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- Becky Nicks: mastering the schedule
- March 8, 2006
- Becky Nicks' schedule is a bit overwhelming to the outsider looking in.
- Wall fault delays park dedication
- March 8, 2006
- More delays have held up the installation of a mural in Shawnee's “gateway” park, and city officials say the park
- Candidates square off in Ward I
- March 8, 2006
- As an eight-year resident of Shawnee, Ward I City Council candidate Steven Corry will go up against a mountain of experience in incumbent Dan Pflumm, a lifelong Shawnee resident.
- St. Patrick’s Day activities
- March 8, 2006
- With the wearing o' the green and a little bit of Irish luck, there won't be rain on this year's St. Patrick's Day parade, but there will be enough water for the ducks.
- Dispatch names publisher
- March 8, 2006
- Maria Preston is the new publisher of the Shawnee Dispatch.
- Housing OK’d in ex-dump site
- March 8, 2006
- The Shawnee Planning Commission Monday approved a preliminary plan for a development that will turn a former dumping site into a small residential development.
- Dry weather leads to burn ban
- March 8, 2006
- The Shawnee Fire Department recently announced a burn ban within city limits after a prolonged period of dry weather conditions.
- Sesquicentennial cookbook for sale
- March 8, 2006
- Want to learn the secret ingredient of “Granny's Apple Butter,” or how to make the mysterious concoction of “Aunt Minnie's Pink Stuff?”
- Gunman hits Commerce Bank on Shawnee Mission Parkway
- March 8, 2006
- The Commerce Bank, 11000 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., was robbed at about 11 a.m. Monday. Shawnee Police Capt. Ron Copeland said the suspect was a black male, 5-foot-9 or 5-foot-10, wearing a light blue ball cap, glasses and light blue scrubs.
- Opinion: Sunshine Week emphasizes need for openness
- March 8, 2006
- It's ironic that, just as we celebrate Sunshine Week (March 12-18), more and more of the public's business is being transacted behind a cloak of secrecy.
- Albert Hoelting: ‘from the old school’
- March 8, 2006
- Albert Hoelting was of the “old school” — he knew the value of hard work, and in Shawnee, his hard work led to the growth of the city.
- Engagement: Vena-Ptacek
- March 8, 2006
- Chiropractors take a ‘wellness’ approach
- March 8, 2006
- Two new chiropractors in western Shawnee hope to prevent illnesses and pain rather than just treat them.
- Permits up in area, down in Shawnee
- March 8, 2006
- The Kansas City metropolitan area saw healthy single-family building permit numbers for January, up 4 percent over the same month last year, from 694 to 725.
- Educators dubious about plan
- March 8, 2006
- Most school administrators aren't going to hold their breath and wait for the Kansas Legislature to come up with school finance plan anytime soon.
- Parents say district overreacted to threat
- March 8, 2006
- Parents of some Trailridge Middle School students are concerned the first amendment rights of their students are being violated.
- Fee hike approved in DeSoto
- March 8, 2006
- Over the objections of one De Soto USD 232 Board of Education member, it's going to cost families living close to schools more to have their children ride the bus to school next year if they don't pay early.
- Test Time
- Shawnee schools get ready for state assessments
- March 8, 2006
- Three grades of Riverview Elementary students got extra encouragement for taking tests from their younger fellow students.
- De Soto PTA groups host family entertainment
- March 8, 2006
- Hundreds of families crowded Clear Creek and Prairie Ridge elementary schools last Saturday as the western Shawnee schools became a gathering place for the community.
- Jags punch ticket to state
- Mill Valley making school’s first trip to final 8
- March 8, 2006
- Last year at this time Jack Johnson sat in the stands as a spectator at the state tournament. Johnson made the trip to state so he could feel how bad it hurt not to be one of the eight teams that got to play on the biggest stage in high school hoops.
- Opinion: Victory validates little guy
- March 8, 2006
- All last week the state's biggest and baddest 5A schools quietly doubted the legitimacy of Mill Valley's 19-1 record.
- Cougars clipped in bid for return trip
- March 8, 2006
- In the end there were just too many shooters.
- Top-seeded Raiders send Northwest girls home
- March 8, 2006
- Wrong team. Wrong time.
- Coach proud of team’s heart, effort in season finale
- March 8, 2006
- It was a season of growing pains this year for Mill Valley, one that ended last Thursday at Lansing in the sub-state semifinals.
- Relay for Life planned June 2-3
- March 8, 2006
- The American Cancer Society is seeking local Shawnee companies to take up the fight against cancer in their communities by becoming sponsors of the Relay For Life of Shawnee and Lenexa.
- Sheriff’s Citizens Academy spots open
- March 8, 2006
- The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for upcoming Sheriff's Citizens Academy classes.
- 3rd annual Run for Mercy April 22
- March 8, 2006
- The 3rd Annual Run for Mercy returns to Mill Valley High School in western Shawnee next month with 5K and 10K races, Chris Cakes, a kids run, crafts, activities, music and more.
- Jags Reach Final 4!!!
- Jack Johnson’s 25-point night paces MVHS to win at state
- March 8, 2006
- Mill Valley High School's boys basketball team picked up a win that ensured that the Jags' first state tournament experience will include three games. The second-seeded Jaguars picked up a 51-39 victory over No. 7 Winfield in the first round of the 5A state tournament in Topeka on Wednesday night, guaranteeing that the Jags will play both Friday and Saturday.
Talking points
Where is your favorite spot to view fireworks July 4?
“Home, sweet home. We like spending it at grandma’s house.”
