Olathe News

Lenexa fishing derby runs through end of September The city of Lenexa's fall fishing derby runs through the end of September. Participants can register at lenexa.com/fishingderby and fish at any of the city's parks. Hooked on fishing? So are we! ? We...

WaterOne to resume service disconnections in August Beginning in August, WaterOne will resume service disconnections for customer accounts due to non-payment. The organization had paused service disconnections due to non-payment for four months during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Westwood completes Belinder Avenue surface treatment, striping project The city of Westwood, following an ultra-thin bonded asphalt surface treatment project, painted white stripes on Belinder Avenue as a low-cost traffic calming measure. Prior to the stripes, more than 29,500 vehicles traveling...

Merriam designates safe spots for internet purchase exchanges The city of Merriam announced Wednesday it now has two designated parking spots for the public to safely exchange internet purchases. The parking spots are located near the Merriam Police Department, 9010 W....

Shawnee to reopen city offices May 11 with limited staffing The city of Shawnee is planning to reopen city offices on Monday, May 11. In a memo to the governing body, City Manager Nolan Sunderman said the reopening of offices...

Johnson County seeking public input on preferred concept for new square. Johnson County Government is gathering public feedback through Saturday on the preferred concept for the proposed Johnson County Square in Olathe. The first phase of programming for the...

Olathe council approves non-discrimination ordinance. Before a standing room only crowd Tuesday, the Olathe City Council approved a non-discrimination ordinance with legal protections for LGBTQ+ individuals, making it the second largest city in Johnson County to adopt such a...

Governor appoints SMSD board president Brad Stratton as new KPERS trustee. Gov. Laura Kelly has appointed Brad Stratton of Overland Park, board president of the Shawnee Mission School Board, to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees....

Johnson County bonds receive top credit ratings. Johnson County has again received a AAA/Stable credit rating from all three bond rating agencies – Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor's, and Moody's Investor Services for its General Obligation Bonds. Of the...

American Legion Post #153 invites Johnson County to co-host Veterans Day event; Veterans Day ceremonies move indoors. American Legion Post #153 has invited Johnson County to host its Veterans Day event in the legion’s hall, 410 E. Dennis Ave.,...

Ainsley Cornelius, SM East graduate, receives scholarship from Kansas Masonic Foundation. Ainsley Cornelius, a recent graduate of Shawnee Mission East and an Overland Park native, was recently awarded the Lester Barrett and Clarice Whitehill King Scholarship. Lyn Beyer, Master of...

Sen. Pilcher-Cook denounces state Supreme Court ruling on Kansas Constitution and right to abortion. Shawnee Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, who is among the most vocal members of the legislature on abortion issues, quickly denounced the Kansas Supreme Court's ruling Friday,...