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For years, the city of Prairie Village has worked on a plan to remake its municipal complex, including city hall and its police department facilities. But before the city can start construction on the $30 million project — groundbreaking could...
Editor's note: This story was updated at 10:51 a.m. Wednesday with additional context from the City of Overland Park about the Coffee Creek bridge replacement project. Federal spending cutbacks and supply chain issues left over from the COVID-19 pandemic are...
The Prairie Village-based Spinning Tree Theatre has made up almost all of the $15,000 in grant money that was rescinded when the National Endowment for the Arts decided a recently produced play no longer aligned with the Trump administration’s agenda. Since...
Editor's note: Further city comments have been added to the original version of this story clarifying the number of employees who would work at a new city hall.  New mailers from a nonprofit calling itself Preserve Prairie Village are circulating...
A New York-inspired concept serving a variety of "premium" meats will soon debut in Johnson County. New York Butcher Shoppe, a restaurant, wine bar and butcher shop, will open a new Prairie Village location in Corinth Quarter later this year. New...
A locally-owned ice cream shop is preparing to close its doors in Prairie Village. Chill in the Village, known for its soft-serve and other sweet treats, announced Monday via social media that it will close after May 31. “We’ll be serving...
The city of Prairie Village is estimating $30 million in general fund revenues with its 2026 budget. On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council reviewed forecasted budget revenues for 2026, which includes property tax, sales tax and franchise fee revenues....
Prairie Village residents who want to will soon be able to drop off compost waste at two sites as part of a new pilot program. The Prairie Village City Council on Monday voted 8-4 to approve a roughly $6,000 contract...
Prairie Village will donate nearly $23,000 to its Ukrainian sister city for “medicine and other humanitarian goods.” On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council in an 8-4 vote approved the donation totaling $22,900 to its longtime sister city Dolyna, Ukraine...
The city of Prairie Village is looking at improving five major thoroughfares over the next five years. The Prairie Village City Council last week voted 11-0 to approve a five-year plan for the city’s County Assistance Road System program funding...
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include additional comments from city councilmembers Inga Selders and Cole Robinson.  The city of Prairie Village is once again thinking of sending funds to help its war-ravaged Ukrainian sister city, but the...
A recent incident in Prairie Village in which an infant was left in critical condition after being bitten by a pit bull has once again put the city's breed-specific rules for dogs in the spotlight. Five years ago, after an...