Edgerton News

The Kansas highway department tonight will give residents of southwest Johnson County a glimpse of new interchange planned for Interstate 35 between Gardner and Edgerton.The proposed interchange is supposed to help relieve traffic congestion that would come if the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway builds a freight hub in the area.The rail yard ...

The Kansas Highway Department will hold a public meeting Thursday to show its plans for a new Interstate 35 interchange near Gardner.

The Kansas Department of Transportation will have its first open house for the Interstate 35 S.W. Johnson County interchange project.

DeAnn Swofford plans to use the $10,000 she received after winning a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching to work on her master's degree.

Mildale Farm near Edgerton is probably the least known public attraction in Johnson County's repertoire of parks.

The Kansas State High School Activities Association announced the new districts for all football classes for the upcoming two-year cycle, which encompasses the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

The tiny town of Edgerton took a giant leap toward landing a $735 million intermodal project that would deliver truckloads of tax revenue and jobs.

Kansas schools took a small step backward this year in efforts to meet the math and reading targets of No Child Left Behind.Of the 1,389 schools that took assessment tests this spring, 87.6 percent made adequate yearly progress compared with almost 90 percent last year.

KCK police are investigating a homicide in the 200 block of Edgerton Avenue. View Larger Map KCK police say the victim is a a black male in his early 30s.

An Edgerton, Kan., man is charged with mistreating his mother. Prosecutors accused Michael Rousselo, 38, of two counts of making a false writing and one count of felony mistreatment of a dependant adult.

An Edgerton, Kan., man is charged with mistreating his mother. Prosecutors accused Michael Rousselo, 38, of two counts of making a false writing and one count of felony mistreatment of a dependant adult.

An Edgerton, Kan., man is charged with mistreating his mother. Prosecutors accused Michael Rousselo, 38, of two counts of making a false writing and one count of felony mistreatment of a dependant adult.

An Edgerton, Kan., man is charged with mistreating his mother. Prosecutors accused Michael Rousselo, 38, of two counts of making a false writing and one count of felony mistreatment of a dependant adult.

An Edgerton, Kan., man is charged with mistreating his mother. Prosecutors accused Michael Rousselo, 38, of two counts of making a false writing and one count of felony mistreatment of a dependant adult.

The $735 million Logistics Park Kansas City project in Southern Johnson County is shaping up to be a not-so-little economic engine that could.

A group of Gardner residents could start a recall drive for two members of the City Council if the council refuses to rescind a vote it took June 22 to cancel all current annexation, financial and project agreements for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway intermodal hub and logistics park.

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe intermodal hub and logistics park could become part of Edgerton.

How are business in normally-prosperous Johnson County doing in the recession? According to sales tax records, the answer is lousy.

The Gardner City Council opened the door Monday for Edgerton to expand it city limits all the way to Gardner's southern boundary.

Gardner leaders have voted to nix agreements for the new BNSF Intermodal logistics park - and de-annex the land for it.