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Wristen: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park ready for opening night
By Chris Wristen
June 9, 2011
Hard hats on our heads and cameras in hand, about a half-dozen other journalists and I left a trailer, walked across the street and into a construction zone.

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Live from opening night at LSP: Sporting KC vs. Chicago Fire
By Chris Wristen
07:06 p.m., June 9, 2011 Updated 11:07 p.m.
Good evening from LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, the brand spankin’ new home of Major League Soccer in Kansas City.
Shawnee streetlights likely to get more funding, snowplowing won’t
Creating a city-run volunteer program also remains part of 2012 budget talks
By Sara Shepherd
04:48 p.m., June 9, 2011 Updated 10:29 a.m.
Shawnee won’t beef up snowplowing but will spend more money to banish burnt-out streetlights, it appears at this point in the city’s 2012 budget process.
Fewer than 200 tickets remain for Sporting KC home-opener
June 9, 2011
Sporting Kansas City will play the first game at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park at 9 p.m. today against the Chicago Fire, and fewer than 200 tickets remain for the game.
Police campaign catches hundreds of seat belt violators
By Staff Report
June 9, 2011
Shawnee police slapped 273 motorists with seat belt violations during their two-week Click It or Ticket campaign, which wrapped up this week.
Wristen: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park ready for opening night
By Chris Wristen
June 9, 2011
Hard hats on our heads and cameras in hand, about a half-dozen other journalists and I left a trailer, walked across the street and into a construction zone.
9th annual Relay For Life reaches $1 million goal
By Staff Report
June 9, 2011
The ninth annual Kaw Valley Relay For Life is set to begin at 7 p.m. Friday at the Bonner Springs High School track, but it already has met an amazing goal.
Summer programs open for registration at YMCA
June 9, 2011
The Bonner Springs Family YMCA currently is accepting registrations for numerous youth programs.
Youth football league to conduct sign-ups
June 9, 2011
Bonner Springs/ Edwardsville Youth Football will conduct an information meeting and sign-up from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Bonner Springs High School. The league is open to players in kindergarten through sixth grade.