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- Lady Jags gain confidence against mighty Chieftains
- January 11, 2006
- For the 1-5 Lady Jaguars, last Friday’s match up against undefeated Tonganoxie looked on paper like a mismatch.
- Young Cougars earning their keep
- January 11, 2006
- Though the team scores may not have been where he wanted them to be, Shawnee Mission Northwest wrestling coach Howard Newcomb was still pleased with the progress he saw out of his wrestlers at last weekend’s Dick Burns Mat Classic in Bonner Springs.
- North student earns scholarship
- January 11, 2006
- Shawnee Mission North High School senior Emily Rhoads wins art scholarship.
- Web site gets 1.3 million hits
- January 11, 2006
- A Web site promoting the Legends of Village West shopping center in western Wyandotte County has received approximately 1.3 million hits since it was launched in late 2005.
- 3 more businesses in Village West plans
- January 11, 2006
- Two restaurants and a retail store are poised to open their doors to customers in the Legends of Village West shopping district for the first time next month.
- Northwest girls drop third straight contest
- January 11, 2006
- A bad stretch at the end of the first quarter and a run by the home team in the final frame sealed a third loss in a row for the Shawnee Mission Northwest girls basketball team, which fell, 47-29, at Olathe East last Friday night.
- Hot hand leads Jags past Chieftains
- Johnson’s 21 pace unbeaten Mill Valley
- January 11, 2006
- Every Mill Valley opponent undoubtedly has on its scouting report the following words: don’t let Jack Johnson shoot.
- Cougars come alive in second half
- January 11, 2006
- The comeback cruise continues for the Shawnee Mission Northwest boys’ basketball team. For the seventh straight game, the Cougars allowed their opponents to take an early lead, and for the seventh straight game the Cougars erased that early deficit to claim victory — this time downing Olathe East, 37-34, in the Cougars’ first outing of 2006. The win puts Northwest at 7-0, the best start in school history.
- Opinion: Every medal matters
- January 11, 2006
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest High School wrestling team has had its share of big-name wrestlers in the past few years.
- Marsh school plans for growth next year
- January 11, 2006
- Ray Marsh Elementary School won’t have to worry about low enrollment next year.
- A modern twist on Catholic education
- St. James uses laptops, single-gender math and hazing-free school
- January 11, 2006
- When asked the Spanish word for “newspaper,” every student in Sister M Mercedes Diaz’ class answers “Periodico!”
- Wedding: Auld-Wilkins
- January 11, 2006
- Opinion: A time for hope
- January 11, 2006
- The Kansas Legislature is in session again and, as always, there is a fair amount of hope and anticipation as people gauge the possibilities that seem to beckon from the horizon.
- Area man is injured in road rage incident
- January 11, 2006
- Police said a road rage incident Saturday left a Shawnee man with several head injuries after he was assaulted with a blunt object.
- City waives excise fees
- January 11, 2006
- After several discussions with the De Soto School District concerning excise taxes on new schools, the Shawnee City Council Monday approved exempting the district and other governmental entities from the taxes.
- Report: $316-$400 million needed for state schools
- January 11, 2006
- Area legislators are taking a look at the latest Legislative Post Audit report, which says public schools need at least $316 million to give Kansas children an adequate education.
- Bike steeplechase event debuts in Shawnee
- January 11, 2006
- While most outdoor sports hope for good weather, Sunday’s unusually warm temperatures were almost a disappointment at Shawnee’s first-ever cyclocross race.
- Obituary: Dr. Gorby R. Martin, D.D.S.
- January 11, 2006
- Northwest freshman killed in I-35 wreck
- January 11, 2006
- She was a free spirit and an artist; she loved animals and music; she was a good friend and, despite her years, an old soul.
- Teacher of the Year gets new wheels
- January 11, 2006
- Elaine Cobb knows she’ll never fill the shoes of Shawnee Mission Northwest teacher Ron Poplau, but she’ll help keep his program alive while he’s showing other teachers the benefits of community service.
- Water park price tag may pass $1 billion
- January 11, 2006
- The lead developer of a new waterpark near Village West said Tuesday the project, previously described as a $412 million endeavor, may exceed $1 billion.
- Council OK’s softball plans
- January 11, 2006
- Mayor Jeff Meyers cast the tie-breaking vote Monday as the Shawnee City Council approved a special use permit for a new softball complex for Shawnee Mission schools.
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Do you think it is important for Shawnee to be bicycle-friendly?
I think it’s important. I do love and use the paths, but it would be nice to have lanes so we could use bikes to run errands - saving gas!
