day, it will be partly sunny with a high near 54, the weather service said.
On Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 43, according to the weather service.
On Monday, there is a 70 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon, the weather service said. The high will be near 59.
Monday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain before midnight, with a low of 38, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 47, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 26, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 37, the weather service said.
Two Wyandotte County students have been initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the University of Kansas.
The students are Christa Bella Bizimana of Kansas City, Kansas, and Brook Rentz of Bonner Springs.
They are among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.