Also from April 1
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- Police calls, April 1, 2009
- April 1, 2009
- Shawnee police reports filed from March 25 to 31, 2009.
- T-Bones single-game tickets now offered for sale
- April 1, 2009
- Single-game tickets for Kansas City T-Bones baseball games are now on sale.
- North opens soccer season with 10-0 rout of Highland Park
- April 1, 2009
- The Shawnee Mission North girls soccer team opened its season in emphatic form Tuesday night as it rolled to a 10-0 victory over Highland Park at North Stadium.
- Commuter forecast, April 1, 2009
- April 1, 2009
- Temperatures are a bit chilly today for the morning commute. No delays are expected at MCI this morning.
- Chieftains sweep Jaguars in baseball opener
- April 1, 2009
- The Mill Valley baseball team came close to sweeping Kaw Valley League rival Tonganoxie on Thursday in their season-opening doubleheader, but instead the Jaguars dropped both games.
- Lessons from ‘the Oracle’
- Shawnee student among K-Staters in Q&A session with Buffett
- April 1, 2009
- After meeting one of the world’s richest and most successful investors, Laura Liston of Shawnee said she came away with a truckload of financial and life lessons.
- Tourney team finds special motivation
- April 1, 2009
- As teams duck, dip, dive and dodge in Perceptive Software’s basement dodgeball court this weekend, it won’t just be the thrill of competition driving the players on.
- 5 Questions: Social Network
- April 1, 2009
- The city of Shawnee started its own Facebook page over the weekend and got nearly 90 fans in the page’s first 48 hours.
- One seat challenged on county water board
- April 1, 2009
- In addition to the Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees and Shawnee Mission and De Soto school boards, Shawnee voters next week will decide three races for the Johnson County Water Board.
- USD 232 candidates share views through forums
- April 1, 2009
- With the days to the spring election ticking away, candidates for De Soto USD 232’s Board of Education have taken to the community asking for support. Candidate forums were conducted Thursday and Sunday for candidates to speak their mind on issues.
- Shawnee Mission sticks with plan despite stimulus funds
- April 1, 2009
- Funds from the federal stimulus plan won’t be enough to offset all of the cuts Shawnee Mission USD 512 faces.
- Connections course stirs campaign pot
- April 1, 2009
- The popular Museum Connections class at Monticello Trails Middle School has become a hot campaign topic this spring in the De Soto USD 232 Board of Education campaign.
- Candidates offer varied backgrounds
- April 1, 2009
- Profiles of De Soto USD 232 Position 6 candidates Larry Meyer, Tim Needham and Tammy Thomas.
- Mill Valley play goes behind the curtain
- April 1, 2009
- “Noises Off” hits the stage this weekend in the Mill Valley auditorium.
- Neighbors: Rick Brown
- April 1, 2009
- Rick Brown is the manager of marketing for Crown Center and a Shawnee resident.
- Letter: Connections confusion
- April 1, 2009
- To the editor: As the vice president of USD 232 Board of Education, I feel the need to clear up some confusion regarding Mr. Keil Hileman’s Museum Connections Class at Monticello Trails Middle School.
- Qualified candidates
- April 1, 2009
- Local Elections are fast approaching. On Tuesday, April 7, voters across Kansas will go to the polls to choose leaders for our schools.
- New Mill Valley softball coach inherits experienced squad
- April 1, 2009
- Nerves come with the territory for any first-year coach, but new Mill Valley softball coach Sarah Haub knows she has one thing working heavily in her favor already: she inherits a very experienced team.
- Pay attention to issues
- April 1, 2009
- Please find out ALL the positions of the candidates for the USD 232 board election and investigate the information for yourself.
- Museum class support
- April 1, 2009
- All three of my children have attended the De Soto schools and I have always appreciated the education this school district has provided.
- Level-headed approach
- April 1, 2009
- I would like to voice my support for Janine Gracy, Larry Meyer and Roger Templin for De Soto School Board.
- North baseball looks to build on big finish to 2008 season
- April 1, 2009
- Nearly one year later, there’s still a buzz around the Shawnee Mission North baseball team about its stunning 3-0 victory over top-ranked Olathe East in the Class 6A regional semifinals.
- Parents ask school board to reconsider teacher reduction
- April 1, 2009
- A group of six parents urged USD 232 Board of Education to override recent changes in the Early Childhood Education program at Countryside Learning Center.
- Minutes clear up letter
- April 1, 2009
- To clear up what I was talking about in my letter to the Shawnee Dispatch on March 18.
- St. James falls to BVN, tops Hayden
- April 1, 2009
- Saturday’s snow storm forced the St. James Academy girls soccer team’s final game of the Olathe Northwest Invitational to be postponed until Friday, but the Thunder likely will be able to use the extra days off to continue fine-tuning things.
- Young Jaguars ready to battle tough KVL baseball slate
- April 1, 2009
- The Bishop Ward baseball team is a six-time defending state champion in Class 4A, but whether the Cyclones are even the top team in the Kaw Valley League this season remains to be seen.
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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!

