Community Issues

Thalia House co-founder Brooke Wesley told shawneemissionpost.com Wednesday that she and her staff would be hosting an informational meeting next Thursday, March 3 at 6 p.m. to address the concerns raised by some neighborhood residents about their new group...

The New York Times recently released a robust interactive map that pits data estimates from recent U.S. Census surveys against data from the 2000 Census. The maps provide a compelling visualization of a number of social and economic realities...

Prairie Village citizens seem to want the city council to pursue a new community and aquatic center — but what kind of funding methods they'd support for its construction and operation are not clear. At their last meeting, members of...

Decorative lights are a part of the holiday season, a reminder that Christmas is coming. But one local woman is hoping to make a special decorative light a year-round reminder of the sacrifices made by military families. Joye Adamson, a...

Crews have just about topped off the cell phone tower the city council approved this summer. We're interested in what area residents think about its impact on the landscape:

Fairway police are warning local residents about a group of traveling salesmen who may be employing aggressive — and potentially illegal — door-to-door sales tactics. According to a memo sent from Fairway police chief John Simmons to mayor Jerry...

The Prairie Village Police on Friday sent residents of Falmouth Street a letter outlining a series of steps they plan on taking this holiday season to quell the inconveniences neighbors experience when Mike Babick turns on his famous lights...

Runoff from Kansas farms and livestock feedlots doesn't just pose a threat to the state's waterways — it poses a threat to rivers, lakes and even oceans hundreds of miles away. That was one of the messages that came out...

The Prairie Village Police Department held a meeting last week with residents of Falmouth Street to identify ways to lessen the inconvenience they experience during the holiday season, when neighbor Mike Babick's annual holiday display draws thousands of visitors. Though...

Prairie Village resident Mike Babick's annual Christmas lights display draws literally thousands of visitors down Falmouth Street every holiday season. And while it makes for plenty of warm memories, the crowds who flock to see the display cause plenty...

KCP&L has confirmed that approximately 2,000 homes in Prairie Village lost power around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. Some residents reported that they had power restored around 8:30. A cause for the outage has yet to be determined, said a KCP&L spokeswoman,...