Also from March 18
Births
- Douglas and Sarah Perkins, Wichita, announce the birth of their daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Perkins. Margaret Elizabeth was born Feb. 10, 2009, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Maternal grandparents are Joe and Paula Slyker, Prairie Village. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Mary Ruth Perkins, Dallas. Great-grandparents are Paul and Mary Wiseman, Shawnee.
- Matthew and Angela Resch, Shawnee, announce the birth of their daughter, Kate Marie Resch. Kate Marie was born Feb. 2, 2009, in Overland Park. Her maternal grandparents are Gary and Connie Murphy of Olpe. Her paternal grandparents are Don and Lynne Resch of Lenexa. Kate Marie was welcomed home by her two brothers, Hayden, 5, and Brody, 3.
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- Police calls, March 18, 2009
- March 18, 2009
- Shawnee police reports filed from March 11 to 17, 2009.
- Commuter forecast, March 18, 2009
- March 18, 2009
- Mild weather conditions and some repairs in south Topeka are expected today. No adverse weather conditions are expected across the area.
- Ready to vote
- March 18, 2009
- Spring elections have local impact
- Floats abound at 27th annual parade
- March 18, 2009
- By 12:50 p.m. Sunday, 3-year-old Chloe Joyce Pennington of Shawnee was green and ready to go. She had a green shirt with a shamrock sticker, green shamrock bowtie and two shamrock necklaces. On her head was one headband with green braids and another with shamrock antennae. Along with a jean skirt, she wore leggings covered in leprechauns and shamrocks.
- Shawnee Mission candidates tout education experience
- March 18, 2009
- Both candidates for Shawnee Mission Schools Board of Education’s at-large Position 6 bring knowledge of education on many levels.
- De Soto board hopefuls discuss district’s fiscal responsibility
- March 18, 2009
- Six candidates for USD 232’s Board of Education pleaded their case Thursday during the De Soto Chamber of Commerce candidate forum.
- Looking for a repeat of 2007
- March 18, 2009
- Well, I have commented before about Kevin Straub’s candidacy for the school board. Two years ago the voters were intelligent enough to not elect him. Hopefully they will do the same thing this time.
- Concerned taxpayer
- March 18, 2009
- The school board election is coming up on April 7. All candidates profess that maintaining a high level of education for our children is their primary concern, and I believe this to be true.
- Shawnee Neighbors: Tom Beckenbaugh
- March 18, 2009
- Tom Beckenbaugh, Shawnee Planning Commissioner, shares a bit about himself
- Cook looks for continued excellence at JCCC
- March 18, 2009
- The economy may not be doing well, but Jerry Cook said Johnson County Community College should make sure it continues its educational excellence.
- SMNW tops Goddard, falls to Heights
- March 18, 2009
- Defense didn’t win Shawnee Mission Northwest a championship on Wednesday at White Auditorium, but it certainly moved the Cougars one step closer to a title.
- Four from SMNW headline All-League hoops roster
- March 18, 2009
- With 19 wins and an appearance in the Class 6A state semifinals, postseason accolades were sure to follow the Shawnee Mission Northwest boys basketball team. And follow they did.
- School earns ‘kindest’ award
- March 18, 2009
- Last week Bluejacket-Flint Elementary School sixth-grader Riley Robert saw a kindergartner confused, wandering the halls. “She was lost,” Riley said. “She was scared, so I walked her back to her classroom.”
- Wristen: Northwest hoops built to reload
- March 18, 2009
- During the early part of the season, a frequent comment heard around Shawnee Mission Northwest boys basketball games was how great it would be to have Scott Fruehling back for one more year.
- Lancers clip Cougars for third
- March 18, 2009
- Someday soon, maybe a week from now, the members of the Shawnee Mission Northwest boys basketball team will have a chance to reflect on what a remarkable season they had.
- KU Student focused on ‘alternative breaks’
- March 18, 2009
- Two years ago, Ben Berning’s decision to use his spring break as more than just a vacation gave him a new goal for the future.
- Northwest soccer standout Isenhower inks D-I scholarship with Memphis
- March 18, 2009
- Few players were as lethal with the soccer ball at their feet last year as Shawnee Mission Northwest’s Taylor Isenhower.
- Hook, line and sunk
- March 18, 2009
- Before long it will be time for warm-weather pursuits again. I might putter in the garden, play a little golf or something. I probably won’t go fishing.
- Students from Shawnee schools honored in Wichita
- March 18, 2009
- Four Shawnee high school juniors were honored at Wichita State University’s annual Presidential Scholars Days.
- Community discussion surrounds Research Triangle
- March 18, 2009
- Math, engineering, technology and science could be the answer for Johnson County’s future.
- Four Jaguars, one Cougar earn academic honors
- March 18, 2009
- The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association recently announced its All-Academic Team.
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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!
