Although much attention in Johnson County is currently focused on municipal and other local races in the Nov. 2 election, a wide open contest is also developing for the top
An electronic program designed to keep track of items in the property room of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office that was implemented just two years ago has not done its
Eight inmates at Johnson County’s New Century Adult Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19 and are being isolated from the other inmates in the Gardner facility, Sheriff Calvin Hayden
Education and brochures haven’t reduced the number of stray bullets flying in parts of rural Johnson County. Now law enforcement, the county commission and its legal department are considering a
County planners and landowners are getting ready for a radically different type of farm planned for the area west of Gardner. Once it’s operational, the West Gardner Solar Project by
A divided Board of County Commissioners voted to appoint Emily Coleman, a frequent critic of Johnson County’s health order requiring masks in public places, to a county zoning board. On
Johnson County has suffered one more loss in its battle with big box retailers over property valuations. The Kansas Court of Appeals has sided with the landlords of Bass Pro
Little alarm bells went off for Jay Rutler about three years ago, when his son — who was in middle school at the time — started talking about a mysterious
The Johnson County Commission has approved its “wish list” of items it would like to see the Kansas Legislature work on in 2021, including a continued call for expanding Medicaid,
Johnson County’s two top law enforcement officials raised eyebrows with comments they made recently at a “Back the Blue” rally in Overland Park. At the event, Johnson County Sheriff Calvin
The Shawnee Mission Post is making much of its local coverage of the coronavirus pandemic accessible to non-subscribers. (If you value having a news source covering the situation in our
A split Johnson County Board of County Commissioners voted to reprimand Commissioner Mike Brown Thursday for a message posted on his personal Facebook page last weekend that warned of impending
After hours of impassioned, angry and, at times, teary pleas from some 60 speakers, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners voted narrowly Thursday to extend a mask mandate until
Note: The Shawnee Mission Post is making much of its local coverage of the coronavirus pandemic accessible to non-subscribers. (If you value having a news source covering the situation in
A plan to cut some Johnson County bus routes and change operating times of others has been put on hold for now because of the coronavirus outbreak. Talks about expanding
