With fall sports schedules starting for high school and middle school sports, cancellations and postponements also could be a possibility for outdoor sports.

The area is in an excessive heat warning until 10 p.m. Thursday.

According to weather.com, the National Weather Service’s heat warning continues though Thursday evening. The heat wave that has toasted several portions of the country was in full force Saturday and hasn’t offered much of a reprieve.

Heat index values are expected to range between 105 and 120 degrees through Thursday.

Tonganoxie Recreation Commission’s cancellation policy for outdoor games is a heat index of 110. TRC director Brad Eccles said Monday that he’s also encouraging youth rec league coaches for fall sports to cancel practices or find alternatives to outdoor sessions such as indoor practices where cooling systems can help reduce temperatures.

The NWS reminds residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun and check up on relatives and neighbors during the excessive heat advisory. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.

People also should take extra precautions if they work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.

Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location and 911 contacted.

TCHS program will be next week

This month’s Tonganoxie Community Historical Society program is being pushed back a week due to the excessive heat.

The meeting will be 7-8:30 p.m. this Tuesday. It will start with a brief business meeting followed by the program at the museum, 201 W. Washington St.

TCHS will welcome Dr. Steve Collins for his program “In the Eye of the Border Storm: The Under Ground Railroad at Quindaro, Kansas Territory 1857.”

The presentation will focus on the history of this Free State town (in Wyandotte County) and its Underground Railroad from the arrival of the Wyandot Natives to the issue of the final copy of The Quindaro Chindowan newspaper in the summer of 1858.