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Leawood lowers speed limit on busy Lee Boulevard in response to death of boy on scooter last year
A stretch of Lee Boulevard between 81st Street and 103rd Street now has a lower speed limit in the latest effort by Leawood officials to address parents’ demands for pedestrian safety. The council unanimously voted last week to lower the speed limit from 35 to…
Shawnee Mission switches to school bus startup promising A/C for kids and Uber-like app for parents
Students and parents in the Shawnee Mission School District are heading for a significantly more tech-centric bus riding experience next school year, now that school board members have approved a seven-year contract with Zum, a Redwood City, California, company. Expectations were high last month as…
Overland Park breaks ground on new police department training center
The Overland Park Police Department is one step closer to having a true, on-campus training center for its officers. For years, the department has utilized a temporary space, originally intended as a garage, for physical fitness training. Additional training, such as mandatory shooting practice, is…
Marysville Mayor Planning Youth-Led Redesign of City Flag
Marysville Mayor Todd Frye is looking to incorporate the youth of the community to help design the city’s next flag. Frye said Marysville’s over-50-year-old flag could use a refresh, and decided it would be fun to involve the youth. He said he is hoping to…
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Layne Stafford, murals
This artist needs to think big. That’s because his proverbial canvas isn’t just a small square on an easel, it might be the side of a building. Today we’ll meet a rural Kansas man who is creating murals for communities across Kansas and beyond. Layne…
Plaines, Trains and Cowboys: Dickinson County to Celebrate U.S. 250th with Two-Day Heritage Event
A new two-day celebration is coming to Dickinson County as part of the U.S. 250 commemoration, funded through local and regional sponsors. Organized between Old Abilene Town, the Smoky Valley Railroad, and the Dickinson County Historical Society, Plains, Trains and Cowboys: A 250th U.S.A. Celebration…
Johnson County city seeks to rezone land to attract data center, residents plan to fight
“Those guys are 32 chickens,” says Spring Hill resident Lindsay Museousky, as she scans her 10 acres along 191st in Spring Hill, Kansas. “That’s the dairy farm … the horse farm is there,” she mentions and points from the west to the east across her…
Excel anniversary: Active shooter training reminds cadets that no town is too small
Tuesday marked 10 years since a man opened fire on an Excel Industries plant in Hesston, leaving 14 injured and three dead. It came as a realization for many: a mass shooting can happen anywhere. The sounds of simulated violence ring from inside the Kansas…
Sedgwick County sets two town halls on data centers
Sedgwick County announced on Wednesday that it will host two town hall meetings on data center zoning. The Board of County Commissioners is holding a listening town hall, where the county can hear from the public, on March 12 at 6 p.m. The Planning Department…
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