Category: Wyandotte County

Four highway projects approved for Wyandotte County

Four state highway construction projects were approved recently for Wyandotte County.

The Kansas Department of Transportation approved the highway construction and maintenance projects at a bid letting May 21 in Topeka.

They include:

– I 435, interchanges at Parallel Parkway and K 5/Leavenworth Road, signing, Collins and Hermann Inc., St. Louis, Mo, $185,256.60.

– I 35, cantilever signs at northbound I 35 off ramp to 18th Expressway and southbound off ramp to 18th Expressway, signing, Collins and Hermann Inc., St. Louis, Mo, $126,298.91.

–K 5, from the U.S. 69/K 5 junction, west to the north junction of I 635/K 5, pavement patching, 2.2 miles, Realm Construction Inc., Blue Springs, Mo, $1,322,943.85.

–Merriam Lane, from 24th Street to 10th Street, grading, bridge and surfacing, 1.3 miles, Miles Excavating Inc., Basehor, Ks, $7,431,351.77.

In addition, there were some statewide projects approved. These include ADA sidewalk improvements, $409,998 statewide.

Student news

Vallejo named to dean’s list at Upper Iowa

Joleen Vallejo, an accounting major from Bonner Springs, Kan., was named to the Upper Iowa University 2013-14 Spring Dean’s List.

To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student. The university is in Fayette, Iowa.

Williams receives degree from Georgia Institute

Ronald Williams of Kansas City, Kan., has earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Williams was among approximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students who received degrees during Georgia Tech’s 247th commencement exercises.

Tisch graduates cum laude

Katerina Tisch of Bonner Springs graduated from the University of San Diego on May 25.

Tisch earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate. Tisch graduated cum laude.

The University of San Diego is a Catholic institution of higher learning committed to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values and the creation of ethical leaders.