Gardner Edgerton News

After months of building a budget, a failed vote and looming deadlines, the Gardner Edgerton School District moves forward with a reduced budget for next year with a shortfall of $3 million. District staff has worked since January to prepare...

A former medical clinic in downtown Gardner may become a full service mental health center, pending its purchase by Johnson County government. County commissioners approved a plan to buy the 9,900-square-foot building at 18320 South Center Street earlier this month,...

A Gardner resident points a finger at the mayor, another resident declares he’s running for city council, city councilmembers passionately debate budget cost cuts, and obscenities are spoken from the crowd and at the podium in response to some...

A citizen-led petition asking for a proposed data center in Edgerton to be voted on by the public will move forward after a Johnson County judge sided with two residents the city sued. On Sept. 3 in Johnson County District...

After months of consideration, the Gardner Edgerton Board of Education decided earlier this month to leave its open seat vacant until the 2027 election. The board conducted three candidate interviews in May but couldn’t reach a consensus on who should...

Project Velocity, a proposed arts and entertainment district in Gardner, took multiple steps forward in the planning process this month. On Aug. 18, the Gardner City Council adopted a resolution “approving the execution and delivery to a Non-Binding Memorandum of...

Three Johnson County libraries will have temporary closures this fall for maintenance that ranges from roof replacement to routine maintenance on air handling systems. County library board members authorized the repairs without comment during recent board meetings. Gardner Library —...

Growing concerns about the use of automated license plate readers, like Flock cameras, have prompted one Johnson County police department to discontinue its use of the controversial devices. On Monday, the Gardner City Council voted to immediately turn off four...

The city of Edgerton has filed a lawsuit in Johnson County District Court to block a citizen-led petition seeking to ban data centers in the small southern Johnson County community. On Aug. 4, the city filed the lawsuit against Kimberly...

A new proposal for an arts and entertainment complex in Gardner is pushing big plans for a 335-acre space on the north side of I-35 at 175th Street. Velocity Arts is a mixed-use plan comprised of many pieces, including a...

Gardner Police say they are conducting a death investigation after an adult was found dead at a townhouse on Saturday morning. In a news release, Captain Zach Roberts said officers were called to conduct a welfare check at a residence...

Plans for an $860 million data center project in Edgerton are moving forward despite the city's planning commission rejecting it in June. On July 16, during a special meeting, the Edgerton City Council unanimously overrode the planning commission's rejection of final...