We’ll be honest: we’ve been a bit underwhelmed by the response to the announcement of our “Great Prairie Villagian Block Party Contest.” In fact, applications for inclusion in the judging
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Prairie Village Police, Johnson County Bike Club follow up after 2009 cyclist crackdown
Representatives of the Johnson County Bike Club have met with the Prairie Village Police a year after the department began cracking down on riders who were breaking traffic laws during
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SME grad, Iraq vet brings stories of armed service to Third Thursday
Sam Dodge graduated from Shawnee Mission East in May 2005. By December, he was in Iraq. The Prairie Village native spent a year in the Army’s 4th Infantry division as
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In PV speech, Six says Kansas AG’s office produces good return for taxpayers
It seems that almost everywhere you turn these days, someone is talking about the need to cut back government spending, tighten state budgets and be more efficient with taxpayer money.
Peachwave serve yourself frozen yogurt shop opens at 95th and Mission
Opening an frozen yogurt shop where you can serve yourself as much as you want the hottest week of the year? Good timing. Local businessmen Mike Kim and Peter Chung
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Arrest made after standoff at 82nd and Somerset
KCTV is reporting that Prairie Village police arrested a man at a home near the intersection of 82nd Street and Somerset Drive this morning. Police said that an elderly man
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Lost dog: Help find Peaches!
Alright, PVPost People: it’s time to harness the power of the Interweb for good. There’s a lost Cockapoo (half Cocker Spaniel, half Poodle) out there, and a good chance that
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Vogt, Winn and Owens see fiscal discipline as biggest challenge on county commission
Three of the four candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the District 4 seat on the Johnson County Commission addressed the Northeast Johnson County Republican Women’s Club on Monday —
Construction begins to replace decorative sidewalks on Mission
Construction crews have closed one lane of traffic at the intersection of 75th Street and Mission Road as they remove the decorative sidewalk the city installed a few years ago
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Water main break causes closure on State Line
KMBC is reporting that a water main break near 77th Street and State Line Road is causing a closure in the southbound lanes of State Line from 76th Street to
Kids’ section at Corinth Library will re-open Friday
The youth services section located in the lower level of the Corinth Library will re-open tomorrow at 10 a.m. after being closed for 25 days as a result of the
PV city council potpourri
A few more notes from last night’s Prairie Village city council meeting: Before the official meeting began, the council heard questions from city staff regarding their preferred approach to dealing
Prairie Village council holds hearings, takes action on blighted properties
The Prairie Village city council on Tuesday heard lengthy testimony from developers and community members before deciding on the fate of two properties that had violated city maintenance ordinances for
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Weather was a dud, but 5,000 turned out for VillageFest
Event organizers estimate that despite cloudy skies and blustery winds, 5,000 people came out to the municipal grounds near city hall yesterday for the annual VillageFest Fourth of July celebration.
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Copter mishap marks opening of VillageFest
The Kansas City Star reported today that a Chinook helicopter that landed too close to the crowd at VillageFest caused injury to at least two people. More information to come.
