Also from December 17
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- Blue Valley girls take down SMNW
- December 17, 2008
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest girls basketball team was overmatched Monday night in its matchup with Blue Valley.
- St. James lands 6 on All-State volleyball squads
- December 17, 2008
- Postseason honors continue to pile up for the St. James Academy volleyball team in the wake of its 45-1 season and Class 4A state championship
- JCCC announces top students
- December 17, 2008
- JCCC announces fall’s top students
- Wait-and-see approach wise for revenue from casinos
- December 17, 2008
- State and local officials are wise to continue their push to find an operator for a destination casino in Wyandotte County, but they’d also be wise to dial down any plans for spending revenues generated by state-run gambling houses.
- SM North ROTC places first
- December 17, 2008
- SMN NJROTC takes first in all divisions
- MVHS debaters earn hardware
- December 17, 2008
- Mill Valley High School’s debate team is finding success this fall.
- Early winter break dismissal
- December 17, 2008
- Schools dismiss early Friday
- Bitter loss is fitting farewell
- December 17, 2008
- Loyalty runs out for Chief’s Peterson
- Jaguars earn trophy at Eudora
- December 17, 2008
- Wrestler’s prove worth, place third at tournament
- Thunder topples Basehor for title
- December 17, 2008
- St. James Academy captured its first tournament championship on Saturday night in Osawatomie.
- Specht ignites Indians to victory
- December 17, 2008
- The plan, Shawnee Mission North girls basketball coach Kelly Dennis insists, was to get the ball inside. But sometimes plans change
- Learning the value of community service
- December 17, 2008
- Students brave cold to help local charities
- Mill Valley wrestlers dominate JV meet
- December 17, 2008
- The Mill Valley junior varsity wrestling team had a successful outing Saturday at the JC Harmon High School Tournament
- Northwest wrestlers stand out during difficult Cougar Invite
- December 17, 2008
- While the Shawnee Mission Northwest wrestling team did not earn a trophy at its own tournament on Friday and Saturday, the Cougars’ results from their invitational meet were inspiring
- Shooting highs, lows sink Eagles
- December 17, 2008
- Maranatha Academy boys basketball coach Tom Hayes saw some great shooting last week, then saw some horrendous shooting.
- North boys fall in another tough contest
- December 17, 2008
- North continues tough beginning of season
- Northwest rallies for road victory
- December 17, 2008
- Despite first half shooting woes, Cougars pull off 7-for-10 third quarter run
- BLHS edges St. James for championship
- December 17, 2008
- St. James girls basketball drops championship game after trouble on defense
- Shawnee Mission schools receive Standard of Excellence
- December 17, 2008
- Shawnee Mission schools recognized for Standard of Excellence
- Recycling becomes economic struggle
- December 17, 2008
- Deffenbaugh copes with falling prices for reusable materials
- Club helps those seeking employment
- December 17, 2008
- Clubs offer job services for those switching careers or unemployed
- Holiday spirit captured in songs of the season
- December 17, 2008
- If this column were on the radio or on television, the introduction would consist of a few familiar guitar chords, then the words in Nat “King” Cole’s incomparable voice:
- Business expands despite tough economy
- December 17, 2008
- With the economy in a recession, most businesses are doing all they can to cut back, but one Shawnee business has started to grow.
- Mill Valley’s Boss finds right fit at Baker
- December 17, 2008
- Mill Valley volleyball standout feels at home with Baker team
- City handles snow with fewer plows, workers
- December 17, 2008
- Shawnee motorists got their first true test with winter weather Tuesday, now that the city has scaled back its snow plowing operations
- High school baseball showcase coming
- December 17, 2008
- The fifth annual Blaine Brown Winter Baseball Camp/Showcase will take place Jan. 3-4 in Osawatomie.
- Cougars garner All-League honors
- December 17, 2008
- Rollins, Shields lead list of SM North players recognized
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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!

