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Surprise in County vote
April 6, 2005
Countywide races for the Johnson County Water Board and Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees turned out to have a few small surprises.
In our midst: KBI registry pinpoints locations of offenders
April 6, 2005
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation lists 26 former sex offenders living in Shawnee. The issue of how to treat and track these offenders comes up time and again, most recently last month in Florida, when 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford was abducted and murdered, and a registered sex offender was arrested for the crime.
Neighbor wins
April 6, 2005
Shawnee resident and incumbent Cindy Neighbor handily won re-election to her at-large seat on the Shawnee Mission USD 512 Board of Education.
Benefit race draws barefoot runner
April 6, 2005
The soles of Rick Roeber's feet don't appear as callused as one might expect. They were smeared with dirt but otherwise pretty average Saturday morning at Mill Valley High School, where Roeber, 49, was among more than 900 participants signing in for Shawnee's second annual Run for Mercy.
Incumbents turned out
April 6, 2005
It was out with the old and in with the new for Tuesday night's De Soto USD 232 Board of Education election. Three newcomers were voted onto the Board, and two incumbents were voted out.
Districts differ on school funding fix
April 6, 2005
Shawnee school districts are split over the local funding piece of an education finance plan en route to the Kansas Supreme Court this week.
Girls bring home 1st, boys take 3rd at season-opening track meet
Mill Valley track opens season in familiar spot — at the top
April 6, 2005
Mill Valley's track team got off to a running start Friday afternoon at the Ottawa Relays. Joined by Lawrence Free State, Ottawa, Blue Valley, Kearney and Olathe Northwest, the Jaguars shined throughout the all-day event and emerged as one of the meet's top track and field schools. The Lady Jags won the meet by a large margin with 168 points, defeating second-place Free State by 20, and medaled in 15 separate events.
Jags’ 1st win comes in dramatic fashion
Three-run seventh leads Mill Valley past Turner
April 6, 2005
Heading into their Thursday double-header against the Turner Golden Bears, the Mill Valley baseball team was winless and unsure of itself.
Northwest earns split in first 2 games
April 6, 2005
The Shawnee Mission Northwest baseball team is 1-1 after shaking some early-season fielding jitters in their first two games of the season.
80 percent is transfer ‘magic number’
April 6, 2005
Board of Education members have pegged 80 percent as the magic number for changing De Soto USD 232 intra-district transfer policy.
Workshop will cover adoption from China
April 6, 2005
Great Wall China Adoption is holding an informative China Adoption workshop in Kansas and Missouri from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at the Shawnee branch of the Johnson County Library, 13811 Johnson Dr.
Game center caters to both family and corporate business
April 6, 2005
A new entertainment center in Shawnee hopes to create the perfect balance of fun for both children and adults.
Antique plows return to field
April 6, 2005
Save for the hustle and bustle on nearby Kansas Highway 7, there was no indication that the date was April 2, 2005, as the sun beat warmly upon a freshly plowed field on 43rd Street.
Engagement: Brungardt-Neil
April 6, 2005
Obit: Donald E. Yunghans
April 6, 2005
Obit: Ron Walker
April 6, 2005
Obit: Howard E. Stahl Sr.
April 6, 2005
Obit: Bruce “Bear” Meile
April 6, 2005
Obit: Connie C. Kerns
April 6, 2005
Obit: Ada F. Hammock
April 6, 2005
Obit: Grace M. Fiddler
April 6, 2005
Obit: Joseph P. Ballard Jr.
April 6, 2005
Mayors follow through with Highway 7 letter
April 6, 2005
It did not take long for a coalition of area mayors to make good on their joint pledge to take formal action opposing the Kansas Highway 7 freeway recommendation.
Golden arches coming to city
April 6, 2005
After nearly two years of planning, western Shawnee is one step closer to finally getting its own version of the largest fast-food restaurant chain in the world.
City, school district join to save historic school
April 6, 2005
The only building in Shawnee on the National Register of Historic Places is in danger of being destroyed, but the city and the De Soto School District have agreed to help save it.
Opinion: A life that made a difference
April 6, 2005
Mill Valley adds girls soccer to the slate
April 6, 2005
Mill Valley High School and its fans have a whole new reason to cheer this spring with the long-awaited upstart of a girls soccer team.
Demolitions to clear skate park site
April 6, 2005
The Shawnee Parks and Recreation Department recently took a small step towards construction of a new skate park, but officials say that its completion date will rely upon several factors.

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