During his three-year investigation of Johnson County’s election system, former Sheriff Calvin Hayden said he’d received over 200 complaints and hinted darkly at potential violations of election law by county officials.
But a look through the tip sheets shows that...
By Daniel Caudill | Kansas Public Radio
Kansas voters will decide in the August 2026 primary election how the state should select its Supreme Court justices, but some fear the timing of the vote could dampen turnout.
A proposed state constitutional...
The Spring Hill School District is asking voters this spring to approve a new $60 million bond measure that would pay for several projects to accommodate the district's growing student population.
The district, which straddles the line separating Johnson and...
For nearly two years, the city of Westwood and a group of residents have wrangled over the fate of the city's last remaining green space at the corner of 50th Street and Rainbow Boulevard.
Should the land, known as Joe...
Former Johnson County commissioner Charlotte O’Hara has announced she will run for the Republican nomination for Kansas governor.
O’Hara, a conservative member of the Board of County Commissioners known for her skepticism of development tax incentives, diversity programs and COVID...
Starting this week, Lenexa voters will begin receiving ballots in the mail to determine the future of a key funding stream for some of the city's most visible infrastructure projects.
From March 12 to April 1, residents will be able...
Gardner voters have approved renewing a half-cent sales tax for the city’s Pavement Management Program.
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, nearly 68% of voters who cast mail-in ballots approved the sales tax renewal, according to unofficial results from the Johnson County...
By Sam Zeff
Former Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden conducted a long and controversial investigation into potential voter fraud. But after three years, 880 hours of detective work and $88,000 he presented only one case for charging.
It was against the...
Now that former Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden’s investigation into the county’s election procedures is officially closed, a few more details have come to light about the one charge he forwarded for possible prosecution.
District Attorney Steve Howe sent a...
Former Sheriff Calvin Hayden’s three-year investigation into allegations of election irregularities used 880 staff hours and about $88,000 of taxpayer funds, according to a press release issued Tuesday by new Sheriff Byron Roberson.
Hayden put the investigation on pause last...
Gardner voters will be deciding next month whether to renew the city’s sales tax.
The half-cent sales tax funds the city’s Pavement Management Program, which pays for improvements to collector and arterial streets, sidewalks, trails, curbs, gutters and other upgrades...
The Gardner Edgerton School District officially kicked off its school bond campaign earlier this month.
Voters who live within the school district's boundaries will vote this spring on the proposed $100 million bond.
If approved, the bond will bring in funding...
