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Mill Valley’s Brigham sets pole vault record, SJA girls relay team notches state-best at 5A regional
Friday night’s Class 5A regional track meet at Bishop Miege High School sent quite an assortment of Mill Valley and St. James Academy athletes to the Kansas 5A state meet.
Schools & education
College-bound students leaving ‘bittersweet’ chapter behind
After arriving in America, Nigerian-born Chimsom Obi was first greeted with the smell of coffee permeating through the Atlanta airport.
- Newsweek: SM Northwest among best in getting students ready for college May 9
- SM North, Mill Valley students named National Merit Scholars May 9
- Shawnee resident named to pharmacy honor society May 9
- De Soto district to offer free meals on wheels this summer May 7
- Fashion show makes runway possibility ‘real’ for students April 30
Sports
SMN, SMNW boys finish 1-2 at track regional; SMN girls second
The Cougars ran away with the boys side of the field, scoring 128 points ahead of SM North’s 98. On the girls side, SM North finished second with 114 points, behind Lawrence Free State’s 143. SM Northwest’s girls placed seventh with 45.
- St. James sixth; Mill Valley’s McLeod advances to state swim consolation finals May 18
- SMNW girls 11th, SMN 15th at 6A state swim and dive May 18
- Mill Valley’s Brigham sets pole vault record, SJA girls relay team notches state-best at 5A regional May 18
- State baseball, softball tournament brackets unveiled May 17
- Mill Valley girls soccer repeats as regional champs May 16
Local news
Linenberger: Hello city of Shawnee
Greetings, Shawnee, I’m Shawn Linenberger and we probably will be seeing more of each other.
- Shawnee convenience store robbed for second time in five days May 15
- Shawnee City Council pays tribute to Nick Pflumm at meeting May 14
- Longtime resident receives Good Starts Here Award May 14
- Regents waiting on budget negotiations before taking up tuition proposals May 14
- State education board may seek attorney general’s opinion on ‘innovative districts’ law May 14
Living
Valuations, markets look promising in Shawnee, county appraiser says
The economic climate is improving in Shawnee, according to Johnson County Appraiser Paul Welcome.
- Food: Carbonara cool — Creamy comfort food becomes summer salad May 15
- Food: Pretty fruit parfait is easy enough for kids to make May 8
- Food: Garden inspires healthy, mom-approved makeover of egg-in-a-hat May 8
- Beauty on a back street May 8
- First Center for Spiritual Living in Kansas meeting in Shawnee May 8
Sports
State baseball, softball tournament brackets unveiled
Find out who SM Northwest and Mill Valley will play in the first round of their respective softball and baseball state tournaments next week.
- St. James sixth; Mill Valley’s McLeod advances to state swim consolation finals May 18
- SMNW girls 11th, SMN 15th at 6A state swim and dive May 18
- SMN, SMNW boys finish 1-2 at track regional; SMN girls second May 18
- Mill Valley’s Brigham sets pole vault record, SJA girls relay team notches state-best at 5A regional May 18
- Mill Valley girls soccer repeats as regional champs May 16
Faith
First Center for Spiritual Living in Kansas meeting in Shawnee
Jrie Newsome followed a long road from the Baptist church she was brought up in to the first Center for Spiritual Living in Kansas.
- St. James sixth; Mill Valley's McLeod advances to state swim consolation finals May 18
- SMNW girls 11th, SMN 15th at 6A state swim and dive May 18
- SMN, SMNW boys finish 1-2 at track regional; SMN girls second May 18
- Mill Valley's Brigham sets pole vault record, SJA girls relay team notches state-best at 5A regional May 18
- Kansas Attorney General taking over prosecution in Ottawa homicide case May 17
- State baseball, softball tournament brackets unveiled May 17
- Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars to advocate for gun control May 17
- Legislative negotiations break down amid Republican in-fighting May 17
- Mill Valley girls soccer repeats as regional champs May 16
- Higher education officials say concealed carry on campus probably inevitable in the future May 16
- Briefly: McNeace blasts two homers in final game; SMN, SMNW soccer ends season with identical records May 16
- First Center for Spiritual Living in Kansas meeting in Shawnee May 8, 2013 2 comments
- On the street: Do you think Shawnee taxpayer dollars should be used to pay for the city's first-ever public information officer? May 8, 2013 1 comment
- Shawnee approves agreement to bring Google Fiber to city May 2, 2013 3 comments
- Newsweek: SM Northwest among best in getting students ready for college May 9, 2013 1 comment
- Shawnee Police, landfill firm may partner on shooting range April 23, 2013 2 comments
- April 23, 2013 2 comments
- City manager: 2014 budget won't require a tax increase April 23, 2013 1 comment
- River City Baseball update: SM North, SM Northwest end weekend with losses April 19, 2013 1 comment
Today's events
- Shawnee Mission Optimist Club at noon
Upcoming events
- Annual Shawnee St. Patrick’s Parade March 16
- Lansing Fourth of July Celebration July 4
- Lansing Fourth of July Celebration July 4
- Shawnee Lions Club June 5
More events
Births
- Riley and Amanda Rothe, a girl.
- Bobbie Jo and Brett Robert Clark, a girl.
- J.R. and Lauren Lobner.
- Michael and Kim Robbins, a boy.
- Ryan and Sarah Fagan.
Obituaries
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Point of View/Shawnee
What was your best day ever?
“Aug. 18, 1945, I returned from the Pacific to my wife after serving five years in the Army Air Force. We spent 60 more years together.”
