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- SM South edges SM North swimming, 93-77
- January 26, 2016
- Shawnee Mission South defeated SM North’s boys swim team, 93-77, Tuesday, but the Indians still had plenty to celebrate on their Senior Day.
- Shawnee Mission North grad Funky Mama still singing with feeling
- January 26, 2016
- If you have young children, are a regular attendee of youth-friendly events and locales, and live in the Kansas City area, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of Funky Mama or seen her in action.
- Kansas lawmakers ‘distracted’ by women’s wardrobes
- January 26, 2016
- A Kansas lawmaker has apologized and retracted a dress code that banned plunging necklines and short skirts for women testifying before his committee.
- Kansas secretary of state pursuing more criminal cases against voters, including one in Johnson County
- January 26, 2016
- Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office is pursuing three new criminal cases against people it alleges voted illegally in Kansas and other states.
- Two Johnson County Subway restaurants robbed Monday evening
- January 26, 2016
- Shawnee and Olathe Police both investigating similar Subway robberies.
- Kansas oil and gas industries suffer while wind industry prospers
- January 26, 2016
- Falling energy prices and sluggish demand in the global market have taken their toll on the Kansas oil and gas industry, while the state’s wind energy industry has continued to see steady growth.
- Ray Marsh PTA marks 10 years of science enrichment
- Parent group also spearheading cafeteria composting
- January 26, 2016
- Now in their 10th year, the Ray Marsh PTA members say they are hoping to get their Science Enrichment program into all other elementary schools that feed into Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.
- Wonderscope’s new executive director looking forward to museum’s future
- January 26, 2016
- Roxanne Hill has always been passionate about children. For the past seven years, she brought that passion to bear as vice president of development at The Children’s Place. The Kansas City, Mo.,-based nonprofit that offers support for youths who have suffered abuse and trauma will forever be near and dear to Hill’s heart, she says.
- Kansas child abuse cases increase more than 30 percent over past five years
- January 26, 2016
- The number of U.S. children victimized by abuse and neglect increased by nearly 3 percent in the latest annual reporting period, according to new federal data.
Point of View
What’s your favorite place in Shawnee, and why?
“The magic bike path (75th and Pflumm) winds lazily through water and trees. I feel like I’m in fairy tale land!”
