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- Man killed in tree-trimming accident
- September 17, 2008
- A 58-year-old Shawnee man was killed Tuesday when he was crushed by a branch from a tree he was trimming.
- Shawnee police calls, Sept. 17, 2008
- September 17, 2008
- Shawnee police reports from Sept. 10 to 16.
- KVA rankings: Week 2
- September 17, 2008
- The Kansas Volleyball Association has announced its state rankings for week two of the 2008 season.
- Two De Soto schools locked down temporarily
- September 17, 2008
- Johnson County sheriff’s deputies this morning locked down De Soto High School and Lexington Trails Middle School as a precautionary measure while they looked for an 18-year-old De Soto man after he reportedly threatened suicide, cut himself and left his home with a knife.
- Commentary: Heart made Bechard a giant among coaches
- September 17, 2008
- On Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, Don Bechard - a beloved Gardner-Edgerton High School coach, teacher, mentor and friend - passed away after more than a year-long fight against cancer.
- Thunder cruises to title
- September 17, 2008
- Big schools or small schools: the size of the opponent makes no difference to the St. James Academy volleyball team.
- Eagles soar on soggy course
- September 17, 2008
- The running conditions weren’t the best her team has ever seen, and the competition was schools with five to 10 times her school’s enrollment size, but Maranatha Academy cross country coach Bianca Williams was quite satisfied with how her teams performed on Saturday at the Blue Valley North Invitational.
- Clear Creek teacher in running for honor
- September 17, 2008
- Jennifer Hartman, an elementary music specialist at Clear Creek Elementary School, is a finalist for the 2009 Kansas Teacher of the Year in region three, which covers the 3rd U.S. Congressional District.
- Big second half lifts North to first victory
- September 17, 2008
- Playing just after breakfast, the Shawnee Mission North football team’s offense found the success that it had been searching for early this season on Saturday when it earned a 14-0 victory against Olathe Northwest at North Stadium.
- Astronaut urges youths to study science
- September 17, 2008
- The activation last week of the world’s largest particle collider is momentous for science but also highlights the need for continued investment in research in the United States, according to Kansas University professor and former NASA astronaut Steve Hawley.
- Bath products business makes ‘scents’
- September 17, 2008
- Since her youth, Marci Handley has enjoyed experimenting.
- Local joins Providence
- September 17, 2008
- Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., recently named Kimberly Sudac, Shawnee, as the hospital’s patient placement coordinator.
- Artists welcome at Chamber Expo
- September 17, 2008
- The Shawnee Chamber of Commerce invites Shawnee-area artists to participate in a juried art show at its Shawnee Business Expo Oct. 23.
- Pumpkin race slated
- September 17, 2008
- Local residents will be challenged to build a pumpkin racecar this fall to compete in the Big Bad Pumpkin Race & Waterfront Bash at the Shawnee Mission Park Marina.
- Cougars make Sunflower statement
- September 17, 2008
- The old saying goes, “In order to be the best, you have to beat the best.”
- Three firms vying to be bond architect
- September 17, 2008
- Hollis Miller architects may still design the projects in De Soto USD 232’s next bond issue, but they will have to show they could do a better job than two other local firms.
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Point of View
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!
