Leawood News

A 40-year-old south Kansas City woman was killed and another woman was injured Thursday in a freak accident at a Grandview car wash.Grandview police said the women were sitting on a bench in front of the business, 12204 Blue Ridge Blvd., waiting for their vehicles to come out of the car wash at 3:55 p.m. when they were struck by an SUV that ...

A 40-year-old woman was killed Thursday in an accident at the Grandview Car Wash at 12204 Blue Ridge, police said.

In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , the American Academy of Family Physicians stated its support for - and suggested amendments to - both the Affordable Health Care for America Act and the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act.

Leawood officials and a developer are locked in a legal dispute over a tract that the city has targeted for a future activity center.

Todays problemMargaret Lyddon of Overland Park has two questions:First, she asks, whats up with the flashing stop light at 135th Street and Briar Drive? It is almost impossible to turn off Briar going either way on 135th Street in the morning.Her second question is more complex.

Juvenile group homes will be subject to twice-a-year outside reviews under a series of changes to the system's operations, the head of the Juvenile Justice Authority announced this week.

Overland Park police have identified the driver of a vehicle involved in a Monday hit-and-run accident that injured two people, one of them critically.Police say he is a 17-year-old juvenile and a resident of Leawood.

David Cooper, president of Prudential Kansas City Realty, announced the transaction during a companywide address Tuesday morning.

For the past 35 years, Don Julian has been committed to setting a new standard for design, quality and outstanding customer service in the homebuilding industry, and his unique architectural designs and innovative, award-winning floor plans have become a Julian trademark in metropolitan Kansas City.

Sister stores, Bella Ba TMs Boutique and Bella Bambino, will open at 11555 Ash St.

ATCHISON, Kan. a ' Members of the legendary Ninety-Nines, the females-only aviation group begun by Amelia Earhart in 1929, will be in Atchison on Friday, October 23rd, to help celebrate the release of Fox Searchlighta TMs new biopic "Amelia". The film, starring Hilllary Swank , details the life of the pioneer aviatrix, who mysteriously disappeared ...

Leawood Mayor Peggy Dunn has been a prominent Johnson County Republican a number of years.

For relaxation and family fun, Buckley said, Loch Lloyd offers a 25-meter, six-lane lap pool with 12-foot dive well and 1-meter diving board and a separate baby pool with a waterfall.

LEAWOOD, Kan. Just a few years after opening, area construction crews recently remodeled Leawooda s Pioneer Neighborhood Library, doubling its size in the process.

Dr. Michael Catausan, MD, left, began his consulation with Christopher Blakeslee, center, on Friday afternoon at Catausan's new private medical practice, exclusiveMD, at 10521 Mission Road in Leawood.

CAa s owner Erik Leschuk has opened the new CAa s Men's Fine Grooming in Leawood, a project where Tatro had been the point person until his resignation from the company this summer.

A delegation from Israel's Gezer Region will be in town next week for the dedication of Leawood's new, $2 million Gezer Park at 133rd Street and Mission Road.

A pair of Johnson County day spas will knead together operations. Judy Hohn, owner of Overland Park-based Serenity Rejuvenating Day Spa Inc.

A Missouri woman has pleaded guilty to helping others obtain fraudulent mortgage loans for a $1 million home.

A unique park devoted to a Leawood Sister City will be dedicated in ceremonies on Tuesday, Oct.