Category: Wyandotte County

Wyandotte County area may get some rain this afternoon

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Scattered thunderstorms may develop this afternoon, mainly after 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

While some storms in the region may be capable of producing small hail and lightning, severe weather is not expected, the weather service stated.

Today’s high will be 89, and skies will be mostly sunny. The chance of precipitation is 30 percent. The wind is predicted to be 6 to 10 mph.

Thunderstorm chances will continue into the weekend and into the beginning of next week, according to the weather service.

There is a potential for storms to be severe on Saturday in the region, with the main concerns large hail and damaging winds.

Two youth recognized for volunteer efforts

Kohl’s Department Stores recognized two youth from Wyandotte County today in its Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program.

The two were among 25 from Kansas who will each receive a $50 gift card and recognition certificate from Kohl’s to honor their community service efforts.

The two youth honored from Wyandotte County were Wyatt Caldwell, 8, Edwardsville; and Braden Korgol, 8, Bonner Springs.

They were among 2,300 youth honored nationwide for their volunteerism.

The local winners will compete in a regional competition in July to win a $1,000 scholarship for higher education. Then, regional winners will compete for a $10,000 national scholarship. Ten will be awarded in the nation.

Two Wyandotte County students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

Two Wyandotte County students were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society at Kansas State University, Manhattan, recently.

They are Khiana Harris, junior in psychology and anthropology, Kansas City; Kan.; and Xavier Capalla, junior in biology and Spanish, Bonner Springs.

To be eligible for membership to the honor society, a student must be a junior or senior with a grade point average of at least 3.7; students with GPAs of 3.6 to 3.7 may be considered if the level and depth of their course work indicates an unusually distinguished record. In addition, students also must be candidates for a bachelor’s degree in the university’s College of Arts and Sciences or have at least 90 hours or three-fourths of their total course work from departments in the college. Students also must have taken a required number and level of courses in a foreign language, mathematics, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.