College to host Japan Festival
The college will host the 15th annual Greater Kansas City Japan Festival from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 in the Carlsen Center. Tickets are $10 for adults and the general public, $5 for students and children and free to children under 5.
Various performances highlight this year’s event; including three sumo wrestling performances in Yardley Hall, traditional Japanese drum band Denver Taiko! and vocalist Aya Uchida. Cultural displays with various souvenirs and demonstrations will be available all day.
For more information, visit http://www.kcjapanfestival.com.
Overland Park City Council approves open carry ordinance
A new city ordinance allowing individuals to openly carry holstered handguns with the safety on went into effect Tuesday, Oct. 2. It was approved 11-1 by the Overland Park City Council at their meeting Monday, Sept. 24.
In accordance with Kan. Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s legal opinion, the ordinance allows for open carry in city parks, at various attractions such as the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, the Overland Park Soccer Complex and on public sidewalks.
Open and concealed guns are prohibited in government offices, private buildings and businesses that display a state-approved placard forbidding guns.
College, ESU sign reverse transfer agreement
Emporia State University President Michael D. Shonrock met with college president Terry Calaway Thursday, Sept. 27 to sign a reverse transfer agreement that will allow ESU students to continue pursuing their degrees at JCCC while enrolled there.
The agreement allows students who have completed at least 45 credit hours to achieve an associate degree while enrolled at ESU. It is also intended to benefit JCCC by increasing completer rate.
Compiled by Mackenzie Clark, mclark68@jccc.edu