Prairie Village News

A stretch of Nall Avenue in Prairie Village is closed for the next couple of weeks as part of a road improvement project. Nall Avenue between 75th and 79th streets is closed as the city completes a 2024 County Assistance...

Less than a week after the city of Prairie Village launched its new composting program, participating residents deposited 500 pounds of compost for pickup. Meghan Buum, an assistant city administrator, told the Prairie Village City Council last week that the...

Citing a surge in public concern for children's safety, the city of Prairie Village is considering new restrictions on e-scooters and e-bikes. On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council voted 11-0 during a committee meeting to direct city staff to...

For 77 years, barbers have shared stories, cracked jokes and cut hair at Village Hairstyling. Memories line the walls of the shop at 3919 Prairie Lane with dozens of photos of customers, families and barbers. First owned by Don Moore and...

The city of Prairie Village is looking to crack down on some homebuilding practices in response to ongoing resident complaints about construction in single-family neighborhoods, particularly noise coming from teardown-rebuild projects. Teardown-rebuilds — when an existing, usually smaller home is...

VillageFest 2025 featured smiles, bubbles and special community awards. The city of Prairie Village’s annual Independence Day celebration kicked off at 7:30 a.m. on Friday with a pancake breakfast and a recognition ceremony for residents earning community spirit awards. Here’s a...

The city of Prairie Village has asked the Johnson County District Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a resident challenging the city's recently approved $30 million municipal complex project. The city is also asking a judge to hold an...

This November, Prairie Village voters will be asked whether they want to do away with the city’s current form of government. The public vote, which the city has confirmed will occur this November, is the culmination of a years-long debate...

A man is in critical condition after a reported electric shock in a Prairie Village backyard. Firefighters from Consolidated Fire District No. 2 and Overland Park Fire were called to a backyard in the 7500 block of Norwood Street just...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 8:06 p.m. Wednesday to include a statement from West Jordan, the city administrator of Prairie Village. A Prairie Village resident is asking a district court judge to stop city officials from going ahead...

The city of Prairie Village is locked in on a $30 million municipal complex project, despite some resident calls for a public vote on the issue. On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council in two separate 9-2 votes made critical...

Supporters of an effort to put the new Prairie Village municipal complex project before voters say a new survey shows residents "overwhelmingly" back the idea. But roughly two-thirds of the 435 respondents polled in the survey, which was sponsored by...