The Leawood City Council unanimously approved the appointment of interim Fire Chief Colin Fitzgerald as permanent chief at its Monday night meeting. City Clerk Kelly Varner swore in Fitzgerald in
The Leawood City Council presented Fire Chief David Williams with an outstanding service award this week in advance of his retirement after seven and a half years leading the Leawood
Leawood will delay the start date of collection of a new 1% sales tax for the Ranch Mart North Community Improvement District at the corner of 95th Street and Mission
In the seventh grade, Leawood resident and Pembroke Hill senior Ty Toney made an awkward turn in basketball game and tore his ACL. He recovered, dropped basketball to focus on
As police departments across Johnson County — and the rest of the country — are increasingly turning to footage from private cameras to aid in crime investigations, the city of
For the second year in a row, the website Wallethub had named Leawood the best small city in America. The website, which focuses on personal finance issues, released its annual
Local members of the Daughters of the American Revolution spent two days cleaning up and restoring Linwood Pioneer Cemetery in Leawood. The Daughters volunteered two work days Oct. 11 and
On Wednesday, thousands of Johnson County students hoofed it to class as part of National Walk to School Day. And at one Shawnee Mission school, the event provided the opportunity
One Kansas City-based startup’s mission is to make sure travelers can purchase souvenirs from the cities that they’re visiting. Now, SouveNEAR, a startup that repurposes vending machines to sell locally
School is back in session, and the end-of-summer weather makes for optimal conditions for students and parents walking to and from school. In some residential parts of northeast Johnson County,
Leawood on Monday became the largest city in Johnson County thus far to adopt a non-discrimination ordinance that provides legal protections for LGBTQ+ individuals. The ordinance gives people who believe
The Leawood City Council on Monday moved to place discussion of a possible non-discrimination ordinance granting legal protections to LGBTQ+ individuals on the agenda of next month’s city council meeting.
The city of Shawnee is growing Shawnee Town 1929 in the coming years, with the addition of a few “new” century-old buildings and a storm sewer system underneath a portion
A scenic stretch of Lee Boulevard in north Leawood, known for its popularity among cyclists, is getting bicycle lanes and some related road improvements this summer. The city plans to
The Leawood Historic Commission last week dedicated a new bronze plaque commemorating the city’s first commercial development, the Leawood Shops at Somerset and Lee Blvd. Built in 1951 by cousins
