Also from March 3
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Polls
Do you pay much attention to the Academy Awards?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | 66% | |
| Yes. | 33% | |
| Total | 9 | |
Videos
All stories
- Substate live: SMNW girls at SM East
- East pulls away late for 57-47 victory
- 07:16 p.m., March 3, 2010 Updated 09:12 p.m.
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest girls are taking on Shawnee Mission East in Class 6A substate basketball.
- USD 232 Board of Education meeting agenda for March 8
- March 3, 2010
- De Soto’s USD 232 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 8 in the District’s Administrative Building, 35200 W. 91st Street, De Soto
- USD 512 Board of Education meeting agenda for March 8
- March 3, 2010
- Shawnee Mission’s USD 512 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 8 at McEachen Administrative Center, 7235 Antioch.
- Police calls March 2, 2010
- March 3, 2010
- Shawnee police reports filed Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
- Siren test moved to March 9
- March 3, 2010
- There is nothing wrong with your hearing today. The monthly tornado siren test, which happens on the first Wednesday of the month, has been moved to March 9.
- Vandals hit De Soto schools
- March 3, 2010
- De Soto’s USD 232 is asking for the community’s help in finding vandals that have cause up to $1,000 in damage at Prairie Ridge Elementary School.
- Second-half surge lifts St. James boys into second round of substate
- March 3, 2010
- A sluggish first half had the St. James Academy boys headed toward an early exit from the Class 4A substate tournament Tuesday night at home, but the Thunder turned things around with an explosive second half.
- Maranatha boys ousted at the wire
- March 3, 2010
- The Maranatha Academy boys basketball team entered the Class 2A substate tournament hoping to make some noise.
- Commuter Forecast for March 3, 2010
- March 3, 2010
- The Wednesday commute could include patchy fog and normal traffic along Interstate 70.
- Siren test set Tuesday
- March 3, 2010
- Tornado siren tests will take place on the second Tuesday of the month instead of the first Wednesday this month.
- Ward III: Kissinger, Vaught in, Straub out
- Voters opt for challengers over incumbent in Ward III Council primary
- March 3, 2010
- An incumbent was unseated by two challengers in Tuesday’s Ward III primary election for Shawnee City Council.
- Ward I: Incumbent ready to fill big box stores
- March 3, 2010
- Looking at Shawnee’s economic development, one of the things that continues to worry Shawnee City Council member Dan Pflumm, is the open space created by former grocery stores.
- City prepares for next phase of trail
- March 3, 2010
- Work on the first phase of a new recreational trail continues in western Shawnee, and the city hopes to complete the second phase by the end of this year.
- Five Questions: Weather Aware
- March 3, 2010
- Meteorologist Evan Bookbinder talks about severe weather week, March8-12, which helps people prepare for the upcoming tornado and storm season.
- 80 years young: Restaurant manager shares her ‘Glee’
- March 3, 2010
- Glee Freeman turned 80 years old Feb. 24, but she planned to be at work just like every other day of the week.
- St. James dominates at regional competition
- March 3, 2010
- The St. James Science Olympiad team dominated the competition Saturday at the Northeast Kansas Regional Science Olympiad.
- Middle school students organize Haiti relief effort
- March 3, 2010
- Students and staff at Mill Creek Middle School have the building’s mission statement down pat.
- Goode: tax abatements key
- March 3, 2010
- After 33 years on the Shawnee City Council, Frank Goode says he’s seen it all. That experience will come in handy as the city wades through its current difficulties related to the recession, he said.
- Morris pushes involvement
- March 3, 2010
- With years of community service and activism all around Shawnee under his belt, David Morris says he’s ready to step into an even bigger leadership position as a Shawnee City Council member.
- Candidate’s focus on Shawnee first
- March 3, 2010
- In his ward, Shawnee City Council candidate Jim Neighbor said residents trying harder to keep their money in Shawnee could be a big help to increasing economic development.
- Final KofC polka dance set for March 20
- March 3, 2010
- The Shawnee Knights of Columbus Council 2332 will hold the final polka dance of the winter season March 20 in their hall, 11221 Johnson Drive.
- Railroads program topic for historical society
- March 3, 2010
- Monticello Community Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. March 11 at Monticello Historical Station, 23860 W. 83rd St., Lenexa.
- Shawnee teens caught in attempted robbery
- March 3, 2010
- Two Shawnee teens were arrested last week after attempting to break into a house.
- Substate basketball at a glance
- March 3, 2010
- Shawnee Mission Northwest is looking to make its second straight trip to the Class 6A state tournament, but the Cougars’ path to the Big Dance is anything but easy.
- Cokeley, Moeder defend state titles, lead Thunder to 8th-place finish
- March 3, 2010
- A year after finishing 10th at the Class 4A state wrestling tournament, St. James Academy continues to climb the ladder.
- North’s Holmes strikes it big, leads Indian boys to state
- March 3, 2010
- On good days, the Shawnee Mission North boys bowling team has shown the potential to be one of the top teams in the state. On bad, days, the Indians have looked ordinary.
- SNMW’s Whitmore takes second
- March 3, 2010
- Ross Whitmore’s dream of winning a state championship ran into a roadblock in the form of a short, stocky, strong-as-an-ox Daniel Deshazer.
- Mill Valley senior finishes 2nd one year after winning title
- March 3, 2010
- When Trevor Boyer won the 112-pound state championship last year, Mill Valley wrestling coach Travis Keal told him that winning a second title would be tougher.
- Letter: It’s still my tax money
- March 3, 2010
- I’ve been paying attention to the Shawnee Council races and notice that some of the candidates are saying they won’t raise taxes and are going to reduce spending.
- Letter: Helping small businesses
- March 3, 2010
- What have we come to? We are going to use tax money to build a new clubhouse for the Tomahawk Hills golf course and displace the early-childhood development program.
- Ministry teaches helping habits
- March 3, 2010
- Although fish my be the main ingredient at the Sacred Heart of Jesus weekly fish fries, plenty of sweets are on the menu, as well.
- Handyman chores need crowning piece
- March 3, 2010
- Just recently the Food Network aired “America’s Worst Cooks,” a video tour de force in which two chefs supposedly whipped teams of culinary incompetents into passable cooks. Next up is “America’s Worst Driver,” which starts later this month on the Travel Channel.
- Letter: Helping small businesses
- March 3, 2010
- As a small-business and property owner in Shawnee, I find it politics as usual when Council persons propose to repeal the recent franchise fee on residential utilities.
- Mill Vally High School play promotes family values
- March 3, 2010
- Family takes center stage in Mill Valley High School’s spring play debuting Thursday night.
- Northwest boys hold off North, earn home-court advantage
- March 3, 2010
- As far as wins go, the Shawnee Mission Northwest boys basketball team’s 54-46 triumph against Shawnee Mission North Friday night at North Fieldhouse wasn’t even close to pretty.
- SMN’s Jones grabs elusive medal
- March 3, 2010
- Andrew Jones’ dreams of competing at the Class 6A state wrestling tournament came true last year, but they ended with an early trip home Saturday and no medal around his neck.
- Wristen: Whitmore’s prediction comes true
- March 3, 2010
- A year had passed, but Ross Whitmore still remembered the conversation vividly.
- Comment: Resolution is state’s duty
- March 3, 2010
- John Beal’s column, “States’ rights supporters wave fists at Washington” (Feb. 17), made the assertion that in modern times, the phrase, “states’ rights,” “…has become a euphemism for resistance to the federal government’s efforts to promote racial equality.”
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