Merriam Town Center is set to welcome discount department store chain Ross Dress for Less as its newest occupant. The national clothing retailer is moving into half of the space
Merriam became the latest Johnson County city to consider imposing a citywide mask mandate in the face of rising cases of COVID-19 this summer. Ultimately, however, the city council this
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed an appropriations bill that includes $500,000 to start the upper Turkey Creek Levee project in downtown Merriam. That’s well short of the
Bob’s Discount Furniture is planning to open a new store at Merriam Town Center this September in part of the the space vacated by Hen House in 2018. The national
Merriam Police and the Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating after a man’s body was found in a wooded area near 75th Street and Interstate 35 early Monday morning.
Maybe Ted Lasso didn’t get the result he’d have liked in the UEFA European Championship, but he did get the city of Merriam’s attention on Sunday. Before the Euro Cup’s
Merriam residents wanting to repair their driveways may face fewer hurdles going forward. Next month, the Merriam City Council will consider a move aimed at streamlining the permitting process for
The Merriam City Council on Monday evening approved an ordinance expanding its Interstate 35 tax increment financing district to include the former Kmart site along Shawnee Mission Parkway. Since Kmart
The Merriam City Council this week unanimously approved a $70,000 federal Community Development Block Grant application to pay for 19 new street lights along W. 53rd Street between Merriam Drive
The city of Merriam could receive $43 million in federal funding for the first steps of a project that would remove its downtown from the local floodplain — potentially addressing
There’s movement at the long-vacant former Kmart along Shawnee Mission Parkway in Merriam. The 13-acre site at 8703 Shawnee Mission Parkway near Interstate 35 has stood unused since January 2013
The city of Merriam kicked off its budget process Monday evening by outlining several projects related to the city’s five year capital improvement plan. Merriam’s plan has nearly $19 million
The city of Merriam is standing firm on its new ordinance that prohibits pedestrians from standing in medians at nine major intersections. Merriam’s City Council approved the ordinance in a
Johnson Countians who remember the funnel cake wagon at the former Taco Bell on Shawnee Mission Parkway last year have a sweet treat coming their way. Starting Friday, April 2,
The city of Merriam is continuing planning efforts for Merriam Drive improvements, which may include lane design and layout changes for the downtown corridor. Merriam councilmembers Monday approved an interlocal
