Blue Valley Area

Vickie Taulbert and her husband, Mike, who are both in their 70s, have lived in their current northern Overland Park neighborhood for upwards of 40 years. Originally attracted to the area — around 67th Street and Santa Fe, across the...

Olathe-based Brown Suga is currently on the move, in more ways than one. In November 2024, the cookie shop just four years in business at the time, caught a victory in Kansas City’s AltCap Your Biz pitch competition, which gives...

Blake Le Donovan Brown; Paul Callaghan Steinberg; Kimberly (Kim) Simpson; Thomas “Tom” John Johnston; Nazar Goro; Francis “Frank” L. Lavery; Norma Jean McCloud; Anne Marie Flynn; Glenn M. Read; Anne Victor Lopez; Lisa Ann Everhart; Glenda Dee Brocker; ...

Editor’s note: This story is the final of a four-part series about housing challenges in Johnson County. Read our first part introducing the county’s housing shortage here. Read our second part about costs for developers to build housing here, and...

Johnson County’s vote totals for this year’s municipal and school elections were certified Thursday and with the exception of the race for Spring Hill mayor there were no upsets or changes from the unofficial final results posted last Tuesday...

A vision to revitalize downtown Olathe, new development projects and the city's long-term vision for the future came to the forefront of Olathe Mayor John Bacon's annual State of the City address late last month. “Our city has grown to...

The 12 pickleball courts at the Leawood’s City Park have been popular enough that additional courts may be in the offing. Leawood Park and Recreation Director Chris Claxton presented some data to city councilmembers last week along with the possibility...

Editor’s note: This story is the third of a four-part series about housing challenges in Johnson County. Read our first part introducing the county’s housing shortage here. Read our second part about costs for developers to build housing here. Later this...

Get your good news, Johnson County! Twice a month, the Post rounds up some of the good news that came into our inboxes or showed up on our social media feeds. How to tell us your good news If you have...

In a southern Overland Park shopping center, the owners of a well known local eatery are gearing up for something new. Two of the owners of Lenexa-based Tanner’s plan to unveil their new concept, Sammie’s Kitchen & Bar, at the...

If you were up late Tuesday night in Johnson County and looked up at the sky, you may have seen something like what our freelance reporter and photographer Mike Frizzell witnessed. He parked himself at a spot in De Soto...

Editor's note: This story is the second of a four-part series about housing challenges in Johnson County. Read our first part introducing the county's housing shortage here. Later this week, we’ll explore other factors that contribute to high housing costs and...