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Developer withdraws plan for project at major Lenexa corner. What happens now?

A long-delayed mixed-use development in Lenexa experienced another setback after developers withdrew its application earlier this month. At the Lenexa City Council meeting on Oct. 15, city officials announced that Price Development Group had withdrawn the revised Renner 87 plan in order to make more tweaks to it. It's the latest...

Family of 4 displaced by Overland Park house fire

Trio of popular KC eateries coming to downtown Olathe

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New iced tea shop HTeaO opens in Gardner with a line out the door

Olathe tax preparer pleads guilty to fraud, causing $1.5M in tax loss

For 2nd time this year, a Mission councilmember is moving and must leave office

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Davids, Reddy spar over abortion, immigration and more in only scheduled debate

The clash between Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and Republican challenger Prasanth Reddy intensified during a debate Thursday — their only scheduled meeting...

Leawood’s first city hall closed 30 years ago. Will the city finally do something with it?

From the driveway off Lee Boulevard near 96th Street, Leawood’s cupola-topped original city hall and fire station present a tidy-looking if a tad careworn...

Methane flares from JoCo landfill remain a problem in Shawnee. What can city do?

Continued concerns over methane flaring at the Johnson County Landfill prompted the Shawnee Planning Commission this week to take the rare step of issuing...

After years of surveys and discussion, Prairie Village kills community center concept

The idea, discussed in some form for at least the past five years, to co-locate a new Prairie Village community center next door to...

Prairie Village bans short-term rentals like Airbnbs over owners’ objections

Short-term rental owners in Prairie Village need to switch gears following a newly adopted ban. After a tense and lengthy public comment session Monday night,...

FOOD & DRINK

Bagel shop Einstein Bros. opening new Lenexa location

Olathe’s newest cocktail bar Quaint aims to be a night out ‘destination’

Shaved ice shop Bahama Bucks’ first JoCo location coming soon to Overland Park

Breakfast eatery First Watch now open in Lenexa

LOCAL BUSINESS

Locally-owned Karats Jewelers breaks ground on new Overland Park store

Discount retailer Big Lots is closing its last JoCo store

Indoor play center Kids Empire opens new Lenexa location

Westwood boutique ULAH turns to candles to help stay afloat

GolfTRK, all-seasons indoor golfing center, coming to southern Overland Park

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OVERLAND PARK NEWS

Commission clears local developer’s plan for triplexes in southern Overland Park

Overland Park’s new top cop wants to bring transparency and innovation to the job

1 sent to hospital following rollover crash at busy Overland Park intersection

SHAWNEE NEWS

Shawnee commission OKs proposed expansion of Monticello shopping center

Decades ago, developers eyed Shawnee plot for shopping center. What happens now?

No injuries in semi-truck fire that backed up traffic on I-435 in Shawnee

LENEXA NEWS

PHOTOS: Check out Lenexa’s annual Truck-or-Treat event

Lenexa approves permit for in-home daycare over HOA’s protest

Lenexa’s Sierra Grill opening ‘casual’ BBQ spinoff in familiar location

OLATHE NEWS

79-year-old motorcyclist injured in crash on I-35 in Lenexa

Olathe’s ‘biggest project’ ever to redo I-35 and Santa Fe nets $98M in grant funds

Olathe man gets two ‘Hard 25’ sentences for rape of child

LEAWOOD NEWS

OP coffee cake maker who earned farmers’ market following opens first shop

Tommy Bahama, beach clothing brand beloved by Andy Reid, opening first JoCo store

Ex-Hereford House employee pleads not guilty in food contamination case

PRAIRIE VILLAGE NEWS

Kansas appeals court panel to decide fate of petitions that roiled Prairie Village last year

Booth Creek Wagyu, a ‘jewelry store for beef’, opening new Prairie Village shop

Prairie Village says final price tag for new community center could top $90M

NORTHEAST JOCO NEWS

Merriam OKs first-ever requests for flag displays at city hall

Developer seeks incentives to remake old Mission call center into five-story apartments

Merriam wants to move to single citywide trash hauler. What happens next?

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5 to Try: Post readers pick best family-friendly fall things to do in JoCo

The weather is getting colder and the nights are getting longer, which can only mean we have hit the official start of fall, and there plenty of seasonal activities to do in and around Johnson County. For this week's "5 to Try," we asked Post readers to give us their...

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