When Missouri became a state in 1821, European Americans spread westward rapidly. In 1825, the federal government negotiated the Treaty of St. Louis, which removed 1,400 Missouri-based Shawnee to lands

By Tim Bair Looking outside as of late, it certainly seems chilly enough! But looking ahead a few weeks, it’s about to get WAY more chill in The Black Box

    By David Markham For me personally, “summer camp” always meant scout camp. I spent five consecutive summers during my youth at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation in Osceola, Mo.

By David Markham You could say Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s future Cedar Niles Park is already more than 30 years in the making. Bill Maasen recalls acquiring the

By David Markham Let me be one of the first to welcome you to a new year and a new decade! For 2020, the Johnson County Park and Recreation District