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Northeast Johnson County News

The city of Mission is envisioning a transformed Rock Creek Trail. The possibilities include erecting a permanent pavilion for the Mission Market, creating additional green space along the trail route and adding pollinator landscapes along Rock Creek Trail between Woodson...
The newest Johnson County Library branch opens this week. Merriam Plaza Library, 6120 Slater St., officially opens to the public following a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The new branch is replacing the historic Antioch Library nearby, which...
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission’s B.E. Smith Family Center has completed several upgrades. With $1.1 million from donors, the family center at AdventHealth’s Shawnee Mission campus in Merriam received new medical services and therapy rooms last month. The updates include a new preschool...
Short-term rentals, like Airbnbs and VRBOs, are once again in the spotlight in Johnson County. The Fairway City Council on Monday voted 7-0 to approve changes to its short-term rental licensing policy, including a rule imposing a 1,000-foot buffer from...
A handful of Native American artifacts on display at the Shawnee Indian Mission historic site in Fairway have been removed due to new federal rules. A December 2023 update to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a federal...
A beloved Kansas City ice creamery is looking to expand its Johnson County presence. This week, Betty Rae’s Ice Cream announced plans for a new Johnson County shop in Merriam — which will aim for a May opening. The shop...
Mission Hills is working on a third phase of installing license plate readers and traffic cameras at intersections throughout the city. Mayor David Dickey said on Monday at the Mission Hills City Council meeting that installation was underway at 66th...
A prominent Johnson County development has announced its latest addition. Coffee chain Starbucks has its sights set on a new location in Merriam, according to Kansas City-based Drake Development. Starbucks will operate at Merriam Grand Station The coffee chain intends to...
The city of Westwood’s park planning steering committee is meeting for the first time on March 4. The committee is charged with guiding city officials on development of the new 3.8-acre park that is part of the Karbank Real Estate...
Fiorella Schlossmacher is a lifelong fashion and accessory connoisseur, often getting compliments and questions about where she’d gotten clothing items and jewelry throughout the years. So when the opportunity arose during the COVID-19 pandemic to start an online boutique (which...
A Johnson County judge has sided with the city of Westwood and ruled that a resident-led petition calling for a vote on the sale of a city park is invalid. The city says it will now move forward with the...
Mission Vale, a 19-unit townhome project just off Johnson Drive in downtown Mission, is under construction. Skyline Properties, a property-holding company owned by Scott Koenigsdorf, is building the five-property development near Nall Avenue and 58th Terrace. Koenigsdorf’s construction company, KOENIG Building...