Lead stories
12:01 a.m.
County enacts hiring, salary freezes- December 22, 2008
- Johnson County is tightening its belt.
All stories
- Johnson County’s finest
- Area wrestlers among top performers at 20-team tournament
- December 23, 2008
- Shawnee area wrestling teams produced numerous medalists and a handful of champions on Friday and Saturday at the Johnson County Classic.
- Holidays spur eating disorder concerns
- December 23, 2008
- When Kate, a 22-year-old Kansas University student, went home for Thanksgiving last month, she sat down with her family and laid out some ground rules.
- Junior Outlaws rally for victory
- December 23, 2008
- The Kansas City Junior Outlaws scored three second-period goals and rallied for a 3-2 victory Saturday against the Sioux City (Iowa) Metros at Ice Sports Arena.
- Shawnee Community Services sees record turnout for Christmas party
- December 23, 2008
- As temperatures barely made it into the double-digits Sunday, some might say it wasn’t the best day for a party.
- North girls hang on against Olathe East
- December 23, 2008
- After building a comfortable double-digit halftime advantage, the Shawnee Mission North girls basketball team withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally and defeated Olathe East, 45-40, on Friday.
- St. James Academy crushes Kapaun
- December 23, 2008
- Defense always has been an area of emphasis for St. James Academy boys basketball coach Andy Tylicki.
- Strong start not enough for St. James girls
- December 23, 2008
- An explosive third quarter proved to be the difference Saturday night as Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel handed the St. James Academy girls basketball team a 62-43 loss at St. James.
- Destructive behavior panned
- December 23, 2008
- On Friday night, Dec. 19, a dark color midsize car deliberately drove through my yard to demolish my Christmas decorations. It could just as easy have been my house as they headed straight for it.
- Popular volunteer a sick-bay denizen
- December 23, 2008
- Hear ye! Hear ye! All you good Shawneeites and neighboring burgs.
- Back to the basics for automakers
- December 23, 2008
- When I started purchasing automobiles, I had a choice of buying extras such as an AM radio and a heater. The advent of air conditioning was only a thought for future affordability.
- Economic times spur desperation
- December 23, 2008
- With the economy the way it is, people are desperate for money and will do whatever it takes to get money. Be certain your car/van doors are locked.
- Remember armed forces this holiday season
- December 23, 2008
- As Christmas approaches this week, let’s remember all those whose duty calls them away from home on this most special of days.
- Essay contest open to 7th-, 8th-graders
- December 23, 2008
- A new essay competition sponsored by Kansas Action for Children invites all seventh- and eight-grade students across Kansas to compete for prizes and a radio appearance.
- Meeting scheduled on school boundaries
- December 23, 2008
- De Soto USD 232’s Board of Education has directed the district’s administration to begin a study of prospective attendance boundaries for the district’s seventh elementary school, which was approved for construction by voters on Nov. 4.
- Population changes force redistricting in USD 232
- December 23, 2008
- Frequent changes occur in a growing school district, and De Soto USD 232 is no exception.
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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!
