The Merriam police officer hadn’t started her shift yet when she got the call. But within minutes, Officer Kristin Jasinski had saved a toddler’s life after the little girl had
Thirteen Shawnee Mission high school seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. The semifinalist designations were earned based on students’ performance on the Preliminary SAT/National
With affordable cost-of-living, great schools and child care options and strong socioeconomic factors like intact families and high employment rates, Overland Park is the best place in the country to
Loren Davis named 2018 Westwood Foundation Merit Scholarship recipient. Loren Davis, a 2018 graduate of SM East and Westwood resident, is the recipient of the Westwood Foundation’s annual college scholarship.
A record 40 bakers dished up entries for this year’s VillageFest pie contest — but there can be only one who reaches the pinnacle of local pie-baking glory. And this
Each year, Prairie Village’s VillageFest celebration kicks off with a ceremony that features the unveiling of winners of the annual Community Spirit Awards, which honor citizens and businesses for their
SM Northwest debaters Julian Kuffour and Emmanuel Osei may have had to settle for for third place in policy debate at the National Speech and Debate Association’s National Tournament in
Prior to her election at the SM East area representative on the Shawnee Mission Board of Education last fall, Mary Sinclair had spent 15 years in a variety of roles
SM Northwest’s Julian Kuffour and Emmanuel Osei took second place in the country in the National Catholic Forensics League Grand National Tournament this weekend in Washington, D.C. It’s not the
Shawnee Mission track and field athletes showed they’re among the tops in the state of Kansas over the weekend. SM Northwest took second place in the men’s final standings behind
Shawnee Mission teacher of the visually impaired Jeri Hile is the Braille Institute’s 2018 Teacher of the Year. The prestigious honor comes after an extensive selection process, in which teachers
Larry Martin, a Belinder Elementary veteran who has been teaching 2nd grade for 27 years, is the champion of the 2018 Jeopardy Teachers Tournament. After extending the $9,200 lead he
The coordinated efforts of local government and law enforcement agencies have put Johnson County at the forefront of a national effort to keep people with mental illnesses out of jail
The Shawnee Mission School District has nominated SM West science teacher Ryan Call and Arrowhead Day School special education teacher Cathy Sheridan as its nominees for 2019 Kansas Teacher of
The 2018 installment of U.S. News & World Reports’ annual Best High Schools rankings gives Shawnee Mission schools high marks. The rankings put three SMSD schools — SM East at number
