Spring Hill News

School was back in session this week for students in the Spring Hill district. Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade started Monday, followed by the high school on Tuesday. “We enjoy the first day of school. There’s a lot of hard work...

As students filter into Spring Hill High School next week, the front of the building will look the same as it did last year, but around the corner, work on the Career and Technical Education expansion will be underway. The...

From the time he could talk, Adam Shay started selling fireworks. He recalled this recently on a humid summer day, under the air-conditioned protection of a small RV travel trailer set a couple hundred feet from the Eddie’s Fireworks tent...

Children and adults alike carried armfuls of books to the self-checkout stations at Spring Hill’s recently renovated library on its opening day earlier this month. More than 1,000 people came through the new-look Spring Hill Library branch on its opening...

A 17-year-old Spring Hill High School student was found guilty in the death of one of his classmates in 2024. On May 15 in Miami County District Court, the suspect, a 16-year-old at the time of the murder, was found...

A wrong-way driver was killed in a crash with another vehicle on U.S. Highway 169 just outside of Spring Hill late Friday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash happened at about 11:06 p.m. in the southbound lanes...

A controversial cold storage facility planned for southern Olathe will now opt for a safer refrigeration system. Olathe City Councilmember LeEtta Felter announced on Friday that Lineage Logistics will no longer be using anhydrous ammonia refrigeration, instead opting for a...

Spring Hill saw a lot of changes in the last year; from a new city council, public safety updates, budget updates to preparing for a comprehensive plan. Spring Hill Mayor Chad Young spoke about the changes and looked toward the...

In the aftermath of a crime, victims are often inundated with questions, processes and decisions. Navigating an unfamiliar judicial system is complicated, and trying to return to everyday life is no easy feat. In Spring Hill, victims of violent person-based...

Nearly half of Spring Hill School District’s $60 million bond is committed under contract — including elementary school additions, roof replacements and HVAC repairs. Construction on Spring Hill Elementary is the furthest along, though Marc Williams, executive director of operations,...

Spring Hill Police, along with other departments in southern Johnson County, rolled out online logs earlier this year detailing calls for service from the previous 24 hours — completing a countywide effort to encrypt emergency radio calls that attempts...

Visitors to a lavender farm in southern Johnson County will soon have the experience of being surrounded by woods or sitting in a field of flowers or relaxing under a night sky, accompanied by the sounds of bees buzzing,...