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Monday Jun 29 | The Olathe News

Johnson County sales tax revenues show recession hit

How are business in normally-prosperous Johnson County doing in the recession? According to sales tax records, the answer is lousy.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

WDAF

Mulch Sparks Playground Fire

Roeland Park Firefighters were called to the playground of an elementary school after it caught fire on Monday evening.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Kansas City Star

Johnson County Sheriffa s Department renews investigation into killings in 1989

When the detectives finished at the rural spots where the two womens bodies were found, nude and badly burned, they had little else to go on.In the 20 years since, little has changed.But with help from a $138,000 federal grant, the Johnson County Sheriffs Department is renewing its investigations into the unsolved 1989 murders of Christina ...

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Thu Apr 30, 2009

St. Louis Nursing News

Library accepting donations for summer used book sale

The Johnson County Library is accepting donations of books, videos and CDs until May 1 for the 2009 Annual Sizzlin' Summer Used Book Sale.

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Wed Apr 15, 2009

St. Louis Nursing News

Unprecedented:Three mayors booted

Historically, incumbent mayors in Johnson County seldom have trouble winning re-election, but in the April 7 contest, three mayors lost to challengers.

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Wed Apr 08, 2009

KansasCity.com

Johnson County election results

Voters gave pink slips to three Johnson County mayors seeking re-election in Tuesday’s balloting there.In unofficial final returns, Roeland Park Mayor Steve Petrehn was defeated by Adrienne Foster, who won 51.9 percent of the vote to Petrehn’s 43.5 percent.Merriam Mayor Carl Wilkes also lost his bid for re-election. Ken Sissom won a ...

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Tue Apr 07, 2009

KCTV5

Voters Head To Polls Around Metro

Voters in the metro area headed to the polls on Tuesday for a number of local municipal and county elections.

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Wed Apr 01, 2009

St. Louis Nursing News

Election is Tuesday, April 7

Johnson County voters will choose mayors in Merriam, Fairway, Roeland Park and Lake Quivira; city council members in those cities and several others including Overland Park and Lenexa; school board members in Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission and Olathe; Johnson County Community College trustees; and Water District No.

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Sat Mar 14, 2009

KansasCity.com

photos from a Kansas City tradition

A bubble brigade on an Arthritis Foundation float provided aerial entertainment in 1999 in the annual St.

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Fri Mar 06, 2009

KansasCity.com

Incumbents advance in primaries in Johnson, Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties

Voters weren’t ready to give up on their elected officials Tuesday, as incumbents fared well in municipal elections in Johnson, Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties.Turnout was low in all three counties, ...

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Wed Mar 04, 2009

KMBZ-AM Westwood

Johnson, Wyandotte County Election Results

Tuesday was primary day in Kansas, and the lists of candidates for municipal and other offices were whittled down.

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NBC Action News

Low Turnout in JoCo and WyCo Primaries

Low numbers were reported in both Johnson and Wyandotte counties in primary races.

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Mon Mar 02, 2009

Kansas City Star

Several races at stake in primary elections in Kansas

It’s primary election day on the Kansas side.Four cities in Johnson County — Fairway, Roeland Park, Merriam and Gardner — are conducting primary elections for mayor.Other primaries are being ...

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Thu Feb 26, 2009

The Ledger

Bacon Explosion Recipe Has Become Internet Phenomenon

Published: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 4:40 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 11:48 p.m. For a nation seeking unity, a recipe has swept the Internet that seems to unite conservatives and ...

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Sun Feb 22, 2009

Osawatomie Graphic

Couple To Join In Marriage July 17

Stephanie Newport and Jonathan Holmes announce their engagement and intention to be married July 17 at the First Christian Church in Osawatomie.

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Fri Feb 20, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

In the Kitchen with Ken: Bacon Explosion Surprise

Published: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 5:05 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 6:53 p.m. This week, in honor of 28 days of bacon on the Port City foodies blog at ...

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Wed Feb 18, 2009

St. Louis Nursing News

Mayoral primaries in Fairway, Merriam, Roeland Park

Contentiousness over several Fairway issues in recent years spawned a crowded field of mayoral candidates that will be pared down in the March 3 primary election.

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Fri Jan 30, 2009

St. Louis Nursing News

Deputies cite stores for selling tobacco, alcohol to minors

Johnson County Sheriffa s Office Community Policing Unit deputies cited six stores for selling tobacco to minors and two for selling alcohol to minors.

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Wed Jan 28, 2009

NBC Action News

8 JoCo Stores Busted for Selling to Minors

OLATHE, Kan. - Six Johnson County, Kan. businesses have been cited for selling tobacco to minors.

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Wed Jan 21, 2009

St. Louis Nursing News

Hands On - Classrooms enhance learning through field trips

Preparation for state assessment tests is not unique to students and teachers in the classroom.

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