Causes & Community

PV teen receives outpouring of support after his lawn care business equipment was stolen

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As a 10-year-old in the sixth grade, Sonny Gallardo started mowing lawns around Prairie Village. Gallardo, whose grandmother Monica Gallardo describes as a lifelong entrepreneur who had gumball machines at his favorite barbershop at the age of 4, fell in love with lawn care after working in the yard with...

Voter turnout in last week’s midterm election was third highest ever in JoCo, election commissioner reports

Shawnee moves to ease co-living ban that sparked lawsuit, national headlines

As one ice creamery leaves Old Town Lenexa, another takes its place

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Shawnee man faces DUI charges after 5-vehicle crash on I-35 ramp to 87th Street in Lenexa

Overland Park’s awkward 82nd and Marty crossing at Metcalf will be fixed next year

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Democrat Cindy Holscher is the next Kansas governor. How will the blue wave change state politics?

By Grace Hills Overland Park Democrat Cindy Holscher is Kansas' next governor, according to the Associated Press, after a close-race audit that pushed the official...

Sharice Davids backs Hegseth impeachment push, but Dems’ votes fall short

Rep. Sharice Davids of Johnson County on Tuesday voted with other Democrats in an unsuccessful effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The lame-duck House,...

Traffic cam captures dozens of Blue Valley middle schoolers riding e-scooters, e-bikes down busy street

A traffic camera at 159th Street and Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park recently caught a pack of dozens of Blue Valley Middle School students...

‘I feel like I’m stranded’ — KC university’s paperwork error leaves international students scrambling

Until a few months ago, everything was going as planned for Kwesi. He only had one more semester in his master’s program in kinesiology at...

JOHNSON COUNTY REAL ESTATE

Leawood house with three bedrooms on 118th St. listed at $1.57 million

Overland Park: Six-bedroom house listed on 144th Ter. for $1.47 million

Lenexa’s most expensive properties: The 10 most expensive homes listed in October

Five-bedroom Ash St. home comes to market in Prairie Village for $1.55 million

The 10 most expensive homes listed in Johnson County this month

Taylor-Made Team Real Estate Spotlight

FOOD & DRINK

New Yemeni coffee shop coming soon to Leawood

Levant Bakery opens in Mission, serving Middle East-inspired treats

Black Rose Coffee closes Overland Park storefront, will leave farmers market later this month

Charcuterie shop Graze Craze opens first KC-area location in downtown Overland Park

LOCAL BUSINESS

Fairway mainstay Rainy Day Books opening a second JoCo shop in Lenexa

Prairie Village baseball dad is helping gloves start their next chapter

What opened, closed and is coming soon this month in Johnson County

New locally owned bridal boutique opens in Overland Park

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

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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

SM South grad co-wrote new disability rights film coming to Overland Park screen

Drive-thru restaurant would replace planned office building at 97th and Metcalf

Overland Park painter’s new project puts small businesses in focus

SHAWNEE NEWS

Shawnee Fire Department reaches settlement with ex-firefighter in federal discrimination case

Shawnee motorist killed after being hit by SUV while looking in parked car’s trunk on I-35 shoulder

After 30 years, a Shawnee park playground is getting new equipment

LENEXA NEWS

Plans for new Lenexa Hy-Vee grocery store and gas station advance

Lenexa meeting gets heated as councilmember calls for censure of colleagues over open meetings violation

Kansas AG Kobach finds 5 Lenexa councilmembers violated Kansas open meetings law

OLATHE NEWS

Work on new I-35 lanes at Olathe’s Santa Fe interchange to start in coming months

Olathe parents near 8,000 petition signatures in push to force state review of school closures

Olathe man sentenced to more than 23 years in prison for raping, sexually abusing teen girl

LEAWOOD NEWS

Leawood joins Prairie Village in leaving state Halo law out of city offense code

Leawood caps sidewalk speed limit for e-scooters and e-bikes, plus other changes

Leawood Police drop plan to purchase new license plate reader following resident pushback

PRAIRIE VILLAGE NEWS

Fire destroys Prairie Village home’s detached garage and 2 cars inside

Prairie Village voters tap Cole Robinson to be next mayor over fellow councilmember Inga Selders

Taco Republic closes its last Kansas City area location in Prairie Village

NORTHEAST JOCO NEWS

Merriam voters could decide on half-cent sales tax for downtown overhaul in March 2027

Roeland Park’s Roots Church KC revives food pantry where clients get to shop for themselves

Yemeni coffee shop Moka & Co now open in Mission

Latest Obituaries

Gaylen Vern Taylor

Donald Leroy Felty

Joseph Francis Ruysser

William James “Jim” Sandy

Clarence C. Lierz

K-12 EDUCATION

Crowd packs Blue Valley school board meeting to protest cuts to Chinese Immersion, arts and libraries

5 Johnson County districts oppose letting parents opt kids out of school tech devices

9 minutes of panic — Gardner Edgerton district apologizes for lockdown alert that sparked intruder fears at high school

Democrat Amy Diediker wins Kansas State Board of Education seat

Faced with underfunding, Blue Valley moves to cut millions across the district