Category: Wyandotte County

Today’s public meetings

Special school board meeting today

A special board meeting of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the offices of McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips law firm, 10 E. Cambridge Circle Drive, Suite 300, Kansas City, Kansas. It is open to the public.

The agenda includes the human resources report and recommendations; an executive closed session to discuss matters of nonelected personnel; and possible board discussion on legislative priorities, facilities committee and camera community forum. A review of the solicitation policy BBC is on the agenda. Also on the agenda is professional development for the board by Dr. Marcia Weseman.

UG Arts subcommittee to meet today

The Unified Government’s Public Arts and Placemaking Subcommittee is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, virtually and at the fifth floor conference room at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Topics on the agenda include meeting expectations, determining their subcommittee’s work, evaluation, a toolbox inventory of what they need and next steps.

The public may watch in the conference room or virtually online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89543655808?pwd=K05kV0IwdVgwTEdQNEtrbUI0ajc2dz09. The meeting ID is 895 4365 5808 and the passcode is 525881.

BPU to meet tonight

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16.

The work session at 5 p.m. will be followed by a regular meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Topics on the agenda for the 5 p.m. meeting include a board update, general manager update, the 2023 budget plan for capital improvements and a discussion of redistricting for the BPU in Wyandotte County.

Also, the regular session at 6 p.m. Wednesday will have several topics on the agenda:

Public comment time will be followed by general manager and staff reports. A risk management policy resolution, water operations benchmarking and miscellaneous comments are on the agenda, along with board comments.

The public may call in to listen to the BPU meetings on their telephones, or the public may access the internet and click on a Zoom meeting button.

To join the Zoom meeting on the internet, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

Those listening by telephone may call toll-free 1-888-475-4499. The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

The board meeting information packet is available to the public at this link:
https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-11-16-22.pdf.


To see a story about this meeting, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/bpu-scheduled-to-meet-wednesday-3/

Temperatures well below normal

Snow glistenng on trees on Tuesday morning in Wyandotte County. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
The maximum temperature forecast is in the mid-30s Wednesday in the Kansas City area, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)

Temperatures are well below normal through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Today’s high will be 35, with a west northwest wind gusting as high as 23 mph, the weather service said.

Overnight lows will be in the teens across eastern Kansas and most of Missouri this week, according to the weather service.

Snow flurries are possible at times through the end of this week, with no accumulations expected. Seasonable temperatures will return next week, the weather service said.

Flurries are possible on Thursday afternoon, probably after 5 p.m., with some sprinkles earlier in the afternoon, according to the weather service.

Today, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 35, the weather service said. A west northwest wind of 9 to 14 mph will gust as high as 23 mph.

Tonight, there will be increasing clouds, with a low of 22 with a west southwest wind of 3 to 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, there is a chance of sprinkles after noon, mixing with flurries after 5 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 41, with a west southwest wind of 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds may gust as high as 22 mph.

Thursday night, there is a chance of sprinkles and flurries before 7 p.m., then a chance of flurries between 7 p.m. and midnight, according to the weather service. The low will be around 17. A northwest wind of 9 mph will gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 28 and a northwest wind of 7 to 11 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 17, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 36, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be clear, with a low of 17, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 42, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be clear, with a low of 30, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 32, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said.

KCK woman killed in deer accident in Missouri

A Kansas City, Kansas, woman, Deborah D. Yelverton, age 56, was killed in a crash late Monday in Platte County, Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports.

Yelverton’s vehicle struck a deer there, according to the report. A 28-year-old driver from Belton, Missouri, also was southbound on Highway 59.

Yelverton’s vehicle became disabled, blocking the roadway, according to the crash report. Then the Belton driver’s vehicle struck the Yelverton vehicle, according to the crash report.

Yelverton was taken to North Kansas City Hospital and pronounced dead around 11 p.m. Monday, according to the report.

It was raining and snowing in parts of the Kansas City area on Monday night.