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Friends, family and the greater Blue Valley Southwest community are grieving in the wake of boys basketball coach and teacher Dustin Leochner's death earlier this month. And the team he once coached, the Timberwolves, are trying to play through their...
The stop signs facing east and west at 69th and Fonticello streets in Prairie Village are staying put. The Prairie Village City Council during the council committee of the whole earlier this month agreed to keep the two stop signs...
By Noah Taborda Six close contacts of an Olathe Northwest student have tested positive for tuberculosis so far, according to the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment. The department, alongside the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, began testing after...
While the USD 232 in De Soto Board of Education has its reservations about the state's open enrollment policy, the school board still plans to formally adopt it. At a public hearing on Nov. 6, the school board had its...
Happy Thursday, Shawnee Mission! ☀️Today’s forecast: Mostly sunny. High: 67. Low: 43. One thing to know The Olathe school district is considering changes to its elementary, middle and high school start and end times for the 2024-2025 school year.  Superintendent Brent...
Happy Tuesday, Shawnee Mission! ☀️ Today’s forecast: Sunny, then mostly clear in the evening. High 69. Low: 43. One thing to know today The Johnson County Election Office will begin its canvass today at 9 a.m. at its office at...
Happy Thursday, Shawnee Mission! 🌧Today’s forecast: More rain showers expected. High: 71. Low: 50. 🚨 One thing to know The Shawnee Mission East girls tennis team took home its fifth consecutive 6A state title earlier this month.  The 6A State Girls Tennis Tournament...
Dozens of high school students across Johnson County have already begun the school year by earning accolades. This week, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced which students from school districts across Johnson County could go on to earn prestigious National...
A Lenexa music teacher received the surprise and honor of a lifetime for her hard work in the community. When Helen Harrelson, the head of instrumental music at St. James Academy, walked into one of the school’s music rooms Thursday,...
A retiring Shawnee Police Department officer’s career didn’t evolve as he originally thought it would. It turned out even better. Growing up, Officer Mo Loridon admired what he thought of as the “bad ass cops.” But it was through emotion...
With sunny skies and early school releases, hundreds lined Mission Road in Prairie Village on Thursday afternoon to watch this year’s Lancer Day Parade. It's an annual tradition kicking off the start of a new school year — and football...
Kansas public schools are fully funded for the fifth year in a row. Gov. Laura Kelly paid a visit to Indian Valley Elementary in the Blue Valley School District on Wednesday, receiving a tour from students before signing House Substitute...