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Schools see increase in free, reduced-price lunches
LUNCH PROGRAMS Families may enroll in the confidential program throughout the school year.
Johnson County Library to Eliminate Paper Notices
SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. a ' In a cost reduction effort, the Johnson County Library will eliminate paper notices by yeara TMs end.
Mission Valley Middle School parents meet with district superintendent about fired teacher
The Shawnee Mission School District superintendent told parents tonight that it was time to put the controversial firing of teacher behind them and move forward.We recognize people are angry and upset, said Gene Johnson during a meeting at Mission Valley Middle School in Prairie Village.
Mt. St. Joseph students participate in National Youth Leadership Mission in DC to battle intolerance
Delegates to the National Youth Leadership Mission will visit the Holocaust Museum in DC.
Teen Lured Into Car By Stranger
Mission police said a 14-year-old beat the odds earlier this week when she made it out of stranger's care untouched.
World War II veteran Ray Daves recently went to Washington, D.C., thanks to Inland Northwest Honor Flight.
Girl Enticed into Man's Car in Mission
Mission Police say a girl reported a man enticed her to get into his car as she walked to school near Shawnee Mission Parkway and Broadmoor.
Mission Valley students picket against science teachera s firing
Eighth-grade students at Mission Valley Middle School in Prairie Village boycotted classes today and formed a picket line outside the school to protest the firing of a beloved teacher.Ryan Haraughty, a science teacher, said he was fired Monday by the Shawnee Mission Board of Education for a sexual innuendo uttered during a class.Haraughty had drawn ...
Third candidate enters 4th District County Commission race
The race for the 4th District Johnson County Commission seat being vacated by Ed Eilert is heading for an August primary election showdown with the addition of small-business man Chuck Vogt.
a Healing concerta tonight is designed to lower stress and ease pain
A concert with a PowerPoint presentation?A concert where everyone goes home with a free CD?What is Overland Park music therapist Janalea Hoffman up to?People will find out tonight at her healing concert.Music, with all its therapeutic properties, has been Hoffmans life mission for more than 30 years in the music therapy business.One of her ...
Kansas, Missouri cross country
Lee's Summit West's Liga Blyholder and Chelsey Phoebus were the top two finisher in the Class 4 girls cross country sectional at Longview Community College Saturday.
Plenty of Vaccine Available at the Johnson County Health Department
Oct. 31st H1N1 Vaccination Clinic is being extended to 3pm. Olathe, KS - infoZine - The Johnson County Health Departmenta s public H1N1 flu vaccination clinic today still has an ample amount of vaccine for the priority groups listed below.
Bite Club President Believes Shawnee Mission Deer Hunt Began LastNight
Bite Club President Jason Miller, who heads a group that has been protesting the planned deer hunt in Shawnee Mission Park tells KMBZ he's confident in reports that the process got underway sometime last night.
Missionites: Take a trip to the CA Academy of Sciences
Missionites: Take a trip to the CA Academy of Sciences! Mission Loc@l BY ANRICA DEB When is the last time you saw bushbuck, baboons, bats from Borneo, or the bulging stomach of a Madagascar leaf-nosed snake? What is in the stomach anyway, to make it bulge like that? A very small visitor to the California Academy of Science s on Friday suggested ...
Mission Pet Shelter Gets Money Back
MISSION, Kan. - Kansas City businesses are pumping in cash to help a pet shelter that lost a $5000 donation.
KIAMBA, Sarangani a ' University of Santo Tomas Missioners and General Santos Doctors Hospital volunteers check their boxes of medical equipment ready for the Sarangani-wide medical and surgical mission at Kiamba Central Elementary School from October 27 to 31.
Lawyer Winn will run for JoCo commission
Larry Winn III, a veteran real estate and development lawyer, said Tuesday that he will run for the Fourth District Johnson County Commission seat being vacated by Ed Eilert, who is seeking the Johnson County Chair position.
Second arrest warrant issued for Kansas man
An arrest warranty with a $15,000 cash-only bond was issued Monday, Oct. 26, for Shannon Denny, 28, of Shawnee Mission, Kan.