Spring Hill Area

Jane Ann (Bowen) Bolte; John Charles Whitaker; Suzanne Watters; Janet Lou Searle; Elsie Virginia Epperson; Arlene Swanson; Sally Mae West; Joan Edna Pils; Suman Kumer Thakur; Asta L. Van Keirsbilck; Barbara May Victorine; Marion Altman; Naomi Silverman; Ann...

If you walk or drive through the Park at Forest Green neighborhood in southern Overland Park, you’re likely to see something pretty unique. Its streets are lined with mature, healthy trees, which isn’t all that special in a city that...

The county transit fund is running dangerously low and commissioners are exploring a $600,000 infusion to keep operations going through the end of the year. Possible future elimination of the K-10 Connector route to Lawrence and the ride-hailing microtransit...

The way Debby Simon remembers it, the first word she ever learned to say was probably “dog.” It’s fitting for the Overland Park dog lover, who always wanted a collie growing up. So, when she reluctantly moved to the Kansas City...

Correction: The headline for this story has been updated. These positions were eliminated before the county's 2027 budget was approved.  Citing “shifting business needs,” Johnson County government has eliminated eight staffed positions from four departments, and given a separation package...

By Jodi Fortino Students across the Kansas City area were welcomed back to class this week by sweltering temperatures and heat index values in the triple digits. Local schools are no stranger to back-to-school heat waves. In recent years, school districts...

Johnson County commissioners gave the final OK to the $1.9 billion county budget Thursday, sending it on its way to be translated into a portion of the bill individual homeowners will get in November. Commissioners finalized the budgets for the...

William “Bill” Dean Cowan; Lewis Frazier; Lanny Herbert Ross; Mary Jane “Janie” Pendergrass; Sharon Gail Carter; Josephine Nyakinyua Karanja; Frances Barbara Semler; Barbara Louise Lay (Ormsby); Warren Dean Hicks; Nanette “Nan” Pfau Weber; Gary Wayne Seymour; Curtis Lee...

In a parking lot in Olathe in July, Gina Foulks sleeps overnight in her car with her doors and windows open to allow for air to pass through. Most nights, the air would be cooler than throughout the day,...

Don't know about you, but we're getting ready for the long Labor Day weekend! Pool season is nearly over, so get your last splash in at your local pool. Or, head over to De Soto Days for some carnival fun. Our personal...

Connie Schmidt, who was appointed to temporarily fill the vacancy created when county Election Commissioner Fred Sherman resigned last December, has been sworn in to officially take over the job of Election Commissioner long-term. The decision prompted a concerned statement...

Officer Freddie Castro’s mom, Michaela Robles, wants her son to be remembered for his smile and all he accomplished in life. Just 23 when he died, Castro had already reached all of his goals, which is something Robles said made...