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Leawood News

Construction will soon begin on a mile-long stretch of Mission Road in Leawood. Residents can expect to see construction begin this spring on Mission Road between West 133rd and West 143rd streets. The project includes a complete replacement of the roads...
Financial website Wallethub considers Leawood one of the best "small" cities to live. In this year's State of the City report, Mayor Peggy Dunn announced the city received a top recognition in Wallethub's most recent small city ranking. The report included...
MorningStar Senior Living, a company offering "premier communities" for seniors, is closer to bringing a new residential and memory care facility to Johnson County. At its meeting this week, the Leawood Planning Commission unanimously approved preliminary plans for a new...
A new fire station will soon occupy the grounds of Leawood's former city hall. After roughly four years in the making, construction will wrap up this year on the station off 96th Street and Lee Boulevard. City staff say the station...
Home and kitchen appliance company Warners' Stellian wants to open its first Johnson County store in Leawood. The Leawood Planning Commission on Tuesday approved preliminary plans for a new Warners' Stellian store in southern Leawood. This store would mark the first...
A woman was taken to a hospital Wednesday morning after a semitruck dragged the car she was driving nearly eight miles on Interstate 435. Police responded to I-435 and Lackman Road Police were called to the scene near I-435 and...
Early childhood education center New Horizon Academy recently opened its first Johnson County location in southern Leawood. The center will officially celebrate with a Leawood Chamber of Commerce grand opening event Tuesday  evening. The center opened at 3650 W. 135th St. ...
Hallbrook Country Club in Leawood wants to add more pickleball courts and expand its clubhouse footprint. The club at 11220 Overbrook Road, just off State Line Road, has submitted plans for an expansion, which will go before the city planning...
Leawood's Tomahawk Park will get a revamp this year. The city's Parks and Recreation will design and install a new playground at 3951 W. 119th St. The department also plans to add other new features to educate residents on the animals they...
This year, Leawood will celebrate 75 years as a city. In honor of the anniversary, the city has a number of commemorations in the works for the coming months, including public events and a new public art sculpture. The city will...
Recent census data shows Leawood to be among the wealthiest in the country. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a report illustrating the wealthiest municipalities in the United States as of 2020. The bureau released the data in its American Community Survey,...
Leawood will review final plans for a highly-contested mixed-use development next month. If given final approval, construction on the East Village project — formerly known as Cameron's Court — could begin as soon as this spring. But the development still faced...