Blue Valley Area

A redevelopment plan seeking to turn excess parking in the College Boulevard corridor into retail and apartments may be moving ahead after some key revisions following past rejections. Price Brothers, an Overland Park-based developer, is seeking to convert unused extra...

Though Valentino’s is new to Overland Park, it’s certainly not new to everyone there. That became apparent when the Nebraska-based pizzeria announced its first Johnson County franchise a couple of months ago, and Nebraska natives in the county chimed in...

Overland Park Police say that the driver of a stolen pickup truck crashed into another driver and then ran from the scene late Sunday night. Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the intersection of 143rd Street and Nall Avenue...

A West Coast athleisure retailer is approaching its Johnson County debut. California-based ALO has a new store in the works in Leawood. According to a release, the store is targeting a fall opening. ALO is coming to 4868 W. 119th St ...

Overcast conditions and a chilly wind didn't keep hundreds of people from flocking to downtown Overland Park to watch the annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday. The parade began at 79th Street and Floyd Street. From there, it moved...

Updated: Saturday, March 7 While there were no confirmed visual reports of a tornado late Friday night, the National Weather Service has concluded that the storm's damage is consistent with an EF-0 tornado. National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a damage survey...

With only a little over three months to go before the first World Cup match kicks off, one thing is becoming clear: Hosting a once-in-a-generation sports event comes with a once-in-a-generation workload. County staff provided a glimpse of that on...

What’s the difference between a hobby and a business? For Ebony Paul-Harris, in large part, it was her mother. Baking cookies started out strictly as a hobby for her and her sister, Asia Lockett, in 2020. The sisters passed time...

Marlene Lynne Babcock; Joseph Ted Baehr; John “Jack” D. Meyer; Charlotte “Char” Anne (Bredberg) Wolfe; Kristen Marie Berg; Michael Wayne King; Toni Marie Kalousek; Linda Elizabeth Ahlenstorf; Eva Ann Jensen; Gwendolyn Y. Anderson; Marilyn Sterling Hail; Dottie (Krebethe)...

Increases in homes' appraised values stayed steady in Johnson County for 2026, hovering near 6% for the third year in a row, according to the county appraiser’s annual revaluation report released last week. Values of single-family homes, excluding apartments, increased...

By Blaise Mesa Dave Rau told lawmakers he moved out of his home in Garden Plain, Kansas, because he couldn’t afford the property tax bill. “We were able to take advantage of homestead tax relief for some of our taxes, but...

Leawood had a busy year last year, and it’s about to get busier this year, Mayor Marc Elkins said as he gave his third annual State of the City speech. On Thursday at the Ironhorse Golf Course, Elkins outlined highlights...