Audio clips
Births
Chats
Couples
- Engagement: Cobb and Compton
- Engagement: Cobb and Bower
- Engagement: Cobb and Compton
- Engagement: Cobb and Bower
- Engagement: Radice and Esqueda
- Anniversary: Ferguson
- Anniversary: Teske
- Anniversary: Farmer
Obituaries
On the street
- What’s your favorite place in Shawnee, and why?
- Which Shawnee roadway is the scariest to drive?
- What advice would you give to Shawnee students heading back to school in a few weeks?
- What’s the one, single thing that represents Shawnee to you?
- Shawnee has tapped more than $7 million for street maintenance in 2013. In your opinion, are roads the No. 1 issue facing the city right now?
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Have you noticed a foul odor coming from the landfill?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 60% | |
| No | 21% | |
| Yes, but only when driving by the landfill | 18% | |
| Total | 38 | |
Videos
- Column: News editor bids farewell
- November 28, 2018
- Shawnee Dispatch news editor Jennifer Bhargava says goodbye to readers.
- Column: Operation 100 News thanks community for support
- November 28, 2018
- Dispatch reporting partner Mike Frizzell of Operation 100 News says goodbye to readers.
- Shawnee Dispatch ceases publication
- November 28, 2018
- The Shawnee Dispatch is ceasing publication.
- Shawnee Mission North basketball team works to improve in final week of preseason practice
- November 27, 2018
- The Shawnee Mission North boys’ basketball team began its final week of preseason practices Tuesday.
- A home away from home: senior care facility opens in Shawnee
- November 26, 2018
- The first Golden Oaks Memory Care Home will be opening in Shawnee next month
- Shawnee Mission program leads students to success
- Partnership equips developmentally disabled young adults with job, life skills
- November 26, 2018
- A new program in the Shawnee Mission School District is helping to ease the transition after high school for special education graduates.
- Two injured in Interstate 435 rollover
- November 26, 2018
- Two people were injured when the vehicle they were riding in crashed on Interstate 435 north near Johnson Drive on Monday afternoon.
- Get to know new Ward 3 council member Lisa Larson-Bunnell
- November 26, 2018
- Attorney Lisa Larson-Bunnell was appointed to fill the vacant Ward 3 seat.
- Overland Park man arrested after struggling with Shawnee officer early Sunday
- November 26, 2018
- An Overland Park man was arrested early Sunday morning after he tried to avoid arrest and struggled with a Shawnee officer.
- Shawnee Fire Department debuts new fire truck to public
- 06:00 a.m., November 26, 2018 Updated 08:23 p.m.
- After months of planning, designing and anticipation, the Shawnee Fire Department is debuting its newest addition to the fleet.
- MTKC to present two musicals for holiday season
- November 25, 2018
- In honor of its one-year anniversary at B&B Live, Music Theatre Kansas City is presenting two musicals for the upcoming holiday season.
- Thinking Out Loud: When those “few dollars” add up
- November 25, 2018
- Check out the latest piece from our opinion columnist Marty Augustine.
- Shawnee Mission Northwest basketball team holds preseason scrimmage
- November 25, 2018
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest High School boys’ basketball team competed in a scrimmage Saturday morning at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.
- Early-morning crash on I-435 leaves one man injured
- 03:58 a.m., November 25, 2018 Updated 09:21 a.m.
- A man in his late teens was transported to an area trauma center after he was involved in a single-car crash early Sunday in Shawnee. The crash was reported to police just after 3 a.m.
- Local business owners work together to bring Santa mailbox to Shawnee
- November 24, 2018
- A magical mailbox has appeared in Shawnee.
- Letter to the Editor: Shawnee resident says councilmembers failed to respond to him
- November 24, 2018
- Check out our latest letter to the editor.
- Child hit by car during Thanksgiving morning disturbance
- November 22, 2018
- Police say an 11-year-old girl was hit by a car in the Carlyle Apartments Thanksgiving morning.
- Automotive Advisers: Keeping your fuel system tip-top
- November 20, 2018
- It’s vital to maintain your fuel system to ensure the health and performance of your car in the short and long term
- Is the Shawnee Civic Center a community center? Shawnee city staff says ‘no’
- November 20, 2018
- A look at the Shawnee Civic Center and the role it plays in the city, as plans for a potential new community center pick up speed.
- Pedestrian struck by pickup truck in eastern Shawnee
- 07:56 p.m., November 20, 2018 Updated 10:05 a.m.
- Shawnee Police are investigating after a man in his 30s was hit by a pickup truck on 75th Street near Stearns Street on Tuesday evening.
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Point of View
What’s your favorite place in Shawnee, and why?
“The magic bike path (75th and Pflumm) winds lazily through water and trees. I feel like I’m in fairy tale land!”
