Also from August 26
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Apartment fire displaces a dozen residents- August 25, 2008
- Twelve to 15 residents are without homes after a fire Saturday at the Fox Run Apartments in Shawnee.
All stories
- Letter: Plausible deniability at play
- August 26, 2008
- I was reading the minutes of the city council meeting of Aug. 11, especially the council discussions about the Monticello madness scandal.
- Letter: Pflumm statement full of holes
- August 26, 2008
- Council member Dan Pflumm’s statement (Dispatch, Aug. 13) is so full of holes as to make a piece of Swiss cheese look like solid steel.
- De Soto schools experience growth spurt
- August 26, 2008 in print edition on A6
- De Soto USD 232’s preliminary enrollment numbers show about 409 more students than the district’s official headcount from 2007.
- Fire displaces apartment residents
- August 26, 2008
- Twelve to 15 residents have been displaced after a fire Saturday at the Fox Run Apartments in Shawnee.
- KVL welcomes Turner as newest member
- August 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The Kaw Valley League’s stint as a nine-school league was short-lived.
- Credit unions plan to merge
- August 26, 2008
- The boards of directors of Free State Credit Union and Credit Union of Johnson County have signed a letter of intent to merge, pending approval by both organizations’ membership.
- SMMC introduces new ‘Skylight’ system
- August 26, 2008
- The Skylight ACCESS system provides patients with customized health information, education and interactive services, all at the bedside.
- Runnin’ dirty
- Muddy sneakers, good times a way of life for trail runners
- August 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The Trail Nerds unofficially began in 2000 when Ben Holmes, Trail Nerds co-founder Kyle Amos and a few other friends began hitting the trails around Kansas City.
- Urgent care clinic to open
- August 26, 2008
- Medical Express Urgent Care Clinic plans to open its doors Monday in the Hales Building at 11338 Shawnee Mission Parkway.
- Bids for De Soto district school additions to be awarded
- August 26, 2008
- The bids are on the street for building expansions to Starside and Clear Creek elementary schools.
- St. James boys seek own soccer successes
- August 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Rick Enna knows something special is brewing at St. James Academy.
- Commissioner to refund campaign for sales tax ad
- Ethics panel ruling prompts decision
- August 26, 2008
- Johnson County Commissioner John Segale will have to refund his campaign for half the expense of a billboard promoting both his re-election and passage of the countywide sales tax for safety.
- Wristen: Must-see events aplenty
- August 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- If you’re looking for drama this fall, turn off the television and go to a game.
- Injuries aside, NW tennis ready to compete
- August 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- When Shawnee Mission Northwest head tennis coach Ken Clow saw the graduation of 10 seniors from his girls tennis program last season, he didn’t panic.
- Maranatha to test its mettle with varsity football schedule
- August 26, 2008 in print edition on B2
- “We’re growing.” Those are the words of Maranatha Academy varsity football head coach Brandon Smith regarding the state of the Eagles’ program going into its third year of existence.
- New coach hopes to bring fervor to Cougar basketball
- August 26, 2008 in print edition on B2
- If Brian McIntosh has his way, there will be a bevy of enthusiastic Lady Cougar basketball players bellowing their raucous way to the state tournament in five years.
- Teen guilty in police shooting
- August 26, 2008
- A Shawnee teenager has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a Shawnee Police officer.
Point of View
What’s your favorite place in Shawnee, and why?
“The magic bike path (75th and Pflumm) winds lazily through water and trees. I feel like I’m in fairy tale land!”
