Northeast Johnson County News

If you're wondering what you can do to support local schools, says Shawnee Mission School District Superintendent Gene Johnson, the answer is pretty simple: Vote. "We are at a real crossroads here and we need everybody's help and support for...

One minute, Westwood resident John Rensenhouse is digging deep, channeling the tragic drama of a great love affair gone bad. The next, he's the king of the fairies. Such is the challenge of the actors in this year's Heart of...

A very nice car got what will likely be a very expensive car wash in Mission Hills Monday. A reader passed along the above photo of a Porsche being pulled out of Brush Creek along Indian Lane around 11:30 a.m....

Local exercisers who like to enjoy Mission Hills' beauty during walks and runs may have safer paths to do so in the near future. Mayor Rick Boeshaar announced in the city's tri-annual newsletter that he is forming an Ad Hoc...

CTPost.com reported today that 64-year-old Peter Woodsmall of Mission Hills died in a single-engine plane accident in Danbury, Conn., Sunday night. Woodsmall took the plane from Olathe to Maryland on Friday. According to flight plans, he was scheduled to make...

The Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to begin another course of its Leadership Northeast training program, and is accepting applications for its 2012 class. The program consists of nine training sessions aimed to boost the leadership...

View Larger Map One person is dead and another is in treatment at The University of Kansas Hospital after their car hit a tree in Kansas City, Kan. following a police pursuit that started in Roeland Park. A Johnson County Sheriff's...

If you had a frame to pick up at Fairway Frames today, you may need to take the back entrance. The store at the Fairway Shops is boarded up this morning after a woman accidentally drove over a low brick...

Franklin Grammer, the man accused of shooting his estranged wife Betty as she was painting a Fairway home with her boyfriend and another man last year, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges in a Kansas court earlier this week....

The city of Fairway's governing body has released a set of its top policy priorities for the coming years based on the outcomes of a strategic planning session the city council and city staff held last week. City Administrator Kate...

The bad news for those of you hoping to beat the heat with a dip in the Fairway city pool this afternoon is that it's going to be closing at 3:30 p.m. in preparation for a Fairway vs. Overland...

Pie: what's not to love? There's the crust. And then the filling. And...I guess that's about all there is to pie. But the crust and the filling are very lovable, so... Anyway, to honor this great summer treat, and shine...