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Northeast Johnson County morning roundup

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Debbie Mootz is leaving Roeland Park after 17 years.
Debbie Mootz is leaving Roeland Park after 17 years.
County Commission Chair candidates appear on Up To Date. In case you missed it, the three candidates vying for “mayor of Johnson County” — Chair of the Board of County Commissioners — appeared on KCUR’s Up To Date Friday to discuss their platforms. It was incumbent Ed Eilert and challengers Patricia Lightner and Ed Peterson’s last forum before Tuesday’s primary vote. [Panel Forum: Candidates For Johnson County, Kansas Commission Chair — KCUR]

Washington Post covers Milton Wolf’s “tea party push” against Roberts. The Washington Post on Sunday published an examination of Leawood resident Milton Wolf’s campaign to unseat incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts, including a video interview with him. [Vulnerable Kansas senator leaves opening for tea party push — Washington Post]

NEJC native part of cast of Ragtime at Theatre in the Park. Ashley Jones of Prairie Village is among the members of the ensemble in Ragtime, the Theatre in the Park production that debuted this past weekend. The final performances of the season for Ragtime and Theatre in the Park will be Aug. 6-9.

Reception planned for Roeland Park’s Debbie Mootz. Roeland Park will hold a reception for City Clerk and Director of Finance Debbie Mootz who is leaving the city after 17 years for a new position. The reception will start at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Roeland Park City Hall. Refreshments will be served.

About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, where he earned the Calder Pickett Award. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

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