Controversies

An obituary is not available at this time for Mae Helen (Douglas) Harris. Services Rosary Friday January 19, 2024 10:00 AM Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church 5501 Monticello, Shawnee, KS 66226

The city of Shawnee issued a statement apologizing for the "concern and frustration" expressed by some attendees of the Old Shawnee Days Parade on Saturday after seeing Sec. of State Kris Kobach riding on a Jeep mounted with a...

An underground newspaper called the Eastonian has been around SM East for decades. And though it was never approved by the administration, for years it presented a mostly good-humored satire of life at the school. But this year the Eastonian has crossed a...

When Prairie Village opened the public discussion on the possibility removing the city’s ban on pit bull breeds, more than 30 speakers lined up to give their opinions. One of those supporting removal of the ban was Jenna Beardé who...

“There is no excuse,” for the poor service his company has provided, a Deffenbaugh Industries manager said Wednesday. Trash collection has been an issue for months across northeast Johnson County with residents complaining about missed pickups in both the Deffenbaugh...

When Roeland Park resident Tom Madigan stood up Tuesday night to question the city council’s approach to executive sessions - where the council met outside of public view - he had done more than a little research on the...

The Roeland Park City Council’s prodigious use of executive sessions to conduct the city’s business was once again the target of a resident’s complaint Tuesday night. Both the resident and a council member objected to the use of the...

Despite a resident objection, the Roeland Park City Council went into a closed session Monday night to talk about a recent change made by the Kansas Legislature to the state’s open records act. The move into a closed executive session...

Only two property owners have not signed agreements with Merriam for easements that the city needs to start a reconstruction of Farley Avenue between 67th and 69th Streets. The street is an historic section of road that dates its...

The Merriam City Council, as expected, Monday took formal action to oppose the Shawnee Mission School District’s proposed policy on Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects at cities within the district boundaries. The school district has the ability to veto new...

Temporarily dropping the word “Easter” in some of the promotional material for the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Roeland Park sparked a strong reaction from two city councilors Monday. The exchange occurred during a report by events committee chair Scott...

Merriam is raising some objections to the Shawnee Mission School District’s proposed policy on Tax Increment Financing. “We don’t agree on some of the things that are being said,” Merriam City Administrator Phil Lammers said of the district policy Monday....