Jackson County News

The smiling faces of children at Bonjour Elementary in Lenexa seem much the same from year to year bright and eager to learn.But beneath those innocent smiles, Principal Alejandro Schlagel understands theres a deeper truth.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for hundreds of area taxpayers who have not received refund checks.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Police Department responded to a call Saturday about a home invasion near Mayetta.

JACKSON COUNTY, Kan a ' Jackson County Sheriffa TMs Deputies are looking for three suspects after an armed home invasion on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation.

Police say the body of an 18-year-old Overland Park woman who had been missing for nearly a week has been found in a rural Cass County, Mo., farm field.

A University of Kansas researcher hopes to improve treatment for children exposed to trauma or abuse by studying youth who seem to be more resilient than others, thanks to a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institutes of Mental Health.

Donations are being accepted for an event to help families in Jackson County. The Jackson County Kids Closet is taking donations of gently-used clothing and shoes, sized preemie to large junior.

Donations are being accepted for an event to help families in Jackson County. The Jackson County Kids Closet is taking donations of gently-used clothing and shoes, sized preemie to large junior.

Donations are being accepted for an event to help families in Jackson County. The Jackson County Kids Closet is taking donations of gently-used clothing and shoes, sized preemie to large junior.

It's onto court this week for 11 school districts that are suing Jackson County.

The condition of a passenger injured in a fatality accident Wednesday morning near Mayetta has been upgraded.

Three people were killed in a crash at Hwy 75 and 162 Rd. in Jackson County Wednesday morning.

Two Horton residents were hospitalized Thursday when one of them fell asleep at the steering wheel while on a Jackson County highway, veered off the road and rolled at least three times, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.

Several reports to WIBW have confirmed the death of a very popular driver, Steven Bowers Sr, of Topeka during a race at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta on Saturday.

Barb Merry, of Burlington, paints letters on a sign for the Whiting Cafe. Photo 1 of 5 Photo 2 of 5 Ann Williamson Janet Horner, left, and Marci Penner, executive director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation in Inman, work on the kitchen in the Whiting Cafe.

Joey + Rory, the husband-wife duet of Rory Feek, left, and Joey Martin, will headline the Holton / Jackson County Chamber of Commerce July Jubilee, which runs from 4 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at Banner Creek Reservoir west of Holton.

For the second time this Summer, excessive heat was reported as the cause of death for a Kansas Ciy, Mo.

Deana K. Jones, a clinical social worker who works with Brie, a Labrador retriever, and Kareen King, a musician, will present a program Friday in Holton on a oeEnhancing Care Giving Through Creative Therapies.a The program is sponsored by the Jackson County Caring Community Council.

HOLTON a ' Homemade pie and homegrown music can both be found starting Thursday at the 16th annual Prairie Lake Pickina TM Party.

Delia Charter School students cleaned out their lockers and prepared for the start of summer Friday.