Gardner Edgerton News

Frustrations and finger-pointing persist as the Gardner Edgerton School District looks to cut nearly $2 million from its budget following a controversial school board vote last month. At its meeting Monday, the Gardner Edgerton Board of Education heard an update...

Four candidates vying for two seats representing parts of Olathe, Gardner, Spring Hill and Edgerton in southwestern Johnson County laid out their priorities in a live forum hosted by the Johnson County Post on Wednesday evening. The Post is hosting...

The Gardner council president says the city is giving up ownership of Gardner Lake, but other city officials say no such plans exist. Council President Mark Baldwin’s lengthy Facebook post two weeks ago about plans to sell or transfer ownership...

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...