K-12 Education

‘It’s part of their identity’: Blue Valley to end Chinese Immersion Program, citing budget challenges

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Tara Levin and her family moved to Blue Valley nearly a decade ago just for a chance to register her daughter into the district’s Chinese Immersion Program — she got in and the family made a 13-year commitment to the program. Now, with six years left for the Levins, the...

Close to Wichita tragedy, students at 2 JoCo Catholic schools host prayer vigils

Part of 95th Street near US-69 closed for month in Overland Park. Here’s why

Overland Park’s longtime ‘shoe dude’ is closing his downtown shoe repair shop

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Children’s Mercy opens express care and ortho injury clinic in Shawnee

WATCH: The Post’s candidate forum for Kansas House districts 15 & 26

Shawnee Mission weighs $370M bond options to rebuild Belinder, Rosehill and possibly a ‘TBD’ school

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Chiefs STAR bond district is set — What that means for Johnson County

Kansas has set the final boundaries for the STAR bonds district that will use future growth in state sales taxes to help finance the...

After ending federal block grants to nonprofits, Overland Park looks to alcohol tax to fill the gap

Overland Park may have found a workaround to get money to several nonprofits that face a funding gap after changes to a federal grant program. The...

Brody’s Boundless Playground, an inclusive play space for kids of all abilities, opens in Overland Park

Brody’s Boundless Playground, a new play space at the Blue Valley Recreation Sports Complex in central Overland Park, is a place for all kids...

Olathe South alum Brevyn Cole anchors top-5 UMKC Roos soccer squad

For Brevyn Cole, an Olathe South alum who’s now a senior starting defender for the nationally ranked UMKC men’s soccer team, the lone remaining...

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FOOD & DRINK

Overland Park bar Becks Place closed after state seizes assets over $40K in unpaid taxes

Chatime closing Overland Park boba shop at 119th and US-69 in exchange for mobile trailer.

The Golden Scoop closing original Overland Park shop at 95th and Nall and launching ice cream truck

After less than a year, Brew Haha Coffeehouse closes in Shawnee

LOCAL BUSINESS

Toys ‘R’ Us, iconic ’90s store, is coming back to Oak Park Mall in Overland Park

Retired Blue Valley teacher opening her own bookstore and plant shop in Olathe

Hy-Vee plans new Overland Park store in former Price Chopper space at 119th and Metcalf

Nearly 20 years after Dillons left, Shawnee’s Westbrooke Green has a grocery store again

Dillons breaks ground on its new Olathe grocery store

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JOHNSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Johnson County Wastewater general manager Susan Pekarek retires after leading 2 billion-dollar projects

Johnson County to buy Gardner building for new mental health clinic

Johnson County eliminates 8 jobs across four departments, saving roughly $1M

Johnson County passes $1.9B budget — Here’s how it impacts your tax bill

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OVERLAND PARK NEWS

WATCH: The Post’s 2 Kansas House forums in Blue Valley area

This Overland Park home’s Halloween display has nearly 400 carved pumpkins — and a suggestion box for more

Overland Park tightens restrictions on license plate reader data. ACLU calls it a ‘significant step forward’

SHAWNEE NEWS

Man in critical condition after being pulled from Shawnee Mission Park Lake near off-leash dog area

Ex-Shawnee teacher Keil Hileman, convicted of sex crimes against students, back in prison after parole violation

Shawnee proposes ban on watching videos while driving

LENEXA NEWS

St. James Academy students who now perform in the cafeteria poised to get $16M arts center

Lenexa will start livestreaming city council meetings — the last major Johnson County city to do so

The Peddler’s Daughter, ‘a country store’, opens in Old Town Lenexa

OLATHE NEWS

Teen on bicycle hospitalized after being hit by pickup truck driver in Olathe crosswalk

Olathe Planning Commission narrowly backs 476-unit apartment complex near Heritage Park

Olathe reduces scope of long-planned new animal shelter amid budget concerns

LEAWOOD NEWS

Missouri man, 80, killed in single-vehicle crash on I-435 in Leawood

Leawood ‘Snarky’ writer Sherry Kuehl still surviving on NBC’s hit show ‘Traitors’

Leawood Lassie? Barking dog leads police to owner in need of medical attention

PRAIRIE VILLAGE NEWS

Prairie Village mayoral candidates on the issues: Neighborhood quality of life

Prairie Village mayoral candidates on the issues: Corinth Library

Prairie Village mayoral candidates on the issues: Taxes and spending

NORTHEAST JOCO NEWS

Johnson County author revisits 4 killings that shadowed her 1950s childhood in Mission Hills

Merriam floats new sales tax to help pay for downtown makeover plan

Driver who crashed into Fairway front yard faces felony fleeing and DUI charges

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K-12 EDUCATION

Gardner Edgerton board members still trading blame over vote forcing $1.9M in cuts

Olathe parents launch petition to force state review after school board votes to close 6 schools

Olathe’s Brent Yeager named Kansas Superintendent of the Year

Olathe Public Schools board approves the closure of 6 schools

Shawnee Mission launches plan to draw students to come back and teach in district