- Self defense class to be held in Overland Park
- July 3, 2018
- The Ali Kemp Educational Foundation is offering a two-hour self-defense training seminar nearby next month.
- Kansas priest defrocked after abuse allegations
- June 25, 2018
- A Kansas priest has been revoked of his rank years after an investigation into multiple child sexual abuse allegations against him.
- Shawnee resident helps mark Colon Cancer Awareness Month
- March 27, 2018
- Stage 3 colon cancer survivor and Shawnee resident Beth Kornegay recently met with Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer as he signed a proclamation making March “Colon Cancer Awareness Month”.
- Learn to combat climate change in your own backyard
- March 26, 2018
- Curious about simple ways you can make a difference in your own backyard? If so, you’re invited to attend a special presentation by environmental scientist David Dods.
- Judge says Topeka has no authority to raise smoking age to 21, prohibits city from enforcing new ordinance
- March 24, 2018
- Topeka cannot enforce a new ordinance that banned the sale of tobacco products to anyone younger than 21 after a judge ruled the ordinance violates the Kansas Constitution.
- Letters From Santa offered through Dec. 16 by JCPRD
- December 7, 2017
- Personalized letters from Santa are available through a program being offered by the Johnson County Park & Recreation District’s 50 Plus Department.
- Celebrate the holidays in Bonner Springs
- November 30, 2017
- The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs will hold its annual Santa Express Celebration this weekend and next weekend.
- Ring in the holidays with ‘Christkindlmarkt’
- November 30, 2017
- You’re invited to celebrate the Christmas season at ‘Christkindlmarkt,’ the city of Shawnee’s holiday extravaganza.
- Shawnee area Eagle Scouts honored
- November 23, 2017
- Eight boys from the Shawnee area earned the top Boy Scout honor recently.
- Shawnee Mission Health announces MD Anderson affiliation
- November 20, 2017
- It’s one of the most respected cancer institutes in the world. And now, it’s level of care is being brought to the Shawnee area.
- Down to earth: Battling garden thugs
- August 30, 2017
- Garden enthusiast Janet Rossbach discusses how to deal with garden intruders.
- City to offer free yoga on Wednesday
- July 10, 2017
- The free yoga class will take place at Erfurt Park.
- Symposium takes on issues regarding dementia care
- May 29, 2017
- Johnson County Community College and the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center will host a symposium on caring for someone with dementia on June 16.
- Shawnee mom organizes upcoming NF walk
- May 10, 2017
- Hannah Duby is the Kansas City NF walk director this year.
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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!”
