The Unified Government Board of Commissioners voted 9-0 Thursday, Oct. 1, to deny a special use permit that would have let developer Inland Bluffs work to recover about 100 acres of Holliday Drive and Inland Drive. Once home to extensive limestone mines, the land is now unstable and unable to […]
Sumner Academy ran over Schlagle 39-0 on Friday, Oct. 2, giving the Sabres a homecoming shutout and a 4-1 record. It is the team’s best start since 2010, when Coach Todd Wasserman’s team won its first eight games. The Sabres piled up more than 300 yards of offense and held […]
The Unified Government’s Economic Development and Finance Standing Committee on Monday held back about $283 thousand that an advisory board proposed to spend on park projects. Several commissioners said residents hurt by the recent storm may need the money more. The committee voted 6-1 to send $90 thousand to the […]
Kaden Honeycutt arrived at Kansas Speedway three points behind Layne Riggs in the Craftsman Truck Series Chase. He drove away 37 points ahead. Honeycutt won Saturday’s Race to Stop Suicide 200, which rain interrupted for nearly five hours. He led 111 of the 134 laps and won both stages, but […]
Labette County scored the go-ahead touchdown with 3:44 left and turned back a final Washington drive to beat the Wildcats 23-20 Friday night at Washington. The loss was the first of the season for Washington, now 3-1 after beating Schlagle, Highland Park, and Wyandotte by a combined score of 182-6. […]
For 45 minutes Saturday night, Sporting Kansas City looked like the team its new Designated Player was bought to build. The second half told the other part of the story, how far the team has to go in its rebuilding. André Luiz scored twice in the opening 10 minutes. Wyatt […]
Hawks back-to-back winners for the first time since 2011 Harmon scored the game’s final 22 points and beat Kansas City Southeast, 29-12, on Friday, Sep. 18. The win gave the Hawks their first back-to-back victories since 2011, when Steven Jackson’s team opened by beating Washington and Sumner. Head coach Ke’Von […]
The rain cleared up Saturday morning and left the day clear and bright for the Central Avenue parade, hosted by the Central Avenue Betterment Association. All five bands from the KCK school district participated, along with dance troupes, dignitaries, caballeros, and advocates. The parade ran from Park Drive and 19th […]
The Edwardsville City Council voted 4-2 on Sept. 14 to set the city’s 2027 property tax at the revenue neutral rate of 34.346 mills, turning back a push to collect more from a rising housing market. The vote came after a string of residents told the council their county appraisals […]
Sporting Kansas City turned in its most complete performance in months on Saturday, beating visiting LAFC 3-1 at Sporting Park for its first win in the series since 2021. Goals from record signing André Luiz, Taylor Calheira, and homegrown midfielder Jacob Bartlett carried Sporting past a club that entered the […]