Also from June 28
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- Quiet assassin named school’s peak performer
- June 28, 2006
- Cat White has us all fooled.
- Park delay is a concern for council
- June 28, 2006
- Shawnee City Council members are asking why the Pioneer Crossing Park is still unfinished.
- Convoy marks anniversary of Interstates
- June 28, 2006
- The Kansas Speedway was the site Friday of a celebratory detour.
- Obituary: Mary McCullough-Daley
- June 28, 2006
- Obituary: Allen R. Kirk
- June 28, 2006
- Cougars showcase skills in Mo-Kan all-star games
- June 28, 2006
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High School has been lending out its talent lately in the form of its athletes, and the opportunity for displaying their skills just keeps coming.
- Four Lady Cougars named first team all-state
- June 28, 2006
- The accolades for the 2006 Shawnee Mission Northwest High School softball team just keep coming in.
- Coach lands dream job
- New Mill Valley girls coach planning to push the tempo, former coach Betsy Meeks remains with the program
- June 28, 2006
- Since Diana Krull and her family moved to Shawnee two years ago, her dream job has been to coach the Mill Valley varsity girls basketball team.
- One year later, Danica no longer the story at the track
- June 28, 2006
- A year ago, when the Indy Racing League made its early-July trip to Kansas Speedway, the talk was all about Danica Patrick. She was coming off of her historic run to fourth place at the Indy 500 just weeks earlier — as she qualified in the pole position — and expectations were that Patrick had a great chance to make more history with a first-place finish at Kansas Speedway.
- Basketball junkie shoots his way to top honor
- June 28, 2006
- Long before Jack Johnson took Mill Valley to its first state tournament and became the purest shooter and the most celebrated basketball player by way of Mill Valley to date, he was the kid sitting at half court enthralled by the game in front of him.
- Opinion: Respect runs wild at World Cup
- June 28, 2006
- Say what you will about soccer: it’s boring, too slow, there’s not enough scoring.
- Shawnee youngster performs in Coterie’s ‘Geppetto”
- June 28, 2006
- A Shawnee teen is lighting up the stage this summer with a role in The Coterie Theatre’s world premier of “Geppetto & Son.”
- 16 arrested at party in De Soto
- June 28, 2006
- An anonymous call led to the arrest Sunday of 16 teenagers and young adults at a party in De Soto.
- Local control seen as strength of Kansas education system
- June 28, 2006
- Americans need to adequately fund school improvements or drop demands schools continue to do more with the same resources, an official with the Kansas Association of School Boards said Monday at a presentation at De Soto High School.
- Engagement: Ross-Hashman
- June 28, 2006
- Perceptive CEO regional winner in E&Y awards
- June 28, 2006
- Scott Coons, president and CEO of Shawnee-based Perceptive Software Inc., was one of five Kansas City-area businesspeople named as regional winners in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program.
- Construction diverts traffic to Johnson Drive
- June 28, 2006
- Construction at Interstate 435 and Shawnee Mission Parkway is apt to cause congestion and delays for weeks to come, state officials said.
- Big Bam’s Burgers emphasizes freshness
- June 28, 2006
- A new restaurant is looking to bring burgers back to downtown Shawnee.
- Letter: Board seeks views
- June 28, 2006
- Letter: Increases built in
- June 28, 2006
- Opinion: Thomas Paine’s words ring true
- June 28, 2006
- As we approach Independence Day, it is natural to think back to what the founding fathers faced when they threw down the gauntlet.
- Campaign yields 500+ citations
- June 28, 2006
- The Shawnee Police Department completed the “Click It or Ticket” campaign earlier this month, writing 255 safety belt citations, 34 child restraint citations and 247 speeding citations.
- Bioscience district would be first in area
- June 28, 2006
- A local developer has proposed a bioscience district that will put Shawnee ahead of the curve in the bioscience race, but he has asked for the city’s help.
- Special bus for seniors features $1-a-day fares
- June 28, 2006
- After surveying the community and reviewing responses, a special task force has created a pilot program for Easyride, a bus program for senior citizens.
- Shawnee grows by leaps and bounds
- June 28, 2006
- The census numbers came out last week for Shawnee and city leaders are happy.
- Fiery Fourth
- Cities offer fireworks displays to give residents a safe and happy holiday
- June 28, 2006
- Although fireworks are illegal throughout the city, Shawnee and Lenexa residents can enjoy the annual display at Shawnee Mission Park on Independence Day.
- What’s in a name? A lot, owner finds
- June 28, 2006
- Although one spells it with a “ph” and the other with a “v,” 1972 Shawnee Mission Northwest High School graduate and swimming pool builder Steven King, doesn’t mind sharing his name with one of America’s most famous novelists.
- Hard choices must be faced with city’s ‘to-do’ list
- June 28, 2006
- Editor’s note: This story is the second in a three-part series leading up to the final 2007 city budget meetings of the City Council, when the Council will decide whether to raise property taxes.
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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!
