Prairie Village News

A decades-long tradition at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village is back for its 40th year this weekend. The church’s immersive “Journey to Bethlehem” experience is planned for Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, once again transforming the church...

The same day that the Prairie Village City Council moved forward with financing for its $30 million municipal complex project, a city resident appealed a federal court’s Nov. 3 decision to dismiss his lawsuit trying to stop the project. On...

Bakery and cafe Panera Bread has officially reopened one of its Johnson County locations. After undergoing a renovation, the cafe held a “grand re-opening” at its Prairie Village location in November. Panera reopened at 8300 Mission Road The restaurant and bakery...

The city of Prairie Village is considering banning all monkey species — with one potential exception. After two discussions in the last month about an outright monkey ban, the Prairie Village City Council on Dec. 1 signaled interest in making...

In February 1950, the owner of the land that is now Porter Park in Prairie Village created a single rule for that land: No Black people were allowed to use, own or occupy it. Now, 75 years later, Porter Park...

Prairie Village will take steps to cut down on average vehicle speeds along a key stretch of Tomahawk Road. The city plans to narrow lanes along Tomahawk between Roe Avenue and 71st Street by 5 feet on either side of...

A recount of ballots cast for a much-watched measure in Prairie Village yielded the exact same result, upholding voters' original rejection of the question by nearly 30 percentage points. Johnson County Election Commissioner Fred Sherman told the Johnson County Board...

The Johnson County Election Office will recount by hand ballots cast in this November's much-watched vote over a Prairie Village ballot question to "abandon" the city's form of government. The move comes at the request of a Prairie Village resident,...

Prairie Village voters turned out in record-breaking numbers on Nov. 4 to reject all six candidates backed by Prairie Village United in a decisive victory for allies of the incumbent City Council. In all, 60% of Prairie Village voters cast...

Prairie Village voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the question to “abandon” the city’s form of government. This year’s Prairie Village municipal election saw not only six contested city council races, but an unusual question about whether the city should “abandon”...

Prairie Village voters on Tuesday sent a decisive message of support for a new $30 million municipal complex project, giving six candidates who supported the proposal a clean sweep on Election Night. This year’s Prairie Village City Council races, an...

On the eve of Prairie Village city elections largely defined by whether candidates support or oppose the city's $30 million municipal complex project, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that had previously stalled the city's plans to move forward...