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Lenexa News

That Beagle family. They think they're the popes of Chilitown! And with good reason! On Saturday, the Beagles' "Great Bowls of Fire" team won the Grand Champion prize at the 2017 Lenexa Chili Challenge. The Beagles, who reside in Lenexa, beat out...
By Dawn Bormann Novascone Shawnee Mission isn't the only district that will be building a new elementary school in Lenexa. The Lenexa City Council unanimously approved preliminary plans to build the Olathe School District’s 36th elementary school near 97th Terrace and...
By Dawn Bormann Novascone The Sonoma Plaza – a development estimated to bring more than 145,000 square foot of retail and residential to Lenexa – received critical approval for road financing last week. The Lenexa City Council approved a special benefit...
After more than two years of planning, the Shawnee Mission Board of Education on Monday approved the contracts that clear the way for work to begin on a $27.8 million aquatic center in the heart of Lenexa's new city...
By Dawn Bormann Novascone The prospect of the constant whir of car vacuums and wash equipment near Lenexa homes ultimately helped doom a plan to build an express car wash near 87th Street Parkway and Rosehill Road. The Lenexa City Council...
By Dawn Bormann Novascone After 18 years of service, Lenexa City Councilwoman Amy K. Slater announced Tuesday that she will step down from public office next week. Slater submitted her resignation effective Sept. 27 and work will begin immediately to find...
By Dawn Bormann Novascone A multi-story mixed use building with space for a restaurant and retail received city approval Tuesday to be included in the tax increment finance district at City Center. The Lenexa City Council approved a tax increment...
The city of Lenexa today marked the official opening of the newest feature at its City Center, a Public Market that brings together a menagerie of artisinal food and crafts. With inspiration from famous spaces like the Pike Place Market...
The Shawnee Mission West community is again today coping with the loss of a talented student. Houston St. John, a 17-year-old junior at the school, died Tuesday afternoon in a car accident on I-435 in Lenexa. The driver of the...