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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 08:08 pm

Olathe News

Local news for Olathe, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

18 hrs ago | The Olathe News

Olathe's design star among top three on show

Jennifer Bertrand has lived with a secret for weeks. Filming for the third season of HGTVs "Design Star" began in March, but the world will find out whether she is a finalist Sunday.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Design Star, Television

Thu Jul 17, 2008

KCTV5

Thieves Steal Olathe Man's Gun Collection

Thieves broke into an Olathe home and stole a man's socks and underwear and his gun collection.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, KS

KCTV5

Census Bureau: Olathe Fast-Growing City

The U.S. Census Bureau says Olathe is again the 24th-fastest growing city in the nation.

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

The Olathe News

Olathe outpaces most Midwest cities in growth

Olathe's growth has outpaced every other city in Kansas and Missouri, and the city continues to be one of the fastest growing in the nation.

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Related Topix: Johnson County, KS

Associated Content

Monkey Bizness in Olathe Kansas Where to Let Kids Monkey Around

Like most moms, I am always looking for new and fun things for my kids to do, especially during those long, hot summer months.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Tue Jul 15, 2008

The Olathe News

Olathe man thanked for service in Iraq

Chris Knoll, 21 was given a hero's welcome Saturday in Olathe when members of the Patriot Guard paraded around his neighborhood on motorcycles to thank him for his service.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East

NBC Action News

Olathe Ranks as 11th Best Place to Live in U.S.

" According to Money Magazine's latest edition, Olathe ranks as America's 11th best place to live.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

Kansas City Business Journal

200-acre Olathe industrial park requests tax abatement

The Olathe City Council on July 15 will consider a request for a tax abatement and $119.3 million in industrial revenue bond financing to support construction of three to four large speculative ...

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

Kansas City InfoZine

K-State Olathe Center Hosting Horticulture Field Day

Area gardeners can talk with experts and get a look at what's new for yard and garden Saturday, July 26.

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Related Topix: Kansas State University, Home Gardening, Home, Life, Food, Vegetables, Johnson County, KS, Entomology, Science

Fri Jul 11, 2008

TheKansasCityChannel.com

Olathe Man Charged With Sex Crimes

Neighbors and co-workers said Bobby Holder was known as a friendly, outgoing man.

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Related Topix: Lenexa, KS, Johnson County, KS

Thu Jul 10, 2008

The Olathe News

U-verse customers now can view Olathe City Council meetings

Olathe Comcast subscribers aren't the only ones who can watch city programming on their TVs.

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Related Topix: Johnson County, KS

KansasCity.com

Child porn charges coming for parade photog

Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline said this morning that child pornography charges would be filed today against a 56-year-old Olathe man arrested by Lenexa police after he videotaped girls at the ...

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Related Topix: Johnson County, KS, Lenexa, KS

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Kansas City Star

Olathe turns to Denver boot to boost parking ticket collections

Motorists in Olathe who have fistfuls of unpaid parking tickets may soon learn the power of the Denver boot.City officials hope this pay-up-now enforcement tool will do what they have been unable to do for ...

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Related Topix: Johnson County, KS, Overland Park, KS

Tue Jul 08, 2008

KSHB-TV Kansas City

Water Main Break in Olathe

A contractor working on a road project hit and broke a water line in Olathe on Tuesday morning.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

Kansas City Star

Joco schedules forums to discuss sales tax renewal

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 ...

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Related Topix: Gardner, KS, Convert, House, Johnson County, KS

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Kansas.com

Pair charged in suspected cockfight ring

Two Johnson County men face 345 charges in connection with an alleged cockfighting ring.

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Related Topix: Johnson County, KS, Saline County, KS, Salina, KS

Fri Jul 04, 2008

The Olathe News

Discarded cigarette ignites fire

A still lit cigarette in a makeshift plastic ashtray filled with sand caused an Olathe house fire Tuesday afternoon.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Kansas City Star

Attorneys for man accused of killing Kelsey Smith want a delay in murder trial

Defense attorneys for Edwin R. Hall of Olathe filed a motion Wednesday asking for a delay in his capital murder trial.The trial is to begin Sept.

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Related Topix: Johnson County, KS, Violent Crime, Overland Park, KS

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Irish KC

Free Music by The Elders in Olathe, KS

That FREE Elders concert this evening with the Wilders out in Olathe gets some coverage on InfoZine .

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Related Topix: The Wilders, Country

The Kansas City Channel

Olathe Residents Upset Over Unfinished Homes

Residents in an Olathe neighborhood said they are fed up with their developer and they want city leaders to do something about some unfinished homes.

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Olathe, Kansas is located in Johnson County and is part of the Kansas City, MO Metro Area. Zip codes in Olathe include 66062, 66061, and 66051.

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