De Soto News

An archaeologist says excavations in southern Georgia have turned up more artifacts that he believes pinpoint part of the trail of the 16th century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has cited several area restaurants for six or more critical health-code violations.

It is a worthy balloon to float. It is almost assuredly a lead balloon. Floating it is State Rep.

Lymphodema kept Michael Gribbin, De Soto, confined to his house for two years. The condition caused fluid retention and tissue swelling.

County enrollment for fall 2009 District Sept. 21 count Increase from 2008 Shawnee Mission 27,799 +28 Olathe 27,242 +348 Blue Valley 21,911 +358 De Soto 6,393 +86 Gardner Edgerton4,608+230 Spring Hill 2,062 +107 Source: Johnson County school districts All six Johnson County school districts saw an increase this month in the number of students, ...

Motorcyclists body found Police on Thursday discovered a motorcyclist who had been lying dead in high weeds for at least 24 hours after he crashed.It was not until about 2:30 p.m. that a passing motorist spotted 39-year-old Kansas City resident Michael Smith at Missouri 150 east of Botts Road, police said.

A British biotech company that's made its home in De Soto, Kansas soon may change the way doctors fight lung cancer.

Eric Sills family and friends remembered the Olathe student on Sunday, a day after he died in a crash with a wrong-way driver.He had a lot of friends and they are reaching out to his family, Jim Little, Sills uncle, said Sunday afternoon.Sill, 20, died early Saturday after his car was struck by another being driven east in the westbound lanes of ...

Two people were killed in a head-on collision this morning in Johnson County when a driver was headed the wrong way on Kansas 10.Authorities said the wreck happened shortly after 3 a.m. about two miles west of De Soto.

Kansas schools suffered a slight loss this year in the quest to meet No Child Left Behind objectives.

A local area bank is under new ownership. Great America Bank in De Soto, Kan., announced Friday they agreed to purchase the First Bank of Kansas City at 39th and Main from the FDIC Division of Resolutions and Receivership.

Shawnee officials have been forced to say no to $7.5 million in county money for a major street improvement project.

The Johnson County Fair kicked off Saturday with a contest for the best looking steer.

The Johnson County Fair kicked off Saturday with a contest for the best looking steer.

DE SOTO, Kan. - Earlier this year in a farsighted move, the Edgerton City Council hired the community's first city administrator so that it could take advantage of opportunities from a planned Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail hub in Gardner.

While authorities continue to search for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Lenexa, Kan., Faye Bird said she remembers the 84-year-old victim who was struck and killed on Monday.

Bonner Springs : Sales only permitted between July 1 and July 4. Discharge only permitted between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. on July 3 and 4. De Soto : Fireworks - except for bottle rockets - legal on private property on July 3 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. or July 4 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eudora : Fireworks legal on private property.

Demands for food assistance in Johnson County have increased 21 percent in the first five months of this year compared to the same period in 2008, and to help satisfy that need, the county recently kicked off its 2009 Feed the Need campaign.

DE SOTO, Kan. a ' A man was critically injured in a one-car, rollover accident in rural Johnson County Saturday morning.

The Johnson County Commission today approved a series of bus fare increases, including a 50-cent hike for the popular express route linking Overland Park and Lawrence.The increase raises the price of a trip to $3 on the K-10 Connector, which runs between Johnson County Community College and the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence.The increase, ...