When Hananeel Morinville, a sophomore at Shawnee Mission North, noticed her school lacked the opportunity to celebrate its diversity, she founded the school’s Black Student Union. And when Olivia Henry,
Roeland Park’s plans to improve R Park with features for residents of all ages and abilities has earned it the highest level of recognition through the First Suburbs Coalition’s Communities
Missey Smith, whose daughter Kelsey was abducted and murdered in 2007, was honored by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime on Friday for her work to
Twice he competed at the National Geographic GeoBee State Competition, and twice he bested every student in the state of Kansas. For Wyatt Boyd, who is now an eighth-grader at
Three Shawnee Mission students were winners in this year’s SevenDays button art competition. The weeklong event, which began April 9 and ends April 15, marks its fourth year of programming
The Shawnee Mission area has been the beneficiary of major investment by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District over the past several years. From the renovation of the vacant
Shawnee Mission South student Chase Horner may still be a sophomore, but he’s accomplished a feat coveted by many high school upperclassmen. Horner learned last month that he had earned
Halftime of tonight’s Lancers varsity boys basketball game will feature the induction of the first-ever member of the SM East Athletic Hall of Fame. Dr. Art Newcomer served as the
Café Provence, the neighborhood restaurant that’s been dishing up traditional French cuisine at the Village Shops for more than 15 years, is among the 100 best restaurants in the country,
When word went out Monday morning that Roesland Elementary would be having an impromptu all-school assembly in a few hours, students and teachers had not idea what to expect. But
Whitney Morgan says she knew she wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember. “I’m not sure I ever really chose teacher as much as it
SM East senior defender Charley Colby is the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association’s 2018 Defensive Player of the Year. Colby is the top honoree among the Shawnee Mission student
Last weekend, the NEJC Chamber announced the winners of its annual business awards at the organization’s annual gala. The 2018 winners and nominees were: Corporate Business of the Year: ScriptPro
Rep. Kevin Yoder’s office today released the list of 24 area high school students he will nominate to the U.S. armed forces academies — U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and
Leawood is the best small city in America, according to the website WalletHub. The website, which produces a number of rankings, this week released its annual list of the best
