Northeast Johnson County News

One Johnson County city is the first — and possibly going to be the only — to loosen its guidelines for short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos ahead of World Cup 2026. In an effort to allow residents to host...

A nearly 20-year Fourth of July fireworks display put on annually by three northeastern Johnson County cities has come to an end. The cities of Fairway, Roeland Park and Westwood announced on Wednesday that the long-standing show put on at...

The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office has charged a 21-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man with six felonies after he allegedly fired gunshots at another vehicle near Interstate 35 and 67th Street in Merriam over the weekend. Javon D. Simmons was...

A 21-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man is facing charges for an alleged rolling disturbance along Interstate 35 in Johnson County on Sunday evening that included gunshots fired. Merriam Police say it happened at about 7:54 p.m. on I-35 near 67th...

Northeast Johnson County city leaders are looking to “turn the corner” in 2026. On Tuesday morning, city leaders reflected on the past year and looked forward to what's to come in 2026 as they gathered at the Johnson County Community...

The top news in northeastern Johnson County communities and Prairie Village this past year touched on a variety of topics, big and small. From the local roots of a young woman killed in the nation’s capital city to Merriam’s first...

In the coming months, the city of Mission Hills will take a look at how to use a church property it purchased earlier this year. After finalizing the purchase of the First Lutheran Church at 6400 State Line Road in...

A Wisconsin-based pizzeria appears to have left Johnson County. Toppers Pizza has closed its Mission restaurant after roughly a decade in business. Though a sign on the door says the closure is temporary, it offered no further information, and the Mission...

One doughnut shop has officially taken the place of another in downtown Mission. The owners of Topeka-based Holy Moly Doughnuts recently replaced downtown Mission staple Fluffy Fresh Donuts, opening their shop in the space in November. The Post spoke with the...

After 20 years of false starts, unpaid taxes and a foreclosure suit, a Johnson County District Court judge has finally given the go-ahead for a New York bank to begin selling the long-troubled Mission Gateway property, an early step...

A new restaurant planned for the former Houlihan’s at the Fairway Shops got the green light Monday night, including public incentives to help renovate the space. The Fairway City Council on Monday approved a development agreement put forward by local...

Roeland Park now has a specific plan to guide the future of public art in the city. Last month, the Roeland Park City Council unanimously approved a public art master plan developed by Ohio-based urban planning firm Designing Local. The plan, which...