Home & Garden

Once the presents are opened and the needles start falling, your Christmas tree’s job is officially over. But, disposing of a live tree can be a pesky task. Luckily the county, as well as some cities, have drop-off locations and/or curbside...

Actress Cate Blanchett calls them “everything that is wrong with the human race,” and says they “should be eradicated from the face of the earth.” Comedic actor Ricky Gervais also hates them, per an October story in The Guardian,...

Delivery drones for Amazon will soon be taking to the skies in parts of Shawnee as part of a program launching across the U.S. On Monday, Shawnee city staff alerted the Shawnee City Council to Amazon's plans to deploy Prime...

It didn’t take long for a fire that started reportedly due to a charging lithium-ion battery in the garage to wreak havoc on a family home in Fairway last week. The battery in question — believed to be for a...

The season for spring cleaning is in full swing, and there are several ways to get rid of large items lying around your house in Johnson County. Several Johnson County cities will be offering large or bulk item pickup services...

Shawnee is renaming its popular bulky item pickup program and changing the way it distributes vouchers to residents for one free drop-off at the landfill. The annual bulky item trash program — previously named Tidy Town — gives residents the...

For those who celebrate Christmas, one of the most festive parts of the holiday season is breaking out the big tree. A less fun part of the season, now that Christmas has passed, is taking it all down, packing up...

Halloween is less than three weeks away, and homes around Johnson County are getting spookier. From skeletons rising up out of front lawns to ghostly inflatable characters hovering near driveways, many Johnson County homeowners are able to outfit their properties...

It's that time of year when Prairie Village residents can get rid of large items, including everything from appliances to matresses. The city's annual large item pickup period begins this Saturday, April 20, and continues the following three weekends with...

As Johnson County finally starts to see some cooler fall temperatures, Johnson Countians might expect to see more of something else — small brown stink bugs. Each fall and winter, stink bugs start attempting to make their way inside to...

By Celia Llopis-Jepsen Ottawa will now allow small-scale urban agriculture — a move designed to accommodate residents who want to raise chickens and to resolve a homeowner’s lawsuit over the right to sell fruit and honey. City lawyer Blaine Finch said...

Nature-lovers rejoice! The Garden Club of Shawnee’s annual garden tour returns this weekend after a multi-year pause due to COVID-19. From fauna-focused gardens to those that emphasize an “oasis” feel, the tour showcases the best of the best local gardens...