3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1534+ words) The county transit fund is running dangerously low and commissioners are exploring a $600,000 infusion to keep operations going through the end of the year. Possible future elimination of the K-10 Connector route to Lawrence and the ride-hailing microtransit service is also…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1189+ words) Earlier this summer, a small Merriam church that was once home to the Madam C.J. Walker School made history by landing on the National Register of Historic Places. For Tony Adams, who grew up in the South Park area of Merriam…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (594+ words) Since Olathe West first opened in 2017, Megan Black has been a steady presence on the school’s leadership team. As of the start of this school year, she’s the school’s top owl. The high school’s last principal, Jay Novacek, moved to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1283+ words) Students across the Kansas City area were welcomed back to class this week by sweltering temperatures and heat index values in the triple digits. Local schools are no stranger to back-to-school heat waves. In recent years, school districts have canceled…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (660+ words) After months of consideration, the Gardner Edgerton Board of Education decided earlier this month to leave its open seat vacant until the 2027 election. The board conducted three candidate interviews in May but couldn’t reach a consensus on who should fill…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (740+ words) For nearly half a century, kids have spent their summers away from screens, exploring some tucked-away woods in southern Johnson County instead. Now, 48 summers later, that era quietly and abruptly came to an end. Via email, day camp Outdoor Education…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (588+ words) Project Velocity, a proposed arts and entertainment district in Gardner, took multiple steps forward in the planning process this month. On Aug. 18, the Gardner City Council adopted a resolution “approving the execution and delivery to a Non-Binding Memorandum of Understanding…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (737+ words) Federal officials announced Tuesday they are pursuing “enforcement measures” against the Shawnee Mission and Olathe school districts for the districts’ policies regarding transgender students. It’s the latest step in the federal probe, which launched a year ago, against the two…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (699+ words) A beloved former Montessori school in Overland Park that abruptly closed less than a year ago could soon see new life as a childcare center with the Johnson County Parks and Recreation District. The property in question is 7725 W 87th St.,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1071+ words) People packed the Shawnee Mission Board of Education meeting room Monday night, many of them wearing green and yellow shirts and carrying signs that said, “Save East Antioch.” Some held their breath while the board talked and a few cried....