Olathe News

For decades, the Olathe Girls Softball Association’s partnership with the city provided fields and programming for generations of players. Now, Olathe is reconsidering how that relationship should work, raising concerns among some coaches and association leaders about the future accessibility...

An Olathe man has been arrested for his alleged role in a Lawrence homicide. According to the Lawrence Police Department, detectives arrested 23-year-old Daileon Maurice Thomas. He was booked into the Douglas County Correctional Facility on a pending charge of...

Four candidates vying for two seats representing parts of Olathe, Overland Park and Spring Hill in southwestern Johnson County laid out their priorities in a live forum hosted by the Johnson County Post on Oct. 7. The Post is hosting...

Eight candidates vying for four seats representing parts of Olathe, Overland Park and Leawood in southeastern Johnson County laid out their priorities in two back-to-back live forums hosted by the Johnson County Post on Wednesday evening. The Post is hosting...

Terrie Morris has spent the past few decades shaping young minds. For 46 years, she taught elementary students, including 35 years at Mission Trail Elementary in Leawood. Recently, she retired from the classroom. But soon, a new venture of hers...

The Olathe Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit is investigating after a teenager on a bicycle was hit by a man driving a pickup truck on Wednesday evening. Major Joe Sudduth, a spokesperson for Olathe Police, told the Post that their...

For Brevyn Cole, an Olathe South alum who’s now a senior starting defender for the nationally ranked UMKC men’s soccer team, the lone remaining regular-season home game on Oct. 25 will be meaningful. But considering the roll the No. 4...

Dressed in red, dozens of people attended the Olathe Planning Commission meeting Monday to oppose a proposal for a 476-unit apartment complex at 159th Street and Pflumm Road. Their primary criticisms were the height of the proposed buildings, possible traffic...

Olathe plans to scale back plans for a new animal shelter as the city looks to rein in spending to avoid a future budget deficit, said a councilmember who's a key backer of the project. In March, the Olathe City...

Four candidates vying for two seats representing parts of Olathe, Gardner, Spring Hill and Edgerton in southwestern Johnson County laid out their priorities in a live forum hosted by the Johnson County Post on Wednesday evening. The Post is hosting...

Despite vocal opposition from nearby residents, the Olathe City Council last week unanimously approved a roughly 109-acre expansion of a rock quarry southeast of 151st Street and Old 56 Highway. The expansion will extend the quarry northwest, closer to the...

A Kansas-based grocer’s new Olathe store has officially begun to take shape. This week, grocery chain Dillons held a groundbreaking in Olathe, marking the start of construction as the store works toward an opening in 2027. Dillons is coming to ​​College...