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Polls
Which area team will last longest in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 68% | |
| Kansas State | 30% | |
| Missouri | 1% | |
| Total | 119 | |
Videos
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- Broadmoor to host renowned baking chef
- March 10, 2010
- The Broadmoor Bistro will host renowned baking chef Elizabeth Falkner as part of the Wysong Family & James Beard Foundation Lecture series.
- Police calls March 9, 2010
- March 10, 2010
- Shawnee police reports filed Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
- Ward IV: Challenger shines positive light
- March 10, 2010
- To bring more businesses and developments to the city, Shawnee City Council candidate Lori Barngrover says Shawnee needs to project a positive image.
- Concerns rise over construction of interchange at K-7, Johnson Drive
- Interchange work worries group of businesses
- March 10, 2010
- Accessibility will be severely limited once construction of a new interchange starts, so businesses near the intersection of Kansas Highway 7 and Johnson Drive are asking for the state’s help.
- Ward IV: Incumbent urges Council to be wise on incentives
- 12:01 a.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 10:41 a.m.
- While financial incentives will be necessary to increase development in the city, Michelle Distler says the city will need to be cautious when handing them out.
- Honor Flights offered for WWII veterans
- March 10, 2010
- Gary Swanson hopes that as many World War II veterans as possible have a chance to visit the Washington, D.C., memorial built to honor them.
- Letter to the editor: Voter Apathy
- March 10, 2010
- The voters of Ward 3 in Shawnee should be ashamed of themselves regarding the recent primary election.
- Neighbors: Gloria Hember
- March 10, 2010
- Gloria Hember shares a little bit about herself in this week’s Neighbors column.
- Commuter forecast for March 10, 2010
- March 10, 2010
- The roads may be a little bit damp this morning and there’s a chance for some misty areas as you make your morning drive. The rain should hold off until the afternoon hours. Drive safely!
- Rotary club plans forum for Council candidates
- March 10, 2010
- Shawnee Rotary Club has scheduled two public forums this month for candidates for Shawnee City Council.
- Blood drive open to donors
- March 10, 2010
- Blood donors can help meet local needs by donating at a blood drive hosted by St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Kansas City Community Blood Center.
- Five Questions: Everyone Counts
- March 10, 2010
- The U.S. Census Bureau is making its once-a-decade push to count every person in the United States. We turned to the bureau’s Web site, census.gov, for this week’s Five Questions about the census.
- Ward III primary survivors ready to square off April 6
- March 10, 2010
- Both surprised that the incumbent in their race will not go on to the general election, Ward III Shawnee City Council candidates Dennis Kissinger and Jeff Vaught are now planning their next steps.
- De Soto school board cuts $788,700 from budget
- March 10, 2010
- De Soto USD 232 has a $1.9 million budget gap for the 2010-2011 school year, but after some belt-tightening and pencil-sharpening, that gap has gotten a little smaller.
- Interim superintendent lays out plan for finding successor
- March 10, 2010
- Before interim superintendent Ron Wimmer steps down from his position at the end of the 2010-2011 school year, he wants to have his successor lined up.
- Interim superintendent lays out plan for finding successor
- March 10, 2010
- Before interim superintendent Ron Wimmer steps down from his position at the end of the 2010-2011 school year, he wants to have his successor lined up.
- Break heralds beginning of end
- March 10, 2010
- Spring break officially marks the winding down of the school year.
- Unusual tradition sprouts fronm St. Patrick’s Day
- March 10, 2010
- St. Patrick’s Day has an unusual symbol for one Shawnee bar and restaurant. As the day of Shawnee’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade approaches, always staged the Sunday immediately preceding the holiday, Jake’s Place, 12001 Johnson Drive, becomes populated by ducks — though they are rubber or plush, rather than the live variety.
- North’s Holmes takes 4th at 6A state bowling
- March 10, 2010
- It turns out, rolling a 299 game won’t be the biggest highlight of Adam Holmes’ senior season of bowling at Shawnee Mission North.
- Goebel takes 8th at Class 6A state bowling tourney
- March 10, 2010
- Loryn Goebel never bowled for Shawnee Mission Northwest until this season, but the Cougar senior ended her brief prep career as a state medalist.
- Teacher positions included in Shawnee Mission cuts
- March 10, 2010
- More than 100 positions, including 70 teachers, would be cut in the 2010-11 school year in Shawnee Mission USD 512 under a proposal presented this week to the district’s Board of Education.
- New metro-wide glass recycling venture finds success
- March 10, 2010
- The Ripple Glass recycling plant in Kansas City, Mo., is a minefield of dust.
- Pioneers nip NW for spot at state
- March 10, 2010
- Leavenworth junior guard Kyle Wiggins scored his team’s final eight points, including the game-winning jumper with two seconds left, as the Pioneers clipped Shawnee Mission Northwest, 54-52, in the substate finals Saturday night at SMNW.
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