Newsletter-Mid-Week

Administrator discusses rules of rezoning, use permits

In anticipation of constituents’ questions about three McIntyre Road proposals, Lansing City Administrator Tim Vandall provided what he called some education about the rules of rezoning and conditional use permits at a recent Lansing City Council work session.He had told council members at a previous meeting that three concepts for development alongside McIntyre Road would be forthcoming and he thinks residents may be confused and have questions about what can happen. When the first piece of property reached council members in November, landowners were seeking to rezone it so development could occur.

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Bobcats power past Piper in UKC battle

In just 2.4 seconds Tuesday, the Basehor-Linwood High School boys’ basketball team served notice to the entire United Kansas Conference – and perhaps the state – that it is not to be taken lightly.Led by 19 points from Micah Gibbs and 17 from Breckin McBride, the Bobcats slugged their way to a 63-59 UKC victory over first-place Piper High School before a packed house on Senior Night.According to Basehor coach Mike McBride, there has been a noticeable shift in the way his team has played of late.“I don’t know why, but it feels like they finally bought in a week and a half ago,” the veteran mentor said. “Our bigs have finally started believing us when we tell them how impossible they are to guard, and how strong they are, and that’s opened up things for our guards, and it’s all working.”Gibbs is one of those bigs.

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Area wrestlers set sights on state berth

A pair of Leavenworth County boys’ wrestling teams will host KSHSAA East Regional boys’ wrestling tourneys this weekend, with both Tonganoxie High School (Class 4A) and Basehor-Linwood High School (5A) looking to capitalize on some good home cooking. All five county high schools will be participating in the regional state qualifying rounds.When the first matches begin in this weekend’s 4A East Regional, the Chieftains will have entrants in all 14 weight classes.

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Selected Royals games to be broadcast for free

The Kansas City Royals announced a partnership with Gray Media to provide new, expanded and free access for fans by simulcasting 10 regular season broadcasts with FanDuel Sports Network, the Royals rightsholder partner. The games will be shown on KCTV5 (CBS), KSMO (MyNetwork) or both on Sundays throughout the season, with selected games announced at a later date.The new partnership will increase reach and access of the selected games, providing a new way for nearly seven million households to watch the Royals.

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