Olathe News

K-State offers free gardening advice hotline to county residents. Johnson County K-State Research and Extension is offering a free gardening advice hotline to help residents with assessing plant concerns. The Johnson County Extension Master Gardener Hotline is open from...

Olathe, DeSoto public schools to provide protections for sexual orientation, gender identity. The Olathe school board last week unanimously voted to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the district's non-discrimination policies. Olathe's decision came four days after the...

SM East loses to Olathe North in state quarterfinals. SM East, the final Shawnee Mission school in competition in state high school football play, saw its season come to an end Friday with a 24-21 loss to Olathe North...

Let us know about issues at the polls. We'll be keeping a close eye on how the voting process is going in Shawnee Mission today. If you experience any issues at the polls — questions about registration and photo...

Lancers advance to state soccer tourney. With a 1-0 win over district rival SM West Tuesday, SM East's boys soccer team landed one of four spots in the state 6A championship bracket. Senior Carson Jones scored the lone goal...

Details of teacher-student relationship detailed in Adrian charging documents. A probable cause affidavit released Tuesday contains details about the sexual encounter that led to Justin Adrian's dismissal from his job with Olathe Public Schools and the criminal charges he...

Consolidated Fire District No. 2 promotes two. Consolidated Fire District No. 2 Chief Tony Lopez has promoted Lieutenant Justin Hensley to Captain and Firefighter Jason Lamb to Lieutenant. Hensley has been with the department since 2002. He was promoted...

Troop 199 names seven new Eagle Scouts. At a ceremony at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church last weekend, Boy Scout Troop 199 inducted seven members into the Eagle Court of Honor, marking the attainment of the organization's...