Gardner News

Depending on your point of view, July will prove to either be a "ooh aah" moment for Johnson County taxpayers weighing the merits of a quarter-cent sales tax, or an explosive bust.More public information forums ...

' Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline filed a total of 345 criminal charges against two men in connection with a Sheriff's Department raid on a farm near Gardner, Kansas.

Shrewd drivers have always timed their commute to beat traffic. Now they're trying to beat everyone to the bus stop, the Kansas City Star reports.

The University of Kansas chapter of Phi Alpha Theta national history honor society recognized 11 student initiates at a spring-semester reception at the Kansas Union.

Johnson County District Judge Brenda Cameron this afternoon sentenced Dustin Howard to 18 months probation for a Feb.

Embarq Corp. said Thursday it will hand over four technical service centers to Nokia Siemens Networks later this year, outsourcing the jobs of monitoring and providing technical support for its traditional ...

A series of strong thunderstorms passed through the Kansas City area Tuesday night, producing strong winds, heavy rain and large hail.

Issue date: 6/2/08 Section: News UMKC School of Dentistry student Ashley Knight spends most of her spare time doing volunteer work, and some people have taken notice of this - including President George W. ...

The Olathe City Council heard a plan Tuesday on Johnson County's proposed South Metro Connector.

They quickly found out the reason behind the heavy police presence: President Bush was on his way to their quiet community to rally support for a Kansas senator's run for Congress.

The 2008 legislative session officially ended Thurday, but not before drawing new criticism from the Governor.

Metcalf Bank wants to extend its reach into southwest Johnson County by merging with First Kansas Bank & Trust Co.

“We were probably the backup plan at the state level. That's a very unusual framework for the state to step in what is a local project.”

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius thinks Johnson County — not the state of Kansas — should back the financing of public improvements around a proposed $716 million intermodal freight hub in the Gardner ... via KansasCity.com

“Married women really don't have a lot of those in mainstream media.”

Charalet Dunnigan, Mrs. Johnson County 2008, received the Ambassador Award during the April 26 Mrs. via The Olathe News

“This is politics, not Sunday school”

Attempts to curb illegal immigration and dry up the jobs that attract them imploded under pressure from business. via Kansas.com

“We had quadrupled the number of hits we usually have in a day”

Apparently a lot of people want to know who has arrest warrants out on them in Johnson County.So many people clicked on the Johnson County sheriff’s new online warrant checking system that the site ... via Kansas City Star

In my best Yakov Smirnoff voice ... In Johnson County, Internet searches for you ! From the JoCo Sheriff's Department ... Wanted people in Johnson County now have the world looking for them with the addition of ... via Crime Scene KC

“I say Hail Marys all the time”

Old-timers like to say politics is the art of compromise. The line holds true most of the time in the Legislature. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“We all have a home to go to, and a lot of people in Greensburg don't.”

Members of a Gardner church men's ministry volunteered last month in a very different Greensburg, Kan., from the town that existed nearly a year ago. via The Olathe News

Johnson County Commissioner John Toplikar announced Wednesday he will seek re-election in November. via The Olathe News