The Shawnee Dispatch / Nicole Kelley

Nicole Kelley is a reporter/copy editor with the Bonner Springs Chieftain/Basehor Sentinel. She began working for The World Co. in May 2007 at The Lansing Current. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas, where she was managing editor of the University Daily Kansan. She also was an intern with the Kansas City Star and The Mirror in Tonganoxie.

Recent stories

Response at California gig energizes local band: By Nicole Kelley; August 19, 2010; As the last chord of the last song was played, David Pilgrim looked out into the screaming crowd and said, “That’s the best sound I’ve heard all night.”
Man 0, Papa Bob’s 1 in national TV challenge: By Nicole Kelley; August 19, 2010; Customers and supporters crowded into Papa Bob’s BBQ restaurant to watch the premiere of the Travel Channel’s “Man v. Food” episode featuring the Bonner Springs restaurant.
Lyric Opera camp opens minds of youth: By Nicole Kelley; August 12, 2010; For the past four years, Kat Kasckow has spent two weeks of her summer vacation singing opera.
GOP congressional office seekers downplay political experience: By Nicole Kelley; July 27, 2010; Nine candidates are vying for a chance to be the party’s nominee for the seat, which is now held by Dennis Moore, a Democrat who chose not to seek re-election. Of those nine, seven are without any past legislative experience, which they say is a reason to vote for them.
‘Man vs. Food’ visits Bonner: By Nicole Kelley; July 21, 2010; With a crowd of 120 people yelling, and the high-fives flying, Adam Richman makes his way to a single table at the front of Papa Bob’s BBQ in Bonner Springs.
Local girl travels to California for national Braille competition: By Nicole Kelley; July 7, 2010; Ashlee Thao sits at her desk in her bedroom — a common place to find the Bonner Springs 9-year-old whose seemingly insatiable thirst for knowledge keeps her up at all hours of the night.
Officials break ground at Hollywood casino site: By Nicole Kelley; April 30, 2010; As officials prepared to break ground Friday morning on Wyandotte County’s new Hollywood Casino, growth was at the forefront of most people’s mind.
Marble Days organizers ready for 4th annual celebration: By Nicole Kelley; April 28, 2010; The fourth annual Marble Days event is approaching and organizers say they’re pulling out the stops when it comes to silliness and wackiness this year.
Tea party rally draws thousands in support of lowering taxes: By Nicole Kelley; April 15, 2010; Thousands of people attended a tea party rally Thursday, April 15, to show their frustrations with the financial situation of the federal government and their support for lowering taxes.
Lawmaker on mend after bypass: By Nicole Kelley; April 7, 2010; In a test he almost skipped because he had never felt healthier, Rep. Owen Donohoe, R-Shawnee, discovered his heart wasn’t receiving enough oxygen.

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Recent photos

Officials involved with Wyandotte County's new Hollywood Casino break ground Friday morning at the casino future site next to the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Pictured are: (from left) Jeff Boerger, president of Kansas Speedway Development Corporation; Joe Reardon, mayor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County; Ed Van Petten, Kansas Lottery executive director; William Falstad, commissioner of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission; Troy Findley, lieutenant governor of Kansas; and Tim Wilmott, president and chief operating officer of Penn National Gaming.