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- Former USD 232 educator indicted in child porn case
- December 1, 2004
- A former De Soto USD 232 high school administrator was recently indicted on federal charges of possession of child pornography.
- Cougars eager to reverse fortunes
- Experienced Northwest squad looking for big turnaround
- December 1, 2004
- Turn the record around and go to state.
- SM North hoops hoping teamwork leads to victories
- Key Indians football players make the switch to the hardwood
- December 1, 2004
- One of the best aspects of high school athletics is that student athletes are afforded the opportunity to compete in multiple sports throughout their prep careers.
- Defending KVL champs enter season with question marks
- December 1, 2004
- The Mill Valley High School boys basketball season is officially under way as head coach Justin Bogart and his players began practicing and preparing for another exciting year Thursday afternoon. Winners of last year’s league championship, the Jaguars will look to again establish themselves as the team to beat amongst Kaw Valley teams and hope to build upon their dominating performance of a year ago. “Our expectations are to get better every day as a team and individually, and we want to defend our league championship and advance to the next step in the playoffs and make it into the state tournament,” Bogart said.
- Student artwork chosen for exhibit in Merriam
- December 1, 2004
- Artwork by Shawnee area students from two high schools was among pieces chosen for display in a Kansas City metro area competition.
- Bundle up, schools advise
- December 1, 2004
- Winter has arrived in Shawnee, and children’s coats, hats and gloves are making their way out of storage closets for the season — or at least they should be, school officials say.
- Board weighs gifted programs
- December 1, 2004
- After an idea-sparking presentation by district director of special education Joe Vitt, the De Soto USD 232 Board of Education broached the topic of gifted education at its Nov. 15 meeting. Vitt presented current information and national statistics regarding gifted education to start conversation among Board members.
- Obit: Steven Dean Zacharias
- December 1, 2004
- Obit: Harry Glen Zacharias
- December 1, 2004
- Obit: Stanley “Dave” Witt
- December 1, 2004
- Obit: Michael C. Pitts
- December 1, 2004
- Obit: Dorris Jean Edwards
- December 1, 2004
- Obit: Hazel Meldon Cobb
- December 1, 2004
- Obit: Anna P. Brose
- December 1, 2004
- Saturday Santa visit to benefit Sunflower House
- December 1, 2004
- To help raise money for the Sunflower House, a child advocacy center, Santa will be arriving in a Shawnee fire truck at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Country Club Bank at Monticello Road and Shawnee Mission Parkway.
- K of C raises $1,700 in candy drive
- December 1, 2004
- Members of Shawnee Knights of Columbus Council 2332 recently collected nearly $1,700 during their Tootsie Roll drive.
- Council OK’s Rodrock plan
- December 1, 2004
- Though the Planning Commission already told several Shawnee residents that they could not stop a development so early in the planning process, the Shawnee City Council was forced to do the same as it approved rezoning at its Nov. 22 meeting.
- Eventually, dredging pit will become a new Shawnee park
- December 1, 2004
- While the city of Shawnee has worked toward developing a riverfront park over the past several years, now it appears the city will have two, in addition to its own lake.
- Agency ready for expansion
- December 1, 2004
- You can’t go and start a project and not finish it; it’s like making a promise that you can’t keep. That’s the theory of Evelyn VanKemseke, director of Shawnee Community Services, 11110 W. 67th St.
- A Mission of Mercy
- December 1, 2004
- No one knew — or at least admitted they knew — AIDS was a problem in Schaun Colin’s homeland of South Africa when he emigrated to the Kansas City area in 1993.
- Obit: Kathryn Leake
- December 1, 2004
- Year-round carols match teacher’s personality
- December 1, 2004
- Ron Poplau has a peculiar penchant for Christmas carols.
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Talking points
Do you think Veterans Day should be a prominent holiday?
Absolutely. We wouldn’t be able to sit here and eat lunch like this if it weren’t for the veterans. We’ve got millions of people that fought and died to save this country; it should be more than a bank holiday.
