Prairie Village Mayor Laura Wassmer this month signed on to a campaign designed to help bolster the flagging monarch butterfly population. The National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge asks mayors
We got a number of stunning responses to our call for photos of spring in bloom here in NEJC. But, as Levar Burton told us so many time, you don’t have
By Holly Cook The Leawood City Council Monday unanimously voted to remand a motion back to the planning commission that would have allowed residents to mount solar panels in their
If the 90-plus degree temperatures have hit you especially hard over the past couple of days, there’s probably a good reason for it: With an abnormally cool summer in northeast
Northeast Johnson County residents with a mid-season itch to do some gardening but who don’t have space on their own properties will have a unique opportunity through the city of
Just last year, eastern Kansas was still struggling with abnormally dry conditions that had parched the ground for several seasons. This spring, though, the area is plagued by the opposite
The largest rooftop solar panel array in the state of Kansas is now fully functional in northeast Johnson County. The Merriam IKEA announced this week that it has officially turned
The Prairie Village Environmental Committee has for the time being backed off its plans to consider a plastic bag ban or fee ordinance before the city council. Committee member Ben
Starting today, Prairie Village residents have the chance to participate in a first-of-its-kind in the Kansas City area program aimed at keeping usable textiles out of the landfill. The Prairie
SM East saw a steady stream of earth-conscious northeast Johnson County residents browsing displays and sale items at Saturday’s Prairie Village Earth Fair, the 14th annual installment of the event.
The Prairie Village City Council on Monday took a step back from a KCP&L proposal to install three electric vehicle charging stations in the parking lot at the city’s municipal
Presented with very limited comment this first day after the Christmas to New Year’s stretch: The Village Shops Ripple Glass bin — as, apparently, your cups this past week —overfloweth:
For the past year, the Prairie Village Environmental Committee has batted around the idea of new regulations aimed at reducing the use of the plastic bags in retail stores in
The cost of new energy was the featured topic at Thursday’s Thirteenth Annual Community Forum on Kansas Environmental Issues at Village Presbyterian Church — and the featured speakers had a unique
What started with a seed of an idea three years ago has blossomed into a thriving Prairie Village Community Garden. [pullquote]Popular crops in Prairie Village Prairie Village community gardner organizer
