Northeast Johnson County News

When Melinda Worth Popham was growing up in the still-relatively new and seemingly manicured Mission Hills in the 1950s, she woke up every morning to a new edition of The Kansas City Star. It always sat in a newspaper...

The potential for a “drastically different” downtown Merriam may come with the cost of a new municipal sales tax. On Monday, City Administrator Chris Engel outlined an early proposal to the Merriam City Council for a potential sales tax ballot...

A man is in custody after leading the Kansas Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase that started in Kansas City, Kansas, and ended in a Fairway front yard. Technical Trooper Tiffany Baylark told the Post in an emailed response to...

No one was injured when a Ford Raptor pickup truck that had been running from Kansas Highway Patrol troopers crashed into a Fairway front yard late Sunday night. The crash happened around 10:45 p.m. at 53rd Street and Mission Road. The...

A Johnson County judge last week ordered the long-troubled Mission Gateway site to be sold through foreclosure, and a local developer has already struck a deal to potentially buy the property. The city of Mission announced Wednesday morning that Kansas...

Prospects for a new development at the old Wild Oats in Mission are on hold. The developer who owns the property at 5101 Johnson Drive told the Post in an email last week that the company is “being patient” in...

A single-vehicle crash left an Olathe woman dead on Monday morning along I-35 in Merriam. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol's online crash log, Angela M. Carter, 52, was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban on the exit ramp from northbound...

The mood was festive Saturday afternoon as Roeland Park put on RoeFest to celebrate the city’s 75th anniversary. Featuring carnival games, a craft fair, live music, food trucks and more, the festival drew lots of people to the Price Chopper...

Wil Sykes, a Blue Valley Northwest freshman, made his mark on New York City last month. A photo of Wil, a person with Down syndrome, appeared on two jumbotrons in Times Square on Sept. 12 as part of the National...

Until spring 2027, drivers in Mission and northern Overland Park can expect delays along Metcalf Avenue. After a few delays, the Kansas Department of Transportation now expects the Metcalf Avenue repairs of the bridge above Johnson Drive, just east of...

Jennifer Schmidt is no stranger to the world of books. Ever since planting roots in Mission in 2019, she and her family have spent many days at northeastern Johnson County library branches. They’ve also browsed the shelves at many of...

Four candidates vying for two seats representing parts of the northwest corner of Johnson County laid out their priorities in a live forum hosted by the Johnson County Post on Wednesday evening. The Post is hosting seven nights of forums...