When the movie theatre on Johnson Drive in Mission opened in 1938, its proprietors advertised its concrete wall construction — novel for a theatre building in those days — as a selling point. If you were watching the Wizard of...
We asked northeast Johnson County's delegation to the statehouse for their reactions to Gov. Sam Brownback's State of the State address on Tuesday. Here's what they had to say:
Sen. Barbara Bollier
Not surprisingly, there was a total disconnect from reality...
Attention, Tex-Mex lovers: Fuzzy's Taco Shop, the Fort Worth-based purveyor of tacos, burritos, quesadillas and more, is set to open a new location at 95th Street and Antioch in just a couple of months.
The company's corporate office confirmed last...
SM North 50, SM East 44
Leading Scorers
SM East
Shoemann- 16
Thompson- 12
George- 7
SM North
Williams- 21
Bradley- 18
Conaway- 5
Danny Bradley was all smiles on Friday night, even after he messed up a wide-open dunk attempt.
Midway through the third quarter of Shawnee Mission...
Today’s theme in the year in the review is threes as we have three days remaining in the year. We’ll look at a trio of athletes, with one whose accomplishments are a trifecta.
We begin with Bishop Miege senior Cailey...
NEJC Concorde Career College office collects more than 1,000 socks for charity. The staff of the Mission Concorde Career College Campus Support Center collected and donated 1,266 socks to a local non-profit that honors the memory of an 8-year-old...
A group of nearly 100 Merriam residents on Tuesday turned out to get a first look at three concepts for a new facility that would replace the aging Irene B. French Community Center and Merriam Aquatic Center on a...
When the city of Mission dedicated its Pearl Harbor Park at Martway and Maple back in 2004, several of the 55 Johnson County veterans of the attack whose names are engraved on the park's benches were still alive.
But as...
Shawnee man who fatally injured pregnant woman while fleeing traffic stop last winter sentenced Monday. A man who fled Prairie Village police last January and struck a car at 75th and Metcalf, fatally injuring a pregnant woman passenger, has...
Three-time NBA champion LeBron James surprised the Shawnee Mission North boy's basketball team on Tuesday afternoon with a video congratulating the Indians on their first state title in 63 years.
The note read:
Indians,
Now what's it gonna take to do it...
Rep. Kevin Yoder hosted an open house Monday at his Overland Park office that shortly after its 3:30 p.m. start had a line stretching out the door with many concerned about the early direction of the new administration of...