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- Shawnee police calls, July 30, 2008
- July 30, 2008
- Shawnee police reports made from July 23 to 29.
- Sand vaulters Light It Up
- July 30, 2008
- They survived Mother Nature, a fuel crisis, and the Olympics, so it’s safe to say that the Light It Up sand pole-vaulting competition is here to stay.
- Site popular with advance voters
- July 30, 2008
- Dozens of voters have come through the Johnson County Election Office’s advance voting location for the Aug. 5 primary in Shawnee’s Ten Quivira Plaza shops.
- Hornets advance at World Series
- July 30, 2008
- Despite a slow start, the Johnson County Hornets were able to adjust to the hot, humid Florida weather in time to pull off two victories in a row and earn a No. 4 seed in upcoming match play at the IBC World Series in Clearwater, Fla.
- Dinner guests answer elusive
- July 30, 2008
- Questions about a dinner in March have become an issue of transparency for two Shawnee City Council members.
- Police find evidence of crimes online
- July 30, 2008
- Shawnee police are using video they found online to track down suspects who spray-painted graffiti at the Shawnee skate park, fired off an illegal firework and broke into a Lawrence skate park electrical box.
- City holds mill levy steady in budget
- July 30, 2008
- With the approval of the 2009 budget Monday, the Shawnee City Council agreed to all cuts proposed by city staff members in order to save money in a time of revenue shortfalls. The cuts include the city’s 2009 mill and overlay program.
- Bike challenge
- July 30, 2008
- Midwest Cycling, the locally owned company which operates the Trek Bicycle Store of Kansas City in Shawnee, is asking area residents to take the Go By Bike Challenge.
- Software firm goes international
- July 30, 2008
- Catapult International, 11805 W. 62nd Place, a software provider of quote management systems for the international logistics industry, has opened an office in Amsterdam.
- New Allstate office
- July 30, 2008
- Allstate Insurance Company recently announced the opening of a new office in Shawnee, which is independently owned and operated by Agent Scott Kamrath.
- Blizzards for charity
- July 30, 2008
- On Aug. 7, Dairy Queen will play host to the third annual North American “Miracle Treat Day” to benefit Children’s Miracle Network.
- D.A. race pits two Shawnee residents
- July 30, 2008
- Two Shawnee residents are facing off for the right to move on to the general election in one of the more highly-publicized races of Tuesday’s primary.
- Shawnee 6th-grader, 4-H’ers prepare for county fair
- July 30, 2008
- Garrett Stous of Shawnee will celebrate his 11th birthday Sunday, the day before this year’s Johnson County Fair opens.
- Shawnee restaurant owner gets saucy
- July 30, 2008
- Diners in the Kansas City metropolitan area soon may have a Shawnee flair on their dinner tables.
- Monticello Trails honor roll
- July 30, 2008
- Monticello Trails Middle School has announced its honor rolls for the fourth quarter. The list was provided by the school.
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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!


