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With 30 days left to be counted in the 2020 U.S. Census, Representatives of Johnson County and local municipalities are encouraging their residents to participate, particularly because an accurate census would ensure accurate representation. Local communities would also receive...
By Celisa Calacal If more Missouri residents had completed the 2010 Census, there’s a chance the state wouldn’t have lost a seat in Congress. Kansans could have received more funding for essential programs like Medicare and Medicaid. And Kansas City could have qualified for more coronavirus...
Families looking to purchase their annual passes to the Prairie Village Aquatic Center will likely notice a change from the way things have been offered in previous years. The Prairie Village City Council in January approved a new pricing structure...
Well, gang, it's that time of year when we invite you to participate in the exercise in futility that is NCAA bracket prognostication. Last year we asked readers which area team would progress the furthest in the tournament, and a...
After six NEJC cities got together to talk about police services, collaboration and consolidation, some city officials have asked the question: “What next?” Comments from city councils and police agencies have run the gamut from “let’s keep talking” to “this...
It's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, and for students and teachers in the Shawnee Mission School District, as in the vast majority of the rest of the country, that means no classes. But many people argue that students may be...
People! You've only got one day to finish up that Christmas shopping! What are you doing reading shawneemissionpost.com?!?! Wait...wait...I didn't mean that. Come back. In fact, stay a while. Maybe click around a little. That's right, enjoy yourself! And if...
The football season may have ended with a loss, but it provided ample great memories for players and fans alike. From the string of "Lancer magic" last minute victories, to setting new records for wins and playoff appearances, northeast...
A constituent poll taken by State Representative Melissa Rooker in her 25th District earlier this year shows some clear majority opinions about taxes, budgets, education and state services. Rooker included the survey results in an August newsletter. The Kansas...
It's hot out there, folks. Like, seriously hot. Hot enough that we're flirting with triple digits for the first time this summer. The National Weather Service has a heat advisory in place for northeast Johnson County until 7 p.m. Tuesday....
It's the Fourth of July in northeast Johnson County, and we're wondering what you, our dear countrymen and readers, have on tap. Are you being patriotic? Are you being more patriotic? Are you being the most patriotic? (Please note...
The Prairie Village Planning Commission and the members of the public who spoke against the proposed Mission Chateau senior living community brought up dozens of issues at Tuesday night's hearing. But at the heart of the controversy surrounding the facility,...