Prairie Village News

Eric Mikkelson, a Prairie Village attorney who is involved in city politics and serves on the Prairie Hills Homes Association's board of directors, has taken a position as a partner in Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP's Corporate Finance Division.

And here's the update: SPIN! is most definitely still coming to Corinth. And Prairie Villagers are likely to see significant construction work begin later this summer.

The Prairie Village restaurant scene has undergone a major transformation since Jay and I moved here almost four years ago.

Heads up, NEJC motorists: Prairie Village's participation in Kansas's annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign starts Monday and will run through June 2. Drivers can expect strict enforcement of both the Safety Belt Use Act and the Child Passenger Safety Act.

Everybody's talking about it - the staggering $550 million Powerball jackpot and what they would do with it.

As local municipalities begin to prepare for the likely arrival of the Emerald Ash Borer in northeast Johnson County, many homeowners may be wondering the best way to prepare for the pest themselves.

SeniorCare Homes, which operates several small Alzheimer's homes in neighborhood settings, has received another two zero-deficiency surveys from the Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services.

A Prairie Village resident has informed the city that a group called "Johnson County Open Carry" intends to hold an "open carry of holstered firearms picnic" at the Harmon Park Pavilion in June.

Criminal records that are available to the public in almost every other state remain closed in Kansas without a judge's order, forcing residents in some cases to spend thousands of dollars to find out information readily accessible virtually anywhere else.

Soon after Susan Stuckey called Prairie Village police three years ago and said she wanted a cop to kill her, more than 15 officers in riot gear surrounded her apartment building.

These are the fundamental questions surrounding a legal threat presented by a lawyer for Twister Sister's founder, John Jay French, to a tiny coffee shop in Mission, Kan.

Soon after Susan Stuckey called Prairie Village police three years ago and said she wanted a cop to kill her, more than 15 officers in riot gear surrounded her apartment building.

A number of Prairie Village and north Leawood residents near the Kansas City, Mo., border Thursday night were awakened by a police search for two suspects in a robbery that took place at 76th and Wornall.

Scout the cat went missing April 30 near Falmouth and 79th Street in Prairie Village.

You may have noticed that we don't do long-form journalism over here at PVPost.com But the good people over at The Pitch do! And Pitch reporter Steve Vockrodt takes an in-depth look at the controversy surrounding the Mission Chateau proposal in this week's cover story.

The Wild Bird Center is the place to connect with other backyard enthusiasts and find the perfect bird feeder or gift 381-5633 You're local.

Prairie Village is home to a new, locally-owned bank, which opened this week in Corinth Square.

People rarely reappear after vanishing for a decade. In most cases that remain unsolved for years, the outcome is grim.

A rendering of the proposed Mission Chateau senior living community that the Tutera Group would like to build on the Mission Valley Middle School site.

A diagram showing the sidewalk/trail with variable widths along Mission Lane. The sections in yellow are the narrowest at six feet wide.