- Tomato-inspired events to get celebration rolling
- May 18, 2012
- Old Shawnee Days, a homegrown celebration, will get off to a vine-ripened head start with events planned by the Friends of Shawnee Town.
- Memorial Day services planned
- May 17, 2012
- Shawnee American Legion Post 327 will conduct its 55th Annual Memorial Day Service at two local cemeteries.
- Boutique to host Pink Night Out
- May 17, 2012
- Encore Unique Boutique, 11006 Johnson Drive, will host a Pink Night Out event from 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 18 to help three area residents raise money for breast cancer research.
- Scoutmaster honored as parade grand marshal
- May 17, 2012
- The Old Shawnee Days Society has named Shawnee Scoutmaster Myrl Wear grand marshal for the 46th annual Old Shawnee Days Parade.
- Honor Flag to fly above Protector’s Memorial
- May 17, 2012
- The United States Honor Flag will be flown over the Protector’s Memorial at Shawnee Fire Department headquarters, 6501 Quivira Road, in honor of two local public protectors who died in the line of duty.
- Seniors citizens luncheon to include flag program
- May 15, 2012
- Members of Fort Leavenworth Chapter 154 of the National Sojourners will present a program on “Building the Flag” during the Monday, June 11, meeting of The Ambassadors, a senior citizens group.
- Five questions: Window watch
- 12:04 p.m., May 15, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- When the weather gets warm, open windows can be a cost-effective way to keep cool. But they can also be a safety hazard for children, who may fall through. Safe Kids Kansas offers ways to let the fresh air in while keeping your children safe.
- Council rolls through agenda like a speeding Abrams tank
- May 15, 2012
- The Shawnee City Council covered a lot of ground Monday evening — almost as quickly as did an Abrams tank that barreled past City Hall two days earlier.
- Commissioner Allen files for re-election
- 01:00 p.m., May 14, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Johnson County Commissioner Jim Allen filed May 14 for re-election to his District 2 seat.
- A fork in the crumbling road
- Budget discussion focuses on declining street maintenance
- 10:35 a.m., May 14, 2012 Updated 11:48 a.m.
- Street maintenance in Shawnee has hit a rough patch.
- Museum honors volunteers at heart of its growth
- May 13, 2012
- The Shawnee Town 1929 museum recognized some local volunteers for their role in the museum’s growth and expansion during an April recognition event themed “Volunteers: A Work of Heart.”
- Contest to determine commemorative pin design
- 01:44 p.m., May 13, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- The Shawnee Lions Club is sponsoring a contest to select the design for next year’s commemorative Old Shawnee Days pin.
- City Council acting to limit pension risks
- 07:26 a.m., May 11, 2012 Updated 07:26 a.m.
- The Shawnee City Council is looking at changes to its supplemental pension plan aimed at preventing fund shortfalls from saddling residents with tax increases or cutbacks in city services.
- New Oil Depot store opens
- May 10, 2012
- Matt Eaton of Shawnee is a partner in a new store opened in Merriam by Oil Depot LLC.
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