Olathe News

Rick Sola, principal of Olathe Public Schools’ Chisholm Trail Middle School, says visibility is key to being a good principal. So every morning, before he reads the morning announcements over the school’s loudspeaker, Sola is out in the hallway, greeting...

Olathe officials are pushing for a plan to build a permanent farmers market at the site of the post office downtown. But timing for the project, which the city folded into its overarching plan to revitalize the area, hinges...

Dave Elliott is no stranger to the grill. He first tried his hand at barbecue more than a decade ago, quickly picking it up as a hobby after purchasing his first smoker and grilling meats at home. The steaks — er,...

Applause filled the room Monday night after the Olathe Planning Commission recommended denying a rezoning request that would have allowed townhomes to be built at the northeast corner of 119th Street and Lone Elm Road. The developers sought to rezone...

A Pennsylvania-based doughnut shop is again expanding its Johnson County footprint — this time into Olathe’s new-look downtown. As announced by the city this week, Duck Donuts has a new shop in the works on Kansas Avenue, near Johnson County...

District court documents reveal new information about the attack on an 85-year-old woman in an Olathe Whole Foods parking lot. Olathe Police officers were called to the grocery store at 14615 W. 119th St., just after 12:33 p.m on Sunday...

One by one at a city council meeting last month, Olathe residents — most of them retired city employees — came forward to voice concerns about rising health insurance premiums. Nine speakers in all addressed the city council at its...

An 85-year-old woman is hospitalized with serious injuries, and a 50-year-old man is in police custody following a disturbance at an Olathe Whole Foods grocery store. Officers were called to the Whole Foods Market at 14615 W. 119th St., just...

Update: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 3:45 p.m.  A man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle while riding an electric bicycle in Olathe on Tuesday. The crash happened at about 5:30 p.m., near the intersection of East 119th Street...

The key to Gardner Edgerton’s chances of successfully bidding for a three-peat in the Class 6A football sub-state championship Friday night at the District Activity Center was not to allow early success by the Olathe Northwest Ravens. But the Ravens...

The Kansas Department of Transportation is asking K-7 drivers for their input as it launches an update to its corridor plan for the highway. According to KDOT, the current management strategy for the section of K-7/U.S. 169 between I-35 and...

Olathe is making strides on a project to overhaul the Santa Fe interchange over Interstate 35, most recently approving a new batch of land to acquire. The Olathe City Council last week unanimously approved an ordinance that authorizes the city...