Also from October 14
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A Shawnee teen is alive thanks to an officer’s slick maneuver- October 14, 2009
- John Nahrebeski has something of a talent for speed.
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- Sunflower League football report: Week Six
- October 14, 2009
- Sunflower League football scores and standings through six weeks of the 2009 season.
- City asks school board to reconsider TIF district
- October 14, 2009
- Shawnee city officials hope that with greater understanding of a proposed tax increment financing district, the De Soto USD 232 Board of Education will reconsider approval of the district.
- KVL football report: Week Six
- October 14, 2009
- Kaw Valley League football scores and standings for through six weeks of the 2009 season.
- SMNW golfers qualify for state
- October 14, 2009
- A year after qualifying just two players for the girls golf state championships, Shawnee Mission Northwest is sending a full squad to state.
- Mill Valley golfers add to young program’s tradition with state berth
- October 14, 2009
- Girls golf is still a relatively new phenomenon at Mill Valley High School, but the young program is establishing a winning tradition quickly.
- 50-year-old, otherwise healthy Kansan dies from H1N1
- Johnson County woman is first in state without underlying health concerns to die from virus, officials say
- October 14, 2009
- The seriousness of the H1N1 flu hit close to home today when state health officials announced the first death from the virus of a Kansan with no serious prior medical problems.
- Clear Creek Elementary to hold flu clinic
- October 14, 2009
- Although the H1N1 vaccine seems to have taken center stage this flu season, the Clear Creek Elementary PTA doesn’t want community members to forget to get the seasonal flu vaccine.
- County will donate meat and hides from deer harvest
- October 14, 2009
- The Johnson County Park and Recreation District announced Wednesday that it has finalized arrangements for distributing the meat and hides resulting from the deer harvest in Shawnee Mission Park.
- St. James topples O’Hara, SM East
- October 14, 2009
- Shawnee Mission East jumped to No. 2 in the Class 6A state rankings this week, but the Lancers might not hold that position for very long.
- Police calls, Oct. 14, 2009
- October 14, 2009
- Shawnee police reports filed from Oct. 7 to 13, 2009.
- Commuter Forecast for October 14, 2009
- October 14, 2009
- Expect some light mist and a slight chance of rain this morning. Traveling between Lawrence and Topeka might be slow because of routine road work.
- USD 232 board extends interim superintendent’s contract
- District’s interim superintendent to remain in post for additional year
- October 14, 2009
- Interim superintendent Ron Wimmer will be roaming the halls in the De Soto School District for another year.
- A Shawnee teen is alive thanks to an officer’s slick maneuver
- Quick thinking helps save youth from fatal leap
- October 14, 2009
- John Nahrebeski has something of a talent for speed.
- Cougars capture regional crown
- October 14, 2009
- The overachieving Shawnee Mission Northwest girls tennis team has done it again.
- NAACP forum approaches
- October 14, 2009
- The Johnson County NAACP will have its fifth annual Law Enforcement Forum beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Leawood City Hall, 4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood.
- Spectacular fall colors on tap
- October 14, 2009
- Hues of red, orange, yellow, green and purple glow in the sunlight against the pale blue sky. No, it’s not a rainbow; these are the fall colors of the trees.
- Senior Night unkind to Cougars
- October 14, 2009
- Despite a Senior Night effort which coach Holly Davidson labeled as “the best night of their careers,” the Shawnee Mission Northwest senior volleyball players could not come away with a win Thursday in the home quadrangular finale for the Cougars.
- Raising bucks for buses
- School walk gathers funds for field-trip bus fees
- October 14, 2009
- Students at Shawnee Mission’s Broken Arrow Elementary collectively walked enough Friday afternoon to make it to Chicago or Dallas.
- Face to face: Parents gear up to meet with teachers
- October 14, 2009
- At the end of the first quarter of the 2009-2010 school year, Julie Bulleigh, a counselor at Monticello Trails Middle School in Shawnee, talks about preparing for parent-teacher conferences.
- Correct decision on deer
- October 14, 2009
- Where is the outrage? a question asked (Kansas City Star letters 10/2/09), referencing the culling of deer herds in Shawnee Mission Park. There is none, the lone exception being a few protesters using mafia-inspired tactics to draw attention to their cause.
- Electric rate increases test Shawnee Mission, De Soto districts
- October 14, 2009
- The Shawnee Mission and De Soto school districts are working to lower energy costs despite rate increases from Kansas City Power and Light and Westar Energy.
- Cold gathering spurs warm memories
- October 14, 2009
- Just like on those Scout hikes 50 years and more ago, several of us gathered around the fire, turning first one way and then the other, fighting a futile, losing battle against the chill.
- Shawnee firefighters pull double duty with pink campaign
- October 14, 2009
- Shawnee firefighters this month will show they not only save lives in emergencies; they also are dedicated to saving the lives of those diagnosed with cancer.
- Mill Valley senior downplays banner accomplishment
- October 14, 2009
- Jeff Wilson wasn’t sure how to react when he was named a National Merit Scholar semifinalist.
- SJA,MVHS conquer mud at Cat Classic
- October 14, 2009
- A steady rain didn’t stop the Mill Valley Cat Classic cross country meet from taking place Thursday at Shawnee Mission Park, but it did create some squishy, sloppy running conditions.
- Volleyball match raises awareness for breast cancer
- October 14, 2009
- Breast Cancer research was the winner at Wednesday night’s Dig Pink volleyball match between the De Soto Wildcats and Mill Valley Jaguars at Mill Valley High School.
- Whimsical Woods planned Saturday at county park
- October 14, 2009
- There’s nothing scary about a Halloween special event being offered at the Johnson County Park & Recreation District’s Ernie Miller Park in mid-October.
- Museum seeks stories of recent immigrants
- October 14, 2009
- Johnson County Museum wants to tell the story of county residents who immigrated to the United States in the past 45 years and hopes those immigrants will share their stories this month during a special open house.
- Tennis notebook: Mill Valley’s Felshaw, Fields qualify for 5A state in doubles
- October 14, 2009
- Mill Valley, St. James Academy and Maranatha Academy all will be represented at the state tennis tournament.
- Shawnee Neighbors: Kelly Kilgore
- October 14, 2009
- Kelly Kilgore shares a little about herself for this week’s Neighbors column.
- Schools in Shawnee achieve state’s excellence standard
- October 14, 2009
- Shawnee schools in both Shawnee Mission USD 512 and De Soto USD 232 have made their mark with state education officials on standardized testing.
- Northwest gymnasts capture two tournament championships
- October 14, 2009
- If ever a team had momentum going into the postseason, the Shawnee Mission Northwest gymnastics squad has it to spare.
- Married pastors keep their ministries all in the family
- October 14, 2009
- For one new Shawnee pastor, working in the ministry is a family affair.
- Reduced capital improvement plan approved
- October 14, 2009
- The Shawnee City Council on Monday approved a pared-down version of the 2010-2016 Capital Improvement Plan, cutting the list of projects by an estimated $20.6 million.
- Correction
- October 14, 2009
- Bates City BBQ will build a new building next year on 59th Street near Nieman. A story in the Oct. 7 edition of The Dispatch erroneously stated the new building would be built on 60th Street.
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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!
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