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Positive Changes is a local non-profit organization founded in 2005 with the primary function of keeping disabled individuals in their homes and giving support to their families. Rick Davidson is the...
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At 4:40 p.m. Wednesday Olathe Police Officers were dispatched to the 1300 Block of E.153rd Street on a reported armed disturbance. When officers arrived, they found the victim deceased inside the...
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The Gardner Police Department has taken approximately twenty reports of vandalism that occurred overnight on December 27th through the early morning hours of December 28th.
Approximately...
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(Olathe, Ks.)- From December 17th to December 27th the Olathe Animal Shelter participated in the National Home for the Holidays pet fostering program. This was the third year of participation for the...
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A black, 2007 J & W, 16 foot tandem axle flatbed trailer with a mesh lift up gate was stolen from A & S Auto/Truck Toyz in Tracy, Missouri on 12-21-2011. The trailer has a Missouri license...
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A tornado rumbles across Reno county. Wherever it goes, Cliff Shank will be on the job, broadcasting the whereabouts of severe weather and more.
Last week we met Cliff Shank, owner of Ad...
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On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, Johnson County Transit (JCT) - The JO, will start operating the JO Xpress which will utilize the I-35 shoulder to bypass congestion and create more...
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The Gardner City Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm has been cancelled due to the lack of agenda items.
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EXPECT DELAYS!
Southbound I-35 to eastbound I-435 ramp will be closed for diamond grinding work on Thursday, December 29 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00...
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The latest business opening soon in Gardner will be holding a job fair on Tuesday, December 27th from 9-4 at the Gardner Area Chamber of Commerce office located in the Metcalf Bank across from Bruce...
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Paola, KS December 22, 2011 -Miami/Johnson County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Myron Stroup, announced that county committee elections are over, the ballots are counted and the...
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Johnson County Livestock Association
Annual Meeting
Date: January 23, 2012
Time: 6 p.m. registration
Fee: $10, includes meal and association membership
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College was awarded an EnergyWorks KC Green Jobs Workforce Development grant from the Mid-America Regional Council on Dec....
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The high school gym is packed as the basketball teams take the floor. The players are excited, the coaches are prepared, the game is about to begin. But something is missing: There are no goals. ...
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12/13/2011
0037 - US 56 & Cedar Niles DWS
0100 - 1100 Blk E Santa Fe Alarm Call
0138 - 400 Blk W Main Ambulance Call
0730 - Lincoln Ln & Evergreen...
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Staff reductions due to Johnson County government's voluntary retirement incentive program prompted the Johnson County Library Board to review the hours of...
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Gardner City Council Meeting, Monday, December 19, 2011
The Agenda for Monday night's Gardner City Council was executed with little difficulty. The Council approved:
• A...
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As of 11:30 a.m. this morning, December 20, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) reopened the eastbound lanes of I-70 between Colby and WaKeeney. Those eastbound lanes were closed the...
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Are you job searching? The Johnson County Library will host career programs in January that will provide attendees an opportunity to learn more about career resources and improve skills for gaining...
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OLATHE, KAN, -- MidAmerica Nazarene University's training program for sexual addictions treatment providers starts in January 2012, and the program could not be more timely. From prominent athletic...
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Olathe, Kan. - Johnson County Sheriff's Office is proud to announce the successful graduation of Lieutenants Shawn Tompkins and Jody Prothe from the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern...
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As of 7:00 a.m. today, US-83 is closed from Garden City to Scott City due to blizzard conditions, poor visibility and multiple vehicle accidents. Added to closures on US-83 last night, US-83 is...
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Topeka - Nearly 100 Kansans joined Governor Sam Brownback and First Lady Mary Brownback Monday afternoon as they lit the first candle on the Menorah for a Chanukah celebration at Cedar Crest.
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University professor of grain science, Subramanyam "Subi" Bhadriraju, has been appointed the first Donald A. Wilbur Endowed Professor in Stored-Product Protection at...
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Just in time for the holidays, the Kansas Department of Transportation has released new features for KanDrive (www.kandrive.org), the traveler information...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Fiddler on the Roof, the Broadway smash and Tony Award winning musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the world, will be on stage two nights in January at...
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FirstLight UMC has three worship services planned over the upcoming holiday weekend. Friday, the 23rd is the Christmas Eve -Eve service at 7pm. Saturday, Christmas Eve service at 5pm and Sunday...
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Several members of the Gardner Grange #68 Gardner KS attended the National Grange Convention in Tulsa OK. The theme for the new Grange year will be "American Values and Home town roots." Gardner...
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Do You Have a Piece of History?
America's National Treasures, a new television series from National Geographic, is searching the country for objects that tell...
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Fellowship Bible Church will hold two identical Christmas services this year.
The first service will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24. On Christmas Day, the service will be from...
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Olathe, Kan. - The Johnson County Sheriff's Office will be saying goodbye to 22 employees at the end of 2011 who opted to participate in a retirement incentive program offered by Johnson County...
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GARDNER CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
City Hall -- 120 East Main Street -- Gardner, Kansas
Monday, December 19, 2011
7:00 pm
CALL TO ORDER
OLATHE, KAN, -- Jon North, vice president for university advancement, announced this week that MidAmerica Nazarene University is the recipient of a 7.5 million dollar gift. This unrestricted cash...
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The Trailblazer Youth Winter Hitting League is looking for two additional teams in the 7th/ 8th Grade Division. To secure a spot in this division or obtain additional information please email or...
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12/1/2011
0406 - 400 Blk E Main Warrant Arrest - Misdemeanor
0806 - 600 Blk E Shawnee Animal Control
0955 - 200 Blk N Poplar Citizen Assist
1151 -...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College will hold the second annual Competitive Technology Event for 9th-12th grade students from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 12, starting in the JCCC...
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Bigger preschool classrooms, a large meeting area and kid-friendly bathrooms are among the amenities youngsters at Fellowship Bible Church have been enjoying since the Gardner church debuted a new...
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Gardner Mayor Dave Drovetta updated the City Council on his plans for filling the seat vacated by the resignation of Dennis Pugh. Drovetta told that Council that he had received four unsolicited...
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Over the past several months, numerous cattle thefts have occurred in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Illinois. Some of these suspects have been identified and arrested.
At 2 P.M. January 10th both House and Senate will reconvene to
tackle the great challenges facing us. The administration and
legislators have been very busy preparing for a successful...
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Entry forms for the 2011 Bookmark Design Contest cosponsored annually by the Johnson County Library and the Friends of the Library will be available beginning January 2 at the Johnson County Central...
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The Gardner Community of Christ Church is sponsoring THANKFUL THURSDAYS
Free Gardner Community Dinners Third Thursday of Every...
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Saturday, December 10, the 7th Grade Varsity girls basketball team took on the Ottawa Whirlwinds in the first of two games. Early foul trouble led to a closely played game. Mustangs maintained the...
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From 12-06-2011 to 12-07-2011, the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad was the victim of a theft of approximately 800 feet of 3/2 copper cable (inch and one quarter in diameter) and 500 feet of red...
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Santa came a little early this year for Gardner Elementary Principal Pam Tate.
On Thursday, December 8, Mrs. Tate walked into the school's gymnasium with astonishment as students, staff...
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On December 4th at 3:00 pm. Pastor Joey Lang, his family along with Bob Allenbrand & Jeff Wandtke Co-Chairmen of the Building Committee, other committee members, and several members and friends...
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Please join us in celebrating Christmas with a free dinner provided to seniors wishing to enjoy food and fellowship on Christmas Day. This dinner will be held Sunday, December 25th, 2011 at 2:00 p.m....
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Emporia - A full room of education leaders and stakeholders joined Kansas Governor Sam Brownback for the Governor's Literacy Summit today at Emporia State University.
In...
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Where does an artist find his or her inspiration? For some, it may be a vast mountain view or a scenic ocean. Today we'll meet a rural Kansas artist who finds her inspiration close to home, in her...
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County Librarian Donna Lauffer will retire from Johnson County (KS) Library on December 24, 2011 ending 32 years of service to Johnson County Library. During Lauffer's tenure as County Librarian,...
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Cross Training for 50+
Get a total workout at New Century Fieldhouse Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9am!!! 1st class is free! Call 913-826-2860, to try out a...
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First Student will be at Price Chopper 830 E Main in Gardner, KS Friday 12/16 from 5pm to 7pm and Saturday 12/17 from 10am to 2pm collecting Non Perishable Items and Hygiene Products. All donations...
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The attached saddles and saw are part of a large supply of tools recovered by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office last week. The saddles are in poor shape and have probably stored for a long time...
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Communications and Decorum
Gardner Mayor, Dave Drovetta opened the City Council meeting with an announcement that he had accepted the
(Olathe, Ks.)- The Olathe Animal Shelter will be participating in the National Home for the Holidays pet fostering program again this year. Across the country, over 13,000 pet rescue organizations...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - The Kansas State University Crops Team has captured the title of national champion for the third year in a row. K-State teams have now won the championship in 10 of the past 13...
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Gardner, Kan.
According to a press release from the Gardner Mayor, Dave Drovetta, Council Member Dennis Pugh has resigned. Pugh was involved in a verbal exchange with Council Member...
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The Holiday Mart will be held at Edgerton Elementary on Saturday, December 3rd from 9a.m.-3p.m.
Enjoy shopping, a bake sale, crafts and pictures with Santa!
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Gardner First Baptist Church presents "The Gift of Christmas," a musical cantata and play on Friday, December 2, and Saturday, December 3.
7 p.m. both nights- Gardner, KS
They have...
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Johnson County District Attorney, Steve Howe, has filed charges against Dennis Pugh for Battery and Criminal Deprivation of...
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Look at a jar of jellybeans. You have to admit it's a cheerful sight. Feast your eyes on those sweet little dumplings of sugar, pressing their pudgy faces against the glass, proudly offering...
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Santa is a busy guy this time of year. Streamlining the reindeer engine, supervising the workshop elves and evaluating thousands of toys.
Amongst it all, he still wants to see...
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Pastor Joey Lang of Grace Baptist Church is excited about the plans for a ground breaking ceremony for their building on...
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De Soto, Kan. - A lengthy investigation culminated in several arrests and the seizure of methamphetamine, marijuana, guns, explosives and stolen property during two search warrants on November 30,...
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Let's go to a branding in the Flint Hills. The fire is hot and the branding irons are ready - but there are no cattle in sight. These brands are being burned into the walls of a new restaurant in a...
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Notice to Customers
The City of Gardner Line Maintenance Division will be working on the water main on W. 175th to repair a system leak. Water service west of the Doublegate Subdivision...
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Fellowship Bible Church will celebrate Christmas this year with a new worship pastor.
Eric Fry, 30, joined the staff team of the Gardner church in June. He comes to FBC from Almond, N.Y.,...
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A Holiday Bazaar will be held on Sunday, December 4th from 2-4p.m. in the GEHS commons.
A portion of all sales will benefit Project Grad Class of 2012.
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On 11-29-2011, the Olathe Police Department received information in regards to a stolen 2007 CAT Model 226B skid steer loader stolen from 143rd Street in western Olathe, Kansas in the Prairie...
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This is an EDITORIAL, not a news story.
There is simply no justification for the actions of Mr. Pugh on the evening of Monday, November 21st. The outburst at City Hall and subsequent...
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Approximately 60 bales of brome hay were stolen from a barn near 175th and Renner in rural Olathe, Kansas.
The hay is valued at $5.25 per bale.
If you find any information in regards...
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GE Blazers FCCJC Cheerleaders brought their "A" game Sunday 11/20/11 at the FCCJC 2011 Cheer & Dance Competition at Epic Indoor Sports in Olathe.
All divisions competed and made quite...
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Spring Hill, Kan. - Johnson County Sheriff's Detectives are investigating the theft of police uniforms and a gun from a residence near Spring Hill, Kansas. The theft occurred sometime between...
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The Theatre in the Park and Johnson County Park and Recreation District embark on a new tradition... An Olde Fashioned Holiday!
We'll ring in the holidays December 5th through December...
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Oakley - Kansas Sam Governor Brownback hosted the inaugural Kansas Governor's Ringneck Classic on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The city of Oakley and the surrounding area were the gathering points...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Holiday ads are plentiful, but not reason enough to spend.
"In the rush to shop, we sometimes lose sight of the rest of year, in which money will be needed to cover...
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Livestock Theft Alert - 50 Head of Hair Sheep - Ewes & Lambs
50 Head of Ewes and Lambs stolen from Ava,MO. Ava is southeast of Springfield, Mo. A long ways from...
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The congregation of Grace Baptist Church invites everyone to attend our Ground Breaking Ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3:00 pm located at 650 E Madison Street in Gardner.
Come celebrate...
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A woman's miniature horse is about to give birth. To be safe, the woman checks the expectant mare regularly during the night. But this doesn't require the woman to bundle up and walk to the barn in...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A total of 14 college and high school American government students were top scorers for their classes in a constitution quiz taken as part of the Johnson County Community...
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Olathe, Kan. - Sheriff Frank Denning presented nine deputies with life saving awards during a Recognition and Badge Pinning Ceremony November 17, 2011. Denning also presented Formal Recognitions,...
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OLATHE, Kan. - Picking the best poinsettia comes down to knowing how to judge the plant's maturity and health.
"You want it to last as long as possible, but you also want it to peak at...
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District Attorney Steve Howe announces that his office has completed a review of the October 13, 2011, officer-involved shooting which led to the death of Matthew White in Olathe, Kansas.
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At the end of the Gardner City Council meeting on Monday evening, Council Member Dennis Pugh erupted with a statement to fellow Council Member Larry Fotovich. Pugh yelled at Fotovich telling him...
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Thirty-seven projects totaling $15.4 million in overall cost and $6.8 million in state funds have been selected for funding under the Kansas Department of Transportation's 2013 KLINK resurfacing...
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This is the time of year we look forward to special holiday events and celebrations. The flyers are attached for some of your favorites.
Thursday, November 24th- Community Thanksgiving...
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The American Legion Riders Post 19 of Gardner hosted their 1st Annual Honor Flight Breakfast in February of this year to raise proceeds to send our Veterans to Washington D.C., a big thanks goes out...
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Congratulations to Rich Newhouse of Gardner!
He is the winner of the Post 19 American Legion Riders shotgun raffle of 2011.
Rich donated $20 for 6 tickets and won a $400...
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Four individuals have been selected for induction into the Kansas State High School Activities Hall of Fame Class of 2012. Awards will be presented during second semester, 2012 in conjunction with a...
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GARDNER CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
City Hall -- 120 East Main Street -- Gardner, Kansas
Monday, November 21, 2011
7:00 pm
CALL TO ORDER
Congrats to the Gardner Gold Special Olympics Bowling Team for their strong efforts at the State Bowling Tournament on Saturday, November 19th at College Lanes in Overland Park. Over 30 teams from...
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The Gardner Historical Museum would like to recognize Bruce Funeral Home, Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital and D & Z Exploration, local entities that made 2011 Corporate/Organizational...
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Community members are welcome to donate blood at the GEHS Blood Drive, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29 in the GEHS Auxillary Gym.
Walk-ins are welcome, and community members...
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(OLATHE, Kan.) - Founded in 2003, the Johnson County Public Safety Toy and Food Drive is celebrating its eighth year of helping Johnson County families in need during the Christmas holiday season....
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College will partner with Studio 804, a design/build program at the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Planning, to construct a...
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Topeka - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today announced numerous appointments to boards and commissions.
"I am proud to announce these Kansans to their respective boards...
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(Olathe, Ks.) - The Olathe Kansas Police Department, along with many other police agencies across the state, including the Kansas Highway Patrol, will be participating in the Kansas Thanksgiving...
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34 Head of Largely Angus Cattle Dumped on Private Property in Newton County
Description of recovered items
Angus Cows: Left ear tags # 66, Left ear tags # 71, Left ear tags # 77,...
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (November 17, 2011) - After 32 years as a print publication, the National High School Sports Record Book has officially moved online and can be accessed on the National Federation of...
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On Saturday, November 19th the Gardner Gold Special Olympics Bowling Team will compete at the State Level with competition starting at 9am at the AMC...
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Hutchinson, Kan. - Sheriff Frank Denning was named Kansas Sheriff of the Year by the Kansas Sheriff's Association on November 10, 2011 during the Kansas Sheriff's Annual Training...
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"Changing the trend lines." For those of us who study graphs and charts depicting the demographic trends of rural Kansas, the thought of redirecting those trends positively is a remarkable...
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Topeka - Leaders of the Kickapoo Tribe, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Iowa Tribe, Sac and Fox Nation, and Kaw Nation joined Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today for the Kansas 150 Tribal...
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The annual Mr. GEHS Pageant will be held on Saturday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the GEHS auditorium.
Admission is $5 and all proceeds will go to the Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund to...
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KANSAS CITY, MO., NOV. 14, 2011 - This Sunday, Nov. 20, AT&T* will turn on its 4G LTE network in the Kansas City area, including Gardner, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless...
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Reading, Kan: Seventy volunteers from eleven central and eastern Kansas Rotary Clubs spent Saturday with chain saws, wood splitters, backhoe and hand saws clearing trees damaged in the EF-3 tornado...
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GEHS was selected as the KCTV5 Cool School of the Week. Our school will be featured on channel 5 on Friday, November 18, from 6:00-8:00 a.m. The television crew and reporter will be conducting live...
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It is that time of year again - the Little Miss Blazerette Dance Clinic is almost here!
Sign up forms went out to all the schools in the GE district and we hope to see lots of girls come...
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10/31/2011
0009 - 200 Blk S Bedford Battery
0043 - 1700 Blk E Santa Fe Possess Narcotics
0043 - 1700 Blk E Santa Fe Citizen Assist
0958 - 100 Blk W Colleen...
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OLATHE, KAN, -- Sports management majors and students in the adaptive physical education class are coordinating and facilitating an activity called "Challenge Day" for high school students from the...
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OLATHE, Kan. - During the summer months people may forget the presence of deer throughout the metro area. Dead carcasses on I-435 are a vivid reminder to drivers to take extra precaution. The deer...
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Waverly Road will be closed to through traffic between U.S. 56 and 183rd Street from Tuesday, November 15, 2011, to just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.
T.J. Lambrecht, BNSF's...
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OLATHE, KAN, -- MNU recently announced its plan to give researchers, educators and the community online access to manuscripts in its archives. The Digitizing for 21st Century Access project will...
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The Blazerette Dance Team represented GEHS in fine fashion this past weekend at the Mill Valley Dance and Cheer Festival bringing home several awards.
Team Pom - Division I rating
Blazer Cheer Weekend Competition Results:
The Blazer cheer squad traveled to the Mill Valley Cheer and Dance Festival on Saturday and did an absolutely AMAZING job! The way that the scoring...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Shopping for a turkey sounds simple, but holiday cooks, and particularly first-time holiday hosts, can find labeling confusing, said Karen Blakeslee, K-State Research and Extension...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Stan Herd, a Lawrence, Kan. artist known internationally for his works, has been commissioned to create a piece on the campus of Johnson County Community...
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The 21st annual "Christmas in the Park" holiday event kicks off with the Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Monday, November 28, 2011 at Cornerstone Park.
Seasonal music will be...
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The Gardner Police Department will be participating in a special traffic enforcement program sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation.
A grant from KDOT will underwrite...
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This year marks the 20th Johnson County Young Matrons Home for the Holidays Homes Tour which will be open to the public on Wednesday, November 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. You are invited to tour...
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Olathe, Kansas November 10, 2011 - A beautiful gift becomes even more beautiful when it helps someone in need. Warren Hannon Jeweler is pleased to announce that, this holiday season, each purchase...
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The Cowley County Sheriff's Office took a burglary report this morning from the CO-OP in Atlanta Kansas.
A hydraulic cable cutter such as those used by Westar or KG&E was used to...
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Topeka -Governor Sam Brownback issued a statement today recognizing the Veteran's Day holiday. The Governor also issued the attached proclamation commemorating Veteran's Day on November...
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A twirling team! Come join the fun!
Learn basic skills, Twirl with friends, Competitions, Performances
Classes will be held at Sunflower Elementary on Tuesday...
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Gardner, Kansas - November 4, 2011 - Papa Murphy's, the country's largest and fastest growing take-and-bake pizza chain, is celebrating the Grand Opening of its first store in Gardner Kansas,...
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Parent Prom
"A Senior Moment" will be held on January 21, 2012 7:00-10:00 p.m. in the Gardner Edgerton High School Commons
$25.00 per Ticket
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Congratulations to Gardner Edgerton Head Volleyball Coach Darrell Wait for his recent recognition as the Kansas Coach of the year by the Greater Kansas City Volleyball Coaches Association...
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The GEHS Theater Department will Present Annie Get Your Gun on November 10 & 12 in the high school auditorium at 7:00p.m.
The production is Directed by Jeff Lady, Musical Direction by...
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Edgerton United Methodist Church is partnering with Johnson County Parks and Recreation‘s 50+ program to bring some programs to you!
We have decided to try:
Zumba Gold...
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GARDNER, KAN., Nov. 8, 2011 - As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and applications, AT&T* today announced the activation of a new...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas farm groups have donated more than $24,000 to the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) program, an educational non-profit organization, in the past year. KARL ...
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Livestock Theft Alert - Ozark County, Missouri
Date Missing: November 6th, 2011 from Ozark County, Missouri.
10 black heifers 600-700 lbs in weight - mixed breeds, but mostly black...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Four individuals from the Johnson County Community College debate team received speaker awards and two teams advanced to elimination rounds at the University of Central Oklahoma...
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Topeka - Following a months-long public input process, Governor Sam Brownback and Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D., today announced the Administration's plan for reform the state's Medicaid...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC continues its popular program, Third Thursday · Visiting Artists Presentations, on Nov. 17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the...
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While the weather forecast for Wednesday is cool and sunny, the 511 Traveler Information map (511.ksdot.org) may look like a blizzard is covering the state.
The...
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With the 2011-12 wrestling season only a month away, the Blazers prepare for the 32nd Annual GEHS Invitational on December 3, 2011. This home competition will not only mark the beginning of the GEHS...
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This week at the Kiwanis meeting we are honored to have Dr. Gilhaus, Superintendent of Schools, be our guest.
Come meet him and learn about the upcoming bond issue and other things.
Topeka - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today announced Jim Mann will serve as the executive branch's Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO). He also issued Executive Order 11-46 that directs...
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At 10:53 a.m. this morning Olathe Police officers were dispatched to Two Trails Park, 1000 N. Ridgeview Road, on a report that a dog had been shot.
Upon arrival, officers spoke with a man...
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The Nike Elementary School Annual Holiday Mart will be held on Saturday, November 12th from 9am-3pm!
There will be shopping for everyone, a kids shopping area, over 20 vendors, basket...
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Stolen Horses Alert
On 11/02/2011 in Magnolia, Arkansas someone stole a Featherlite bumper pull stock trailer with five horses, saddles, and bits from the college barn....
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The Gardner Rotary Club sponsored Grocery Grab was held Saturday, November 5 at Price Chopper. The winners donated $10 for a chance to win 5 minutes in Price Chopper grabbing groceries. Ten finalist...
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New Century, Kan. - 150 years and 27 sheriffs later, Johnson County Sheriff's Office is celebrating 150 years of service to the community. On November 5, 2011 the Sheriff's Office will host an open...
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Manhattan, Kansas - Adrian J. Polansky, State Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Kansas, today announced that the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Campus Ledger, the student newspaper of Johnson County Community College, brought home three Associated College Press awards from the National College Media Convention held...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Turtle Island Quartet will usher in the holiday season with its unique blend of jazz and classical chamber music during a performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Carlsen...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College will offer a new dietary manager certificate program.
The Kansas Board of Regents approved the certificate program during its...
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Projects that will improve intersections and address road deficiencies in 14 cities will receive fiscal year 2014 funding under the Kansas Department of Transportation's (KDOT) Geometric Improvement...
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OLATHE, KAN, -- Heart of America Athletic Conference Commissioner Larry Lady gives $1000 scholarships to the male and female athlete in the conference with the highest GPA each year. This year...
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WICHITA - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback pledged his commitment to child health and wellness by declaring today "Fuel Up to Play 60 Day" in Kansas. Fuel up to play 60 is an...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A painting by Dana Schutz that is on the cover of the November issue of Art in America belongs to the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - In the aftermath of an Oct. 29 grain elevator explosion in Atchison, Kan. that claimed six lives and injured two others, Kansas State University grain scientist, Leland McKinney...
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A picture of Ryan Toews playing soccer on the Gardner Gold Special Olympics Team is currently featured on the
Free Bridge Classes for Seniors
Mondays at New Century Fieldhouse
551 New Century Parkway
New Century,KS 66031
1:00 to 4:00pm
*Donations...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Are humans the masters of the natural world? Or does nature defy control? Those questions may seem topical today, but they also were relevant in the 17th century when Francis...
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Across the pastoral landscape, a sound echoes through the air. We are visiting the little-known treasure called Echo Cliff along the Kansas Native Stone Scenic Byway.
In a previous...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation today announced five actions, including installation of two 2-mile sections of cable median barrier, the agency will take on the K-10 corridor between Lawrence...
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The GEHS Madrigal Ensemble will be presenting a Madrigal Feast on November 29th at 6:30 p.m.
The event will include a comedic show with Renaissance and Dickens caroling songs and also a...
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In conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 14 -20) the Johnson County Library will host the fifth Annual GovFest on Thursday, November 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Central...
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Johnson County Library to Implement RFID to Improve Efficiencies
Johnson County Library will close the Blue Valley Neighborhood Library, 9000 West 151st St. Overland...
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10/17/2011
0345 - Saddlewood & Moonlight DWS
0515 - 17400 Blk S Agnes Theft Under $1000
0829 - 100 Blk Aspen Vehicle Accident - Private Property
0845 -...
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You're Invited!
An evening with Governor Sam Brownback and Speaker Pro Tem Jene Vickrey
Nov. 1st @ 5:00 pm
Memorial Hall 411 11th st. Osawatomie
Serving as your...
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The Gardner Rotary recently presented the RYCOE award to four middle school students.
The award, which stands for "Rotary Youth Character of Ethics", was presented to the following...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is conducting an online survey to better understand existing and future intercity bus system needs in the state and encourages...
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Kansas' Frontier Military Scenic Byway was re-designated as a historic byway recently to better reflect what visitors will find while traveling this Eastern Kansas byway. Kansas Department of...
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Santa arrives at the Great Mall by special helicopter, Saturday, November 12th, at 10am!
Join the fun and excitement at the Fashion Entrance, then visit Santa inside the mall. The Great...
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Again, Gardner Edgerton has come out on top in the classroom. The Kansas Assessment results were released from the Kansas State Department of Education with extraordinary results posted for USD...
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JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS (October 28, 2011) - Johnson County's 25th Veterans Day Observance Anniversary will spill out into the streets of downtown Olathe on Friday, November 11.
The...
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The Rum Diary
Starring: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard
Directed by: Bruce Robinson
MPAA Rating: R
Star Rating: 3 out of 4 stars
Okay kids, its time for...
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OCTOBER 29, 2011
MILDALE FARM
35250 W. 199th St., EDGERTON, KS
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
The JCPRD Mildale Farm Fall Fest
Bring the family and spend the...
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You are cordially invited to the 2011 VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
at Gardner Edgerton High School, Friday, November 11, 2011
9:30-G.E.H.S. Gymnasium
RECEPTION...
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Olathe, Kan. - In a continuing effort to promote a culture of "Leadership in Public Service" within the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Frank Denning will be honoring 22 recently promoted...
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The Gardner Edgerton Abilities Support Network will hold it's next monthly meeting, November 10th at 7:00pm at Fellowship Bible Church, 16900 Waverly Rd, Gardner.
Scott Adams from the...
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OLATHE, KAN, -- MidAmerica Nazarene University invites the community to enjoy the MNU Concert Band in a program entitled Echoes on Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Bell Cultural Events Center on the MNU campus...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - "Tar Creek," a film by Matt Myers documenting the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeast Oklahoma, southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri, will be shown at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday,...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation's automated digital Kansas Traffic Records System has received a prestigious 2011 InformationWeek 500 award. The award is attached to an annual ranking...
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New Century, Kan. - 150 years and 27 sheriffs later, Johnson County Sheriff's Office is celebrating 150 years of service to the community. On November 5, 2011 the Sheriff's Office will host an open...
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Olathe, Kan. - The holidays can be a wonderful time for creating warm, family traditions. But if you're not careful, you can also end up creating not-so-fond memories of foodborne illness. According...
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If you have information regarding any of the following thefts please contact the person listed under each item.
Lakeway Trading Post /Louisburg Lumber Yard
Some...
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Enjoy some GHOULISH fun at our 15th Annual Halloween Boo Bash at Celebration Park! Join us for an evening of ghastly games, spooktacular activities, lots of candy, prizes, a hayrack ride along the...
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Sealed bids for the 2012 Tree Trimming Contract will be received at the Gardner Energy, Administration Office, 1150 E. Santa Fe, Gardner, Kansas 66030 Attn: Brandon McCollum, until 2:00 p.m.,...
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If you feel you are in need of help with gifts for your children during this upcoming holiday season, information letters and applications for the Mayor's Christmas for Children Program can be picked...
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Trunk or Treat at First Presbyterian Church Parking Lot
Games Halloween Treats Free Popcorn
Hot Dogs Drinks
5:00 PM on Saturday, October 29th
First...
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The Nike Elementary Holiday Mart will be held in the gym at Nike Elementary on Saturday November 12th from 9:00am - 3:00pm.
Booth fees are $30 and should be made payable to: The Nike PTO....
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"The white cliffs of Dover." That's a reference to the scenic landscape along the British coastline in the English Channel. Those white cliffs have provided inspiration for many travelers and artists...
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[Olathe, Kansas] - On October 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Olathe Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Patsy Houghton, known to many as the force behind the now-common concept of professional heifer development, has been named the recipient of Kansas State University's Department of...
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Sealed bids for the Hillsdale Valve Vault Replacement 2011 Contract will be received at the Gardner City Hall, Public Works Department, 120 E. Main Street, Attn: Jim Melvin, until 3:00 p. m.,...
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The 3rd grade Blazers Baseball team just finished their 2011 season in grand style. The boys paid special tribute to all those that have lost their lives to breast cancer as well as honored October...
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Our 2 male chocolate labs went missing Saturday morning. Our family really misses them, and would love to have them back.
Chocolate - 100 lb. blockhead lab, lighter brown
Oreo - 70...
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Time is drawing near for the Gardner Rotary Club's drawing for some lucky person to win the 1st Annual Grocery Grab.
Purchase a $10 raffle ticket; the winner will have 5...
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At 6:00 a.m. TODAY, Tuesday, October 25, all lanes of eastbound and westbound I-70 NOW CLOSED from 4th Street to the California Avenue Interchange in east Topeka due to fatality incident involving...
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Yes, those are real Emmy awards. Greg Sheffer, a 1993 alumnus of MNU and owner of Inversion, an Olathe, Kan., video and film production company, can add several more awards to his mantle.
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On Monday, October 31, an emergency project will begin to repair the bridge joints on three westbound K-10 bridges in Johnson County. The locations include the westbound K-10 bridges over Lexington...
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The Gardner Gold Special Olympics Team competed in the Regional Bowling Tournament on Saturday, October 22nd at the College Lanes in Overland Park. This year we had 10 athletes compete and will...
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Title: Johnny English Reborn
Starring: Rowan Akinson, Daniel Kaluuya, Rosamund Pike
MPAA Rating: PG
Star Rating: 2½ out of 4 stars
As I drove to the theater to see...
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The 3rd grade Blazers will take on the Olathe East Hawks Saturday night, October 29th at 8pm under the lights at Heritage Park.
The Blazers will bring their 6-1 American division champion...
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Gardner was featured on KCTV 5 Its Your Morning - Your Town with Kelly Jones this week. If you happened to miss watching it live you can watch the New Century Air Center video...
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Gardner was featured on KCTV 5 Its Your Morning - Your Town with Kelly Jones this week. If you happened to miss watching it live you can watch the Inside Cramer Products video...
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Gardner was featured on KCTV 5 Its Your Morning - Your Town with Kelly Jones this week. If you happened to miss watching it live you can watch the Parks & Rec video below:
Gardner was featured on KCTV 5 Its Your Morning - Your Town with Kelly Jones this week. If you happened to miss watching it live you can watch the KC Pumpkin Patch video below:
Gardner was featured on KCTV 5 Its Your Morning - Your Town with Kelly Jones this week. If you happened to miss watching it live you can watch the Lanesfield School video below:
Gardner was featured on KCTV 5 Its Your Morning - Your Town with Kelly Jones this week. If you happened to miss watching it live you can watch the video's below:
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Two teams from Johnson County Community College debate advanced to the elimination rounds of a tournament Oct. 15-16 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Three...
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Van Wall Equipment, 800 N. Rogers Rd., 10/10/11, 0412 hours, 3 male subjects cut a security cable outside of the business and stole a 2011 Polaris Razor ATV. Officers responding to the alarm call...
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OLATHE, KAN. - Oct. 3, 2011 - Great Mall of the Great Plains in Olathe, Kan., is hosting the second annual disABILITY Expo and Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 29 in the Great Mall food...
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For years, local television and radio stations have periodically tested the Emergency Alert System (EAS) with familiar tones followed by "This is a test...," but on Wednesday, Nov. 9, for the first...
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BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER:
a play for boys and girls, men and women ages 5 to adult.
Auditions on Sunday, October 23
at Sunflower Elementary
Registration begins at...
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John Phillip (J.P.) Lefmann has been named the 2011 recipient of the Sod Buster Award by the Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association for his 50 years of public service as a zoning board...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A Tuskegee Airman from Olathe and a leader of the Heart of America chapter of Tuskegee Airmen of America, Inc., will speak Nov. 9 about the challenges the African-American...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - High school and college students with an interest in sustainability will gather at Johnson County Community College on Friday, Oct. 28, to see what other students are doing,...
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OLATHE, KAN, -- MidAmerica Nazarene University will host presentations by Fulbright Scholar Randall Stephens, PhD, and National Director of Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Carla Jill Stein,...
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Fast Company magazine, fall 2010. An article describes "five technologically decked-out schools," including Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke University, and...Northwest Technical College in Goodland,...
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Wednesday was the last day that the German film "Berlin '36" played at the Glenwood Arts theater in Overland Park. Since I'm not exactly a professional critic and I get to see whichever movie that I...
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The Gardner Edgerton High School Theater Department will host an Open House and Workshop on Saturday, October 29th.
The Workshop is open to all USD 231 students in grades 1-8. It will be...
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On October 13 and 14, the GEHS Debate Team took on 26 schools at Blue Valley West. Finishing in 9th place out of 69 teams with a 4-1 record were Jon Hughes and Lucy Pyle. Also competing in that...
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Join us at Celebration Park for an evening of ghastly games, spooktacular activities, lots of candy, prizes, a hayrack ride along the park trails and much much more.
This is sure to be one...
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KCTV 5 will be featuring the City of Gardner on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning this week! This series will feature Kelly Jones, KCTV5 News It's Your Morning anchor. Read more about Kelly
The 2011 Ford F-250 shown in the photo below was stolen from a residence on Prairie Lane in rural Raymore, Missouri at approximately 0100 hours on October 18, 2011. The truck is a Harley Davidson...
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8 LIMOUSINE COWS: 1 Black Bull, 4 Black Heifers, 3 Red Heifers
Cattle WEIGHTS are estimated to be 1000 lbs.
All cattle have a tattoo in left ear
Cattle are BRANDED ON...
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OLATHE, Kans. - PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with K.S.A. 2-611, as amended, State of Kansas, that on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at the Johnson County Extension Office, 11811 S. Sunset...
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ArcAttack plugs high-tech wizardry into gee-whiz show biz to spark a family showcase of science plus entertainment at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in Yardley Hall of the Carlsen Center at Johnson County...
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10/12/2011
0339 - 28600 Blk W 207th Outside Agency Assist
0830 - 200 Blk W Main Property Lost
0900 - 300 Blk S Woodson Property Lost
0900 - 500 Blk E...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation today announced approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. The letting was held Sept. 21, 2011 in...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan spent Oct. 12 in Kansas. She primarily came to visit with Kansas State University students about American...
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Omaha - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today joined five other governors whose states were impacted by flooding along the Missouri River Basin to ask Congress to conduct an independent review of the...
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Thanks for asking - I'm all right
I've been busy preparing for the new session, which will begin on January 10, 2012, only two and a half months from now. I have had...
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TOPEKA - The Kansas Humanities Council announces grant opportunities available to Kansas nonprofits in 2012.
Kansas Humanities Council grants support projects that use the humanities to...
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Recently a group of women have joined together to charter a P.E.O. chapter in Gardner. P.E.O., a Philanthropic Educational Organization, is an organization where women celebrate the advancement of...
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The Gardner Historical Museum is pleased to announce the reprinting of Virginia Johnson's and Margaret Gay's Three Histories Book, a history of Gardner. The cost is $25.00 +shipping...
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Topeka - Kansas Office of the Repealer Secretary Dennis Taylor announced today the details of the final stops on his tour of the state of Kansas.
Secretary Taylor is traveling across the...
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The Gardner Historical Museum's Annual Military Tribute & Exhibit will continue through the end of November.
We are hosting a Civil War Expo on Saturday, October 29th. This special...
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The Johnson County Library is pleased to announce it will hold the second annual BIG Fall Book Sale in cooperation with Friends of the Library at Metcalf South Shopping Center, 9635 Metcalf, Overland...
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The Edgerton United Methodist Church will host its 15th Annual Turkey Dinner on Saturday, November 5th, from 4 - 8p.m.
The meal will be served in the church hall, 300 E. 4th St.,...
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The Olathe Police Department is seeking help in locating an adult missing person, Ryan A. Bradley, who was reported missing on October 9th, 2011.
Ryan is a white male, 23-years-old, 5'06",...
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At approximately 5:30 pm on October 15th, the Olathe Police Department and the Miami County Sheriff's Department located the body of an adult male in a wooded area near 239th St. in Miami County,...
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The Pumpkin Ridge Street Improvement project is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 17, and to be completed on or before Saturday, October 29. All residents on these streets should access their...
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On Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 19th and 20th is GEHS band night at Gambino's. If you use the attached flyer and purchase pizza on these evenings the band will receive 20% profit. This money will be...
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Olathe, Kan. - About 7:30 p.m. October 13, 2011, a Johnson County Sheriff's Deputy observed a vehicle facing the wrong way on Buchanan Street in Olathe. The Deputy stopped to investigate and one...
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When 3rd grader, Elysia Valverde, cleared off her book shelf of books she was done reading, she managed to fill a box. Instead of dropping them at the library, she asked if there was a way to give...
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Kinze Planter
The Concordia, Missouri Police Department is
investigating the theft of a blue, Kinze planter,
Model 3500 8/row with 7/interplant rows, Serial
Topeka - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback issued an order today for flags to be flown at half-staff throughout the state from sunup to sundown this Sunday, October 16th in recognition of the 30th Annual...
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10/6/2011
0109 - 7th & Ann (KCK) Warrant Arrest - Misdemeanor
0815 - 600 Blk E Valerie Animal Control
0816 - 800 Blk S Maple Suspicious Activity
0907...
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Blazers Elite U11AA is a newly formed team for 2011/2012 season and are making a name for themselves both locally and nationally.
Manager Mark Mills has tried for several years to get...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Sherman Alexie's appearance at Johnson County Community College has been postponed due to a family emergency.
Alexie, an award-winning author, poet and screenwriter,...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Agricultural producers and agribusiness professionals seeking ways to become better managers are encouraged to enroll in the upcoming Management, Analysis and Strategic Thinking...
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Congressman Kevin Yoder will hold a Town Hall Meeting next Wednesday, October 19th from 9:30 to 10:30 am at City Hall, 120 E. Main Street in Gardner, Kansas.
When: Wednesday, October 19...
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September 22, 2011 Edgerton City Council Meeting
CDBG Sewer Project
City Administrator Beth Linn reported to the Council that the Bids for the CDBG Sewer project came...
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OVERLAND PARK - Over the past 24 years, Johnson County Community College has raised more than $5 million dollars and honored 24 of the county's most prominent citizens through a series of enchanted...
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The TallGrass Theatre Proudly Presents: Laura Ingalls Wilder Voice of the Prairie!
Show dates October 14th, 15th and 16th at Wheatridge Auditiorium, 318 Washington Gardner KS.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College has a closet full of clothes on campus, and the public is invited to take a peek inside on Friday, Nov. 4.
The Fashion Group...
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OLATHE, KAN, -- Breaking with the recent national trend of university tuition increases of 5 to 15%, MidAmerica Nazarene University announced today that it will not increase undergraduate tuition for...
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The City of Gardner has been working for some time on improving the at-grade crossing on Moonlight Road and the BNSF tracks just south of Old 56 Highway (Main Street). All trains are currently...
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Gardner City Council Member Chris Morrow is the Chair of a Committee established to investigate the value of establishing a Board of Public Utility or BPU. The Committee has gotten off to a slow...
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October 10, 2011 City Council Work Session
USD231 Annexation Request
The Gardner City
Congressman Yoder's staff will be holding community office hours at the Gardner Library (137 E. Shawnee St.) on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 3:30-4:30pm.
Yoder's staff is available for...
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"Home-grown." That's a description of our favorite products from the garden. It also describes a produce business which serves southwest Kansas and developed, quite literally, from the ground up. ...
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The Music and Theatre Department at Johnson County Community College will present Anatomy of Gray from Nov. 11-13 and Nov. 18-20.
The academic production is free...
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Movie Ratings:
The Movie is Great ****
The Movie is Good ***
The Movie is Decent **
The Movie is Poor *
There are two really good movies in theaters that I think people...
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OLATHE, Kan. - This year's Joplin tornado, Hurricane Irene and the wildfires in Texas are just some of the recent, unfortunate events that upended thousands of people lives. Many people had to...
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Law enforcement agencies in Kansas are currently investigating a series of related frauds with out-of-state ties. The frauds generally target rural residents, often elderly persons. The schemes take...
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Robin Schrack, resident of Gardner, is helping to build a world without breast cancer. In November, she will be participating in The Susan G. Komen3-Day for the Cure®. It is a 60-mile walk over...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Munich Symphony and the chorus, Gloriae Dei Cantores, led by Philippe Entremont, will perform Mozart's final masterpiece, Requiem Mass in D minor at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6,...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College will host an information session for home-schooled students and their parents from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Regnier Center on...
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Have you ever wanted to study certain Earthly phenomena from space? Get your chance when you attend Bella Gaia (Beautiful Earth), sponsored by the Performing Arts Series and the JCCC Student...
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Topeka - Governor Brownback has proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month.
"Kansas workers with physical or mental challenges play an important role in our state's...
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On Friday, October 14, a pavement marking project will begin on northbound and southbound I-35 from Southwest Boulevard to the Kansas/Missouri state line in Wyandote County. This project includes...
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During the night of 10/08/2011 individuals entered a privately owned whitetailed deer farm on Osage County Road 801. The suspects killed three whitetail bucks. .17 cal. shell casings were recovered...
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October is domestic violence awareness month.
During the month of October, Matheny Chiropractic office will be collecting used cell phones for recycling to benefit SafeHome Domestic...
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The Johnson County Meals on Wheels program seeks Gardner-area residents who drive and who have a little time each week to help their neighbors in need.
Johnson County Meals on Wheels is a...
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The TallGrass Theatre Proudly Presents: Laura Ingalls Wilder Voice of the Prairie!
Show dates October 14th, 15th and 16th
at Wheatridge Auditiorium, 318 Washington Gardner KS.
At 8:10 this morning Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to an "unknown emergency" in a field northwest of the intersection of N 500 and E 2300 roads, which is east of Baldwin City,...
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ELLSWORTH, Kan. - Hundreds of people stepped into the past over the last month to catch a glimpse of what would have been a more familiar site 150 years ago-a cattle drive.
In celebration...
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A 62-year-old Gardner man was taken to a Topeka hospital Thursday morning after he was injured in a motorcycle accident in southwestern Douglas County.
Sgt. Steve Lewis, a sheriff's...
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The Johnson County Library is pleased to announce it will hold the second annual BIG Fall Book Sale in cooperation with Friends of the Library at Metcalf South Shopping Center, 9635 Metcalf, Overland...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Polsky Series seminar featuring Adam Bold on Wednesday, Oct.12, has been cancelled due to an illness.
Bold, a radio host and the founder of The...
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AMES, Iowa - Oct. 7, 2011 - The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting plans to reopen Interstate 29 at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, from the Missouri state line to U.S. 34 (exit 32) near...
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Northbound and Southbound I-35 will have varying lane closures in the right lanes from Old 56 to 167th Street for concrete pavement patching beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 7 and reopening...
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Join us, October 7th, at KC Live! for Lee National Denim Day,one of the country's largest single-day fundraisers for breast cancer, benefiting the Women's Cancer Programs of EIF.
Mike...
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Need a haircut, color, manicure, or wax? Main Street Salon, located at 415 E. Main, in Gardner, KS, is proud to introduce our newest cosmetologist, Shana Chounelamany!
She is a very...
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Topeka - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback issued an executive order today to expand the temporary suspension of certain motor carrier rules and regulations in order expedite efforts to transport hay to...
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9/28/2011
0056 - 200 Blk W Westhoff Fire Call
0135 - 29000 Blk W 184th Burglary
0800 - 300 Blk E Washington Civil Case
0828 - 1100 Blk E Santa Fe Animal...
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Hundreds of transportation projects that will preserve, expand and modernize the Kansas highway system have been scheduled for the next two years.
The projects, which will be funded under...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded almost $2.9 million to Johnson County Community College to create and expand education programs in health information technology...
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Madeline Herman never saw anything wrong with the world, she always assured everyone that ‘it will be okay'. She was loving, wore a constant smile on her face and anyone who met her could not...
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The GEHS Homecoming football game will be played this Friday, October 7th at the high school football stadium. The Blazers will be taking on the McPherson Bullpups.
Homecoming coronation...
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Topeka - Drought conditions continue for much of Kansas and expand into additional counties which has led Governor Sam Brownback to update the Drought Declaration for Kansas counties with Executive...
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"Profiles in Courage." That's the name of a best-selling book written by President John F. Kennedy in the 1950s. It chronicled eight U.S. Senators and their acts of principle and integrity in the...
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October 2011 Johnson County Extension Classes
Day: Thursday, October 13
Event: Advanced Food Preservation
Description:...
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A subject was stopped on I-170 and was in possession of a large amount of copper wire with the coating burned off, 1 John Deere battery, 1 Sukup 1.5 h.p. electric motor with a green bracket (from the...
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The planned closure of westbound I-435 the weekend of Oct. 7-10 for construction work taking place near the Quivira Road interchange has been postponed a week.
"We have decided to...
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The Gardner Kid's Closet semi-annual consignment event at the Johnson County Fairgrounds is coming up October 6th - October 9th.
Shoppers can expect to find over 35,000 gently used/like...
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Gardner, Kan - Gardner Police Officers responded to a disturbance call in the 700 block of East Lincoln Lane Tuesday morning at 12:50 a.m. Upon arrival, an individual identified as Shane Tucker, a...
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Character education is an important part of the curriculum Gardner Edgerton School District. We strive to build a common set of values among our students. A different character trait is focused on...
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Midwest Iron and Metal in Hutchinson contacted the Reno County Sheriff's Office inquiring if there had been
any reports of large brass fittings being stolen from oil fields recently.
...
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Gardner Parks and Recreation will hold the 15th Annual Halloween Boo Bash at Celebration Park. Join us for an evening of ghastly games, spooktacular activities, lots of candy, prizes, a hayrack ride...
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The Johnson County Library Foundation has named four outstanding individuals as winners of the annual 2011 Pinnacle Awards: Carlos Antequera, Mark Gilman, Kathy McLellan, and Gregory T. Wolf.
The GEHS ALL School Talent Show is Saturday October 1st at 7 p.m. in the GEHS Auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the door. There are a lot of great acts ranging from singing, piano, break dancing,...
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Topeka - The State of Kansas launched the Kansas Walk of Honor with the unveiling of a plaque recognizing the contributions made by Sen. Bob Dole on a state and national level. More than 100 family,...
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The Kearny County Sheriff's Department in Lakin, Kansas is investigating a lightning rod scam. A 90 year old woman living alone on a rural farmstead was contacted on February 2, 2010 by a crew...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Top honors went to Douglas County's Extension Master Gardeners during September's annual state EMG conference at Kansas State University. The Douglas Co. gardeners won the Kansas...
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The Aquila Theatre Company, a professional company in residence at New York University, will perform two shows as part of the Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Looking to learn more about Chinese art, culture and history? Experts on those topics will speak at a workshop Oct. 10-11 at Johnson County Community College, and the public is...
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Gardner Edgerton High School junior, Hannah Bettge, was recently selected the Kansas AVCA Player of the Week.
The award is chosen by the American Volleyball Coaches Association per stats...
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Gardner's own Special Olympic team "Gardner Gold " has kept their record intact with wins in both the Metro soccer tournament on September 11th, and the State Special Olympics Soccer tournament held...
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On 09-25-2011 at 2127 hours, person(s) unknown stole a 2012 30' Gator brand dark gray (top) and chrome (bottom), bearing 2012 Missouri license plate 37D-2RN, VIN # 53K853028CF003397, from the north...
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Weather permitting, on Monday, October 3 at 9:00 a.m., a resurfacing project will begin on an 8.5-mile stretch of K-10 from the east city limits of Lawrence to the Douglas/Johnson County Line in...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Johnson County Community College debate team won the championship in the novice division, advanced to the quarterfinals in the junior varsity division and accumulated...
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Missouri Highway Patrol Rural Crime
Stolen John Deere Tractor & Polaris ATV
Pevely Missouri is located on I-55 just south of St. Louis. This is a long ways from western Missouri...
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TRACE DOES NOT USUALLY PUT OUT BURGLARY TO RESIDENCE'S, BUT SINCE THIS WAS A FARM HOUSE AND A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS, WE THOUGHT FARMERS IN THE AREA SHOULD KNOW. MOSTLY STOLEN WAS GUNS.
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Lawrence, KS - The seventh annual Kaw Valley Farm Tour is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 1 and 2. The tour began in 2005 to celebrate the diversity and availability of locally-grown food and...
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Overland Park, Kan.-Johnson County Community College is again listed among the top-rated community colleges for digital technology by the Center for Digital Education and Converge Magazine. JCCC was...
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9/21/2011
0130 - 200 Blk N Evergreen FIC
0130 - 200 Blk N Evergreen Obstruction of Official Duty
0512 - 100 Blk S Poplar Animal Control
0818 - 1100 Blk E...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Beyond Bounds • BRILLIANT! the biennial art auction benefiting the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College, offers a unique opportunity for...
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"Raise the roof." That sounds like something done by loud fans at a sports arena, or maybe by your teenage son's rock band. Today, in our continuing series about Kansas barns, we'll learn about a...
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The Johnson County Environmental Department has teamed up with the cities of Merriam and Overland Park to offer two evening seminars focused on the upcoming curbside recycling, yard waste and trash...
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Gardner Parks and Recreation is once again selling tickets to the Kansas City Chiefs versus Miami Dolphins football game.
This is a great way to support the Chiefs AND your Local Parks...
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OLATHE, KAN, -- Job seekers everywhere are looking for an edge to make them stand out in the job market. For many that means pursing a graduate degree, while others need to meet minimum requirements...
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OLATHE, KAN, -- MidAmerica Nazarene University has named Fulbright Scholar Randall Stephens, PhD, its alumnus of the year, and National Director of Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Carla Jill...
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OLATHE, KAN., SEPT. 19, 2011 - AT&T* is in the process of hiring nearly 100 employees in Kansas to accommodate growth in its U-verse television, broadband and voice service and other...
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MANHATTAN -- The Kansas City area will start seeing an increase in purple power.
Leaders at Kansas State University's Olathe campus and industry officials from around the...
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JohnsonCounty Emergency Management will be hosting an emergency preparedness townhallon Tuesday, September 26th from 7:00 - 8:00 PM on the Johnson CountyCommunity College Campus (12345 College Blvd.,...
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TOPEKA - Ticking clocks may be thwarting Kansas' attempts to avoid new federal health-care regulations that many in the state say they don't want.
State executives this week briefed...
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On Monday morning, the contractor for the project will begin asphalt resurfacing from Center Street to a point between Mulberry and Maple Streets. When the overlay is done, a 2" asphalt overlay from...
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Sealed bids for the Hillsdale Valve Vault Replacement 2011 Contract will be received at the Gardner City Hall, Public Works Department, 120 E. Main Street, Attn: Jim Melvin, until 2:30 p. m., October...
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Johnson County Library will be hosting a number activities this year and next in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. These will include book discussions, community issues forums,...
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Come enjoy this safe, free trick-or-treating option at Indian Creek's Trunk-or-Treat!
Kids trick-or-treat from trunk to trunk in the line-up of vehicles in the front parking lot of...
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The Masonic Lodge will sponsor a Biscuit and Gravy Breakfast which is scheduled for Saturday October 1, 2011 from 6:00am till 10:00am at the Gardner Senior Center. All you can eat for...
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Topeka - More than 900 book enthusiasts joined Kansas First Lady Mary Brownback for the 2011 Kansas Book Festival at the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka today.
"I'm so pleased...
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TO THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS, GREETINGS:
WHEREAS, The Kansas State School for the Deaf, the oldest state educational institution, was founded by Philip A. Emery in Baldwin City, Kansas...
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Gardner, Kansas - Papa Murphy's, the country's largest and fastest growing take-and-bake pizza chain, is opening its first store in Gardner on September 27th. The store is located at 800 E. Main St....
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The KC Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze has dedicated their annual corn maze to Sporting Kansas City. The maze, complete with the Sporting Kansas City crest, is located at 29755 W. 191st Street in...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The words of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass will come to life in a production at Johnson County Community College in October.
Kansas City...
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Bill Kurtis, a nationally acclaimed journalist and a native of southeast Kansas, presents Bill Kurtis: Back Home on the Range at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in Yardley Hall of the Carlsen Center, Johnson...
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EMPORIA, KAN. - Emporia State University's request for funding of three new academic programs will be included in Kansas Board of Regents' unified FY2013 budget proposal.
During its...
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Detective Gary Stone of the Linn County, Kansas Sheriff's Office discovered these Go Cart's during the service of a search warrant. He believes they are stolen, but as of now, he has no victim. ...
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Gardner Historical Museum's USO Show is THIS Saturday! We know there is a lot going on in the area that day, but we hope you will be able to join us for our tribute to veterans past &...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Parents of high school sophomores, juniors and seniors are invited to Johnson County Community College to learn about the college planning process.
The session will...
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Reminder!! Our First Friday in October is actually on the 2nd Friday!! October 14th at Edward Jones Investments, 22450 South Harrison, Ste 103. That's in the BlackHawk Professional Building. We...
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Topeka - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced today that former U.S. Senator Bob Dole will be the first Kansan to be honored on the Kansas Walk of Honor. Sen. Dole and his wife, Elizabeth, will...
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.-Melissa Mundt, interim city administrator, Gardner, Kansas, was installed as Mt. Plains Regional Vice President of ICMA, the International City/County Management Association,...
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The City of Edgerton invites all residents of Edgerton and the surrounding area to a Town Hall Meeting with Sheriff Frank Denning.
The meeting will focus on a discussion regarding the...
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A storage facility at 13600 E 87 St in South Kansas City Missouri was broken into in the over night hours of 09-15-2011.
A Dixie Chopper 72 in cutting deck serial# 7072005 model #XXG2703,...
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OLATHE, KS; September, 2011 - Gaby Lucas walked out of the doctor's office 3 years go in what she describes as a daze. She had just learned her 3 year old daughter Ana Maria was autistic. But she...
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On Thursday afternoon, the contractor for the project will begin milling the existing asphalt from a point half way between Maple and Mulberry Street to Center Street. Once the existing asphalt has...
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Who is considered the father of round barns in Indiana? That distinction belongs to a barn builder and architect of yesteryear, who helped lead the movement that brought about construction of the...
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7:45 a.m. KIDS 1 MILE FUN RUN
8:30 a.m. 5k/10k RUN/WALK
CELEBRATION PARK * 32701 W. 159th Street * Gardner, KS 66030
For additional information please see the website
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC continues its popular program, Third Thursday · Visiting Artists Presentations on Oct. 20 from 3:30 to...
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Funding from the Johnson County Heritage Trust Fund was authorized Thursday, September 15, by the Johnson County Board of Commissioners for ten historical projects in three...
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8/27/2011
0046 - 900 Blk E Main Possess Narcotics
0125 - 175th & Clare Warrant Arrest - Misdemeanor
0210 - 800 Blk E Main DUI
0226 - 400 Blk N Center...
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Enjoy daily arena shows, live entertainment and children's games at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop's annual Wild West Show September 24 and 25. This popular annual event offers visitors a variety of...
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Daycare opening in Gardner. Please email me aimeejwilkins@gmail.com.
I taught for 10 years and now home with my child and starting daycare. Licensed...
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GARDNER, Kan.- A vehicle attempting to cross the railroad tracks early Monday morning at Moonlight Road and Santa Fe Road, misjudged the turn and accidently turned onto the railroad tracks and got...
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Educators are being offered opportunities to increase their skill and knowledge through workshops provided this fall. The following events are offered through Emporia State University's Jones...
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GARAGE SALE
17166 DODGE ST. GARDNER KANSAS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Sept. 23- 24 7am - 7 p.m
salon station
rugs
kitchen appliances
pots and pans
couch, loveseat,...
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Lenexa, Kan. - The Johnson County Sheriff's Office Theft Reports of Agricultural and Construction Equipment (T.R.A.C.E.) program is hosting a first of its kind Heavy Equipment Theft Summit in Johnson...
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The Gardner Edgerton School District is very appreciative of our senior citizens who provide a great deal of time, generosity and support to our schools, staff and...
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On Sunday September 18th at 8:01 pm Olathe Police officers were dispatched to 516 East Brier Drive on a reported shooting.
Upon arrival, officers observed a male victim who was found...
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GardnerEDGE submitted five questions to the members of the Gardner City Council regarding the search for a new Administrator and the subsequent withdrawal of the final candidates. The questions and...
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Tracy Blunt and Derek Gay were married Saturday, July 9, 2011 at St Paul Catholic Church in Olathe, KS.
The reception following the ceremony was held at Bacchanalia.
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As Mayor Drovetta proclaimed, it was "Blue Ribbon Day" in Gardner, Kansas on Friday.
At the halftime of the GEHS vs. Bishop Miege varsity football game Friday night, a large...
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Bike MS is a two-day bicycling fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Join family, friends, and co-workers to have fun and fight MS. Nearly 300 cyclists join to start to finish...
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GARDNER, Kan - At 10:15 a.m., Friday morning, the Gardner Police Department took into custody the escaped Lansing prisoner, Ronny Dale Peters. He was captured in the area of 119 E. Santa Fe in...
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GARDNER, Kan - At about 10:30 p.m., Thursday evening, the Gardner Police Department recieved a call from a citizen at the Conestoga Estates Mobile Home Park, who reported seeing the escaped Lansing...
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Johnson County Library is pleased to introduce new mobile applications (apps) for both Android Smartphones and iPhone. Johnson County Library's Mobile Apps make it easy to use the catalog to find...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas is among the 17 states included in a new food safety recall and consumers are advised to be aware that whole, Rocky Ford cantaloupes available in the state may be...
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September 15, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education today named 305 schools as 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overall academic excellence or for their success in closing...
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Each year the Gardner Edgerton High School Cheerleaders hold a cheer camp for girls in grades K-6.
We are proud to say that GEHS cheerleaders have been hosting this camp for twenty...
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Mayor David Drovetta issued the following statement regarding the City of Gardner's search for a new City Administrator:
From the Office of the Mayor.
I have decided to place...
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Governor Sam Brownback addressed the Southwest Johnson County Economic Development council earlier today. During his remarks he called for the serious investigation and subsequent construction of a...
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Sealed bids for the Pumpkin Ridge Street Improvements (Moonlight Rd. to Stone Creek Dr.) Project, consisting of approximately 4,100 sq. yds. of asphalt mill and overlay, 565 sq. yds. of full depth...
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Aimee's
Gardner in Home
Licensed Childcare/Daycare
I have taught for 10 years in Olathe School District. I am now staying home with my daughter that is 1 year old. I have loved...
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Sarah Phillips and Scott Aligo, both of Stillwater, OK, announce their engagement, along with their parents Michael and Katherine Phillips, Edgerton, and Gerard and Linn Aligo,...
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Overland Park, Kan. - For the third year in a row, G.I. Jobs includes Johnson County Community College in its list of Military Friendly Schools.
The 2012 Military...
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Topeka - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today announced numerous appointments to boards and commissions.
"I am proud to announce these Kansans to their respective boards...
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The 5th Annual Cemetery Walk at the Gardner Cemetery will be held on:
Thursday Sept. 15, 6:00, 6:15 and 6:30
Saturday Sept. 17, 5:30, 5:45 and 6:00
$5.00 adults and $3.00...
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TOPEKA - Fixing Kansas' underfunded state pension system will take far more money than previously thought, members of a panel formed to recommend those changes are finding.
Tougher...
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Jefferson City, Mo. - Motorists in northwest Missouri may be traveling a little easier in the coming weeks as the Missouri Department of Transportation works on the next steps to get flooded roads...
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Join the Gardner Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday, September 17th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the pool overflow parking lot for this FREE event.
Kids will...
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Garage Sale - Sept 17th
817 S. Meadow Brook St. (genesis farms)
Household items, baby gear/clothes, kitchen items
8 am to 2 pm
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Governor Brownback, Secretary of State Kobach & Assistant Secretary of State Mickelsen signed a Proclamation by the Governor on 30th August 2011 to proclaim September 11th -17th of 2011 as...
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We are hosting a baseball tryout for a 14U Blazer Baseball competitive league/ tournament team at 10am Sat Sept10, 2011 at westside fld 3 in Gardner....all boys 13 and 14yrs of age are welcome to...
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As the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks approaches, the Kansas City Aviation Department and its partners are ramping up the security presence at Kansas City...
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Overland Park, Kan. (Sept. 8, 2011) - Women's clothing boutique Keil & Co will host a trunk show for Beija-Flor Jeans, a designer denim company based in South Carolina. The event will take place...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Comedian Rob Riggle will bring his stand-up act to Johnson County Community College's Yardley Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8.
Riggle, who graduated from Shawnee...
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On Monday, September 12, a resurfacing project will begin on an 8.5-mile stretch of K-10 from the east city limits of Lawrence to the Douglas/Johnson County Line in Douglas County. Crews may work...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - American government students taking College Now courses through Johnson County Community College will test their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to win prizes as the college...
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OLATHE, Kan. - Johnson County residents 18 years and older are eligible to vote in the Extension Council elections October 6 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Johnson County K-State Research and...
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September 2011 Johnson County Extension Classes
Day: Sept. 13
Event: Fall Herbs
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Place: Johnson County K-State...
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Livestock Theft Alert - Jasper County, Missouri
09/07/2011
Date Missing: 9-4-2011 - 9-6-2011
Location Missing From: A field close to La Russell...
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Grange meeting reminder: Monday September 12, 6:30, at the Grange Building on the Fairgrounds.
This will be a book report night, so please bring a book that you have read this year and...
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Wichita - As part of the state's commemoration of the Kansas sesquicentennial during 2011, Governor Sam Brownback announced today the five more of the 25 Notable Kansans at an event at the Kansas...
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Caregivers are people who emotionally or physically take care of family members or friends who are aging, disabled, or ill.
Being a caregiver can be a difficult task and it is normal to...
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Would you like some CASH? Today we'll meet an organization that doesn't just hand out money, but which assists low income people with saving and meeting their housing needs. One of this...
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The Johnson County Library will host several fall author programs that will provide attendees an opportunity to learn about the writing process and to interact with authors who will discuss their...
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On Tuesday, September 6, a pavement marking project will begin on eastbound and westbound I-435 from the Antioch Road interchange to the Kansas/Missouri state line. This project includes replacement...
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183rd Street Project Update
The contractor for the 183rd Street project will begin installing storm sewer pipe across 183rd Street between Sumac and Cedar Street on...
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If you have a little girl grades 3 - 6th grades and would like to play basketball, Blazers Head Girl's Basketball Coach Scott Schaefer invites you to the Blazer Basketball Girls Youth Program ...
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In the months of July and August, Gardner Police Department took (28) reports of Thefts from Automobiles. The vehicles were reported to have been left unlocked and parked in driveways or on the...
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The Docey Dandies square dance club invites everyone to come and learn how to square dance beginning this evening at the Grange Hall, on the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Gardner.
Lessons...
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Sunday Update:
According to the Johnson County Sheriffs Department as of 1p.m Sunday the search at the residence is now complete and they have recovered all the evidence...
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Football Fans,
For those of you attending the East St Louis Football game this Sunday evening, adult tickets are available for pre-sale. Gardner Edgerton High School has received adult...
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Gardner Edgerton High School will be hosting a Fall Youth Baseball Camp for grades 5-8 on Tuesday, September 20 and Wednesday, September 21.
The camp, from 5:15 to 7 p.m., will be held at...
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Join Gardner Parks and Recreation for this free Movie in the Park night. Grab your chairs and blankets and head out to Cornerstone Park. Get there early to save your spot! Concession stand opens...
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11 & Under Gardner Blazers 2012 Baseball Tryouts (UPDATED - NEW DATE & TIME)
Date: Sunday, September 18, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Location:...
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The City of Edgerton invites you to meet Beth Linn the new City Administrator on September 8, 2011 from 4-6p.m. at the Edgerton City Hall.
Refreshments will be served.
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Topeka - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has ordered flags in the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff on Friday, September 2nd, in honor of Sergeant Alexander Bennett who died on August 6, 2011,...
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Topeka -The State of Kansas announced today it will extend the employee submission deadline for the state's voluntary retirement program. Eligible employees now have until October 14th to submit...
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183rd Street Project Update - September 1
The contractor is preparing the area between Center Street and Maple Street for sidewalk. installation; and will begin pouring the concrete...
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Due to concerns about Cryptosporidiosis in the Johnson County area, and in accordance with recommendations issued by the Johnson County Environmental and Public Health departments, the Gardner...
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Washington, D.C. - All across America, transportation projects are saving taxpayers money while introducing innovative ideas and strategies to end those unbearable commutes and make our drives safer....
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Topeka - The Kansas Humanities Council announces six Kansas hosts for "The Way We Worked," a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition coming to Kansas in 2012 and 2013. Hosts...
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What do appliances, farm implements, toys, custom motorcycles, airplanes and sporting goods have in common? Hmm. The answer is, they all use thermoplastic parts from Formation Plastics in Quinter,...
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TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas is doing some of the best work in the nation on watershed planning, according to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency.
To qualify for EPA and...
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"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect." So goes the opening sentence of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. We trust you've...
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The Gardner Police Department participated in the Kansas Law Enforcement $2+ Fundraiser for the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run. This fundraiser was for Law Enforcement Agencies to...
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at approximately 1456 hours, officer's received a telephone call from a Gardner resident who advised that he believed he had recovered a real hand grenade while moving...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College president Terry Calaway will deliver his annual State of the College presentation at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in Polsky Theatre of the...
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Voice of the Prairie Cast List
Thanks to everyone who tried out! We are gonna have some fun on the Prairie!
CAST LIST:
Alfred A. Knopf-Craig...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Soaring temperatures and drought conditions through parts of Kansas and other states are sparking some cases of aflatoxin in corn, which means swine producers should be vigilant...
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Topeka-Samples taken by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) have concluded that hazardous conditions for Hillsdale Lake in Miami County and Big Hill Reservoir in Labette County...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College is bringing out the heavy equipment - and the large furry crowd-pleasers - for Criminal Justice Day, set for 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept....
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Topeka--Thousands of vehicles will be traveling the Kansas roadways during the Labor Day weekend. Many families will head out on one last camping trip or getaway as the school year...
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I-35
WEEKEND WORK! EXPECT DELAYS! Northbound right lane will be closed from 87th Street to 75th Street for removal of temporary barriers on Saturday, August 27 between...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Thirty-two Kansas 4-H Shooting Sports project participants qualified to compete in the 2011 4-H National Shooting Sports Invitational in San Antonio, Texas recently.
To...
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7/27/2011
0537 - 600 Blk N Walnut Ambulance Call
0841 - 29500 Blk W 191st Suspicious Activity
0950 - 27700 Blk W 159th (New Century) Warrant Arrest -...
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The farm boy drove the tractor across the field, working the land. As he drove, he listened to the radio and started to entertain himself by emulating the voices of the radio announcers. That...
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The 2011 Kansas State Fair will open Sept. 9 and continue through Sept. 18. While attending the annual event is a tradition for many, seasoned as well as first-time fairgoers are...
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The Gardner Police Department will be participating in a special traffic enforcement program sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation.
The Labor Day "Over the Limit, Under...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The 2011 Charlotte Street Foundation Fellows exhibition opens in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College on Friday, Sept. 9, from 6 p.m. to 8...
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On August 19th, 2011 the Olathe KS Police Department conducted a DUI Check Lane for all traffic on west bound 119 St at Renner. This check lane was made possible by grant funding from the Kansas...
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2011 - Operations continued at the Pentagon despite the magnitude 5.9 earthquake centered in Mineral, Va., today.
The National Military Command Center in the building...
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Olathe, KS - The newly-formed Johnson County Animal Response Team (JoCART) is a volunteer-based organization that coordinates emergency animal sheltering and other animal welfare services in the...
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The Farmers Airship, the world's largest airship and one of only two Zeppelins in the world, will make a historic stop in the greater Kansas City area as part of the Farmers Airship...
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Aug. 19, 2011 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Local athletes, cycling enthusiasts and MS activists will be challenging both their philanthropic spirit and their bodies in Bike MS this fall. On Sept. 17 and 18,...
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According to the U.S. Department of Education, only a third of Kansas students are proficient in reading and roughly one out of four are functionally illiterate. You might expect that education...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A one-day workshop titled "Knowledge and Learning: The Competitive Advantage," sponsored by the Kansas City Chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement...
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ON A PERSONAL NOTE
I'm still getting questions on my health and how I'm doing after
my stroke. I'm fairly well recovered, still a bit wobbly and with
some difficulties standing...
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Welcome to the First Annual KADE MEYER CELEBRATION RUN, 5k/10k RUN/WALK & KIDS FUN ONE MILE RUN Saturday, September 24th, 2011
Early bird registration ends...
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I-35
Southbound I-35 to Gardner Road exit ramp in Johnson County will be closed for concrete pavement repair work beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 23. The...
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Olathe, Kan. - Scammers posing as Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies have stolen thousands of dollars from area businesses in the last two years. And this trend continued with at least two more scam...
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Help Gardner WIN the Take Charge Challenge!
The Challenge ends September 30th, so find out what you can do to help Gardner WIN below:
1. Schedule an energy audit for your...
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The Cub Scout Packs of Gardner will be holding recruitment nights in the next few weeks. All interested boys and their parents are invited to attend.
August 24, 7pm @ Nike Elementary
At 12:31 PM on August 21st, 2011 Olathe Police Officers, along with firefighters from the Olathe Fire Department, were dispatched to Church's Chicken, 124 North Clairborne Road, on an injury...
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K-7 in Doniphan County is STILL CLOSED from Iowa Point to the Nebraska/Kansas state line due to high waters from the Missouri River on the roadway. K-7 originally closed to all traffic on Tuesday,...
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The following items have been reported stolen from 159th & Four Corners (15700 block of Four Corners Road, just west of Gardner, KS):
WW Metal Fence Panels, 10 Panels valued at...
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Weather permitting, on Monday, August 22, an improvement project will begin on US-56/Shawnee Mission Parkway between Metcalf Avenue and the Kansas/Missouri state line in Johnson County. Project...
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Gardner Parks and Recreation is offering Youth Flag Football, Cheerleading and Volleyball leagues this fall. Please see below for details for each activity:
Flag...
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KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2011 - A soldier serving in Task Force Duke here leads a double life.
In his Army life, Pfc. Zachary William Charles Short is a combat medic...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Four speakers will examine the many meanings of sustainability in a new lecture series on Tuesdays, Sept. 13 - Oct. 4, at Johnson County Community College.
Each...
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I-35/I-435/US-69 TRAFFIC ALERTS - Weekend Closures for August 19-22 in Kansas City Metro Area (Work on Missouri River Flooding Regional Route)
I-35
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11234 of Gardner, KS was charted August 27, 1991 starting with 35 members from Gardner area.
Our 1st Commander was Len Ladue. The Post 1st Quartermaster...
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The deadline is just two weeks away for kids ages 5 to 13 in Kansas to enter artwork for a statewide poster contest focusing on Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day - a nationwide effort to increase...
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The results from the 2011 Johnson County Fair can be found by going to the following link: http://www.jocokansasfair.com/Results.htm
MANHATTAN -- President Kirk Schulz announced today that Kansas State University's intercollegiate athletics department has received full certification from the Division I Committee on Athletics...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The ironies of Dennis Patton's career in urban horticulture come up every year as a cautionary tale in his wife's middle-school English class.
This fall, however,...
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WASHINGTON - Tenth-anniversary commemorations of the 9/11 terror attacks will begin, as almost 2,500 motorcyclists launch the 11th America's 9/11 Ride that begins in Shanksville, Pa., and continues...
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The City of Gardner has contracted with O'Donnell and Sons Construction to make improvements on 183rd Street between Moonlight Rd. and Center St. The project consists of full depth pavement...
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LAWRENCE - A full schedule of events for Hawk Week -- the official welcome week for new students at the University of Kansas -- is now available at
LAWRENCE - An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Kansas plan to bring a highly successful anti-bullying effort, the KiVa program, to American schools. Starting as early as the...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - If you like matching a grower's face to the food on your table, you'll want to visit the "Farmin' the ‘Burbs: JCCC Sustainability Expo and Dinner" at Johnson County...
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Native stone. That's a term for the natural layer of rock which underlies part of eastern Kansas and creates the remarkable natural topography known as the Flint Hills. In the northern Flint Hills,...
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The Olathe Police Department, in conjunction with the Johnson County Sheriff's Department and assistance from several local Law Enforcement Agencies, will conduct a sobriety check lane in Olathe on...
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The Gardner Edgerton High School graduating class of 2011 has posted one of the highest ACT composite scores in history. The average composite ACT score for GEHS for 2011 is 23.1 according to...
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On June 17, 2011, Loren Leroy Sprague entered a guilty plea to (4) counts of Aggravated Battery, (1) count of Felony Driving While Intoxicated and (1) count of Driving without an ignition...
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LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas ranks second in institutions that have expanded the field of knowledge in special education and helped guide teachers across the nation. Science Watch recently...
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Sealed bids for a City Hall Server Room Clean Agent Suppression System will be received at the Gardner City Hall, Public Works Department, 120 E. Main Street, until 2:00 p. m., Aug. 31st, 2011. All...
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Northeast Region Fact Sheet
For the first time since the competition began, there is a new leader in the Northeast Region: Paola is now in first place!
5th...
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Gardner, KS -- Smoke'N Babes BBQ restaurant in Gardner, Kansas has announced that it will be closing it's Main Street location. The following statement was posted on the restaurant's Facebook®...
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The Gardner City Council voted last night to adopt a budget for the Fiscal Year 2012. The finalized budget, presented by Interim City Administrator Melissa Mundt, includes the addition of grant money...
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Tomorrow, Aug. 16, residents and businesses across Olathe are being asked to "Stand for Spencer" to honor Spencer Duncan, who was among the 30 U.S. troops killed when their Chinook was shot down in...
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TOPEKA - Fewer Kansas schools flunked the federal achievement standards for math and reading set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, but Kansas state school board members say they want out of...
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Mayor Don Roberts announced that Governor Sam Brownback and BNSF President Carl Ice will be speaking at the EDC luncheon to be held in Edgerton on September 14th. The luncheon will be held at...
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LAWRENCE - Several Student Success and other key KU departments will be open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, and Sunday, Aug. 21, to serve new and returning students and their families and...
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MANHATTAN -- In a landmark announcement by university and athletics officials, Kansas State University will launch an exclusive, high-definition digital network Aug. 30 known as K-StateHD.TV that...
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NEW BUSINESS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THIS WEEKS (AUGUST 15TH) GARDNER CITY COUNCIL MEETING
1. Consider passing an ordinance authorizing the issuance and delivery of $1,325,000 principal...
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Drivers in Johnson County are asked to be alert to heightened traffic enforcement starting August 18th through Labor Day, September 5th. There will be additional enforcement of Kansas drunk driving...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Ruel Joyce Recital Series at Johnson County Community College kicks off its fall season in September with another line-up of Kansas City's finest classical musicians....
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. - University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little today announced a $5 million gift that advances the University of Kansas Cancer Center's quest to achieve National Cancer...
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The Olathe Police Department is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 17th class of the Olathe Citizens Police Academy.
The academy is a fast paced 9-week...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, August 13, 2011
At 11:25 this morning Douglas County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to Lone Star Lake, 16 miles southwest of Lawrence, on a...
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Congratulations to Will Scheffer for being nominated as the Hy-Vee Special Olympic Athlete of the Week with KMBC Channel 9.
On Tuesday, August 9th, Will Scheffer and several of his...
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2011 - National Beef Packing Co. LLC, a Dodge City, Kan., establishment, is recalling approximately 60,424 pounds of ground beef products that may be adulterated with E. coli...
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First National Bank of Olathe, Olathe, Kansas, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To...
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Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are a new grass-roots theatre company here in Gardner, Kansas.
We've established this organization out of a desire to celebrate all genres of
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University has named Gregg Hadley as its new assistant director of extension agriculture, natural resources, and community development for K-State Research and...
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
7:00 AM South Service Gate open 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM South Service Gate
8:00 AM Ham Breakfast (By Invitation) Midway Stage
10:30 AM PARADE Downtown...
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Kidfest is a fun event for children and families. There will be inflatable games, carnival games, obstacle courses, and an oatmeal pie eating contest and TONS of prizes!!
It is from 10am -...
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Sally Lunsford has joined the Kansas Department of Transportation as Chief of the Division of Public Affairs. Lunsford comes to the agency after more than six years as Director of Communications for...
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LAWRENCE - The T has gone green. The City of Lawrence recently expanded its fleet to include the first hybrid buses to operate in Kansas. Three 40-foot hybrid buses have rolled onto the streets of...
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Elite Athletics Club of Kansas is looking to add a third Blazers Elite team to the organization in addition to their current U14 Major and U11 AA/AAA teams.
This will be a newly formed...
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2011 - All 30 Americans killed in the Aug. 6 crash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in eastern Afghanistan have been identified, officials at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner...
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Click on the photo's for a gallery of sights seen at the Johnson County Fair.
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The schedule of events for the day goes as follows:
Friday, August 12, 2011
7:00 AM South Service Gate open
7:00 AM to 10:00 AM South Service Gate
8:00...
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In the process of refinancing debt originally issued in 2001 and 2002, the Johnson County Park & Recreation District received an implied AAA general obligation bond rating and will realize a...
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2011 - I was on call last weekend when the news broke about the downed helicopter in eastern Afghanistan. As the morning waned, it soon became clear that the nation had suffered...
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OLATHE, KAN. (Aug. 10, 2011) - Olathe Medical Center is embarking on two major construction projects to accommodate increasing demand for critical care rooms. The project totals nearly $19 million in...
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The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 service members who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when...
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Betty Keller-Chanay & Marlin Chanay have been chosen as this years Johnson County Fair Parade Grand Marshals. The parade will be Saturday, August 13th at 10:30a.m.in downtown Gardner.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - WASTEWATER DIVISION
White Drive Sewer Replacement, BNSF RR to Washington Street
Proposals for design of the White...
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OLATHE, Kan. - MidAmerica Nazarene University biology major Steffani Burks is conducting innovative research under the direction of biology professor Dr. Rion Taylor. The senior from Marshfield, Mo....
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2011 - Coalition forces used a precision airstrike to kill Taliban insurgents involved in the Aug. 6 downing of the helicopter carrying 30 U.S. service members and eight Afghans,...
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LAWRENCE - Developing renewable energy technologies is a major research focus at the University of Kansas. Starting this fall, it can also be a source of significant scholarship funding for the right...
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Let's have a barn dance. That sounds like a phrase from yesteryear, but today we'll learn about a family that is having a modern-day barn dance as a centennial celebration to honor their 100-year old...
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2011 - The Defense Department will officially identify the 30 American servicemen killed Aug. 6 aboard a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan, a Pentagon spokesman said today.
The three big topics at Monday evening's work session were the formation of a "Pool" of Kansas Municipalities for Property and Liability insurance, restoration of funding for the Gardner Museum and...
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If you've been enjoying the Johnson County Fair and have some photo's you've taken and would like to share we would love to post them on the Gardner Edge for everyone to enjoy.
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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Dry conditions through vast swaths of the country, including parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, are influencing everyone from homeowners to farmers to business managers. But, a...
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LAWRENCE - An award from the National Science Foundation will fund research by a University of Kansas School of Engineering doctoral student that could lead to improved treatment for adolescents...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
7:00 AM South Service Gate open
7:00 AM to 10:00 AM South Service Gate
7:00 AM Horses accepted 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Main Event Arena...
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2011 - President Barack Obama and military leaders paid their respects today at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware during the dignified transfer of remains of service members killed...
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New Century, KS -- A prayer vigil was held on Tuesday evening at the control tower in New Century Air Center. This ceremony was held to honor three local heroes killed in action this last weekend.
It's another exciting day at the Johnson County Fair in Gardner.
Today's entertainment includes horse shows, carnival rides, pedal tractor pulls, greased pigs and so much more.
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Saturday -July 23, 2011 China Edwards of Springhill accomplished a feat that many aspire to but few achieve - she won top honors at the 2011 Soap Box Derby World Championship by bringing home a 3rd...
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There will be a prayer vigil at New Century Air Center this evening (8/8/2011)to honor our local heroes killed in action this weekend.
Spec. 4 Spencer Duncan, W2 Bryan Nichols, and SPC...
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OLATHE, Kan. - Tobias Popchoke, 17, and Makaela Willis, 16, were crowned Mr. and Miss 4-H during the Johnson County K-State Research and Extension 4-H Style Revue held at Wheatridge Middle School in...
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It was late afternoon on the hottest day the year. And yet, a group of about a half-dozen students and instructors were chatting and laughing as they packed clumps of mud-covered straw between neatly...
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Today's Schedule for the Johnson County Fair goes as follows:
Monday, August 8, 2011
I-35 (Johnson County)
WEEKEND CLOSURE! EXPECT DELAYS! Northbound I-35 will be have two left lanes closed lanes and southbound will be reduced to one open lane (alternating lane closures)...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - A familiar meat and poultry producer is recalling approximately 36 million pounds of ground turkey; the recall is voluntary, and that is a sign that our food safety system is...
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A burning ban for unincorporated Johnson County was issued Thursday, August 4, by the Johnson County Board of Commissioners after consultation with the county fire inspector and rural fire district...
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If you've been watching the mailbox waiting on the 2011-2012 USD 231 District Handbook/Calendar to arrive you can stop waiting.
The district will not be printing a district...
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I have three serious concerns about the coming school bond issue. A contract has been awarded for just shy of $73 million... and there was no competitive bid process! My concerns are thus:
It won't be snowing Friday, but the 511 Traveler Information Map (511.ksdot.org) may look like a blizzard is covering the state.
The 511 Map will undergo a live...
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TOPEKA - Kansas is offering up to five years of subsidized health insurance or a cash buyout to 4,000 of its nearly 23,000 state employees to take an early retirement and relieve pressure on the...
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MANHATTAN -- Laptops, cellphones, smartphones, tablets. It's becoming an e-world when it comes to messaging, but a Kansas State University education expert says that doesn't mean...
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Overland Park, KS - The National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) will hold its 96th Annual Meeting & Professional Improvement Conference in Overland Park, August 7-11. More than...
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Two teams take the field for a six-man high school football game. The quarterback looks across the field and sees something he's never seen before: A young black man playing for the other school's...
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Beginning on Friday, August 5 at 10:00 p.m., the 95th Street to northbound I-35 ramp will be closed for reconstruction work. The ramp is rescheduled to open to all traffic on Saturday, August 6,...
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Ottawa - With about three days left to build, crews are hustling to complete the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" house in Ottawa.
Over Tuesday night, round-the-clock workers assembled...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - For a time this summer, Kansas was a state divided. Not in the political sense, but in terms of weather extremes, from rain and flooding in the northeast, to drought conditions...
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MANHATTAN -- For more than 15 years, Kansas State University researcher Michele Borgarelli has studied heart diseases in man's best friend.
But there is an interesting twist in his work...
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LAWRENCE - Outstanding academics, research opportunities, a diverse student body and affordable tuition help the University of Kansas once again earn a place among the best institutions for...
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ACCIDENT OCCURS AT STADIUM CONSTRUCTION SITE
MANHATTAN -- A construction worker died Monday after a fall at Bill Snyder Family Stadium at Kansas State University.
Zachery John...
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A heated debate proceeded a 3 to 2 vote of the Gardner City Council that would investigate the benefits of acquiring outside "Management and Collateralization" of the water, wastewater and electric...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - After consecutive season-opening record-breaking turnouts, K-State Athletics is encouraging fans to help start the 2011 football season with another capacity crowd at Bill Snyder...
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LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network is now accepting donations of new and gently used music and audio equipment for its annual "For Your EARS Only" benefit sale.
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The Gardner Edgerton USD 231 Board of Education voted to approve a resolution for a bond election that would fund the construction of a new elementary and middle school, as well as renovations and...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Four faculty members from the Center for Medical Simulation at Harvard University will be the featured presenters at the fourth annual Healthcare Simulation Conference hosted...
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(KansasReporter) TOPEKA, Kan. - Nearly 14,000 fewer Kansas residents than the U.S. Census counted last year actually live here, the Kansas Secretary of State's office reported Tuesday.
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MANHATTAN - A construction worker died Monday after a fall at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
The man was doing masonry work on the east side of the stadium where restrooms are being added....
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On 07-22-2011, Jon Hanson reported the theft of his black, Falcon, Model SA101, 6' X 12' single axle flatbed trailer from the 14300 block of Gardner Road, which is located a few miles north of...
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On Tuesday, August 2, a pavement repair project will begin on northbound and southbound I-35 from Old 56 to 167th Street and from Moonlight Road to the Johnson/Miami County line in Olathe/Johnson...
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Fellowship Bible Church in Gardner is inviting moms with young children to participate in its Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) program this fall.
Fellowship's MOPS ministry is part of an...
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Awana registration is under way at Fellowship Bible Church in Gardner.
The children's program, which combines scripture memorization, games, music and other activities, kicks off with a...
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Join us on August 13th at The Smith House, 157 W. Main for some GOOD ole fashion cobbler and ice cream while watching the parade.
Ice Cream and Cobbler is $5 a bowl and proceeds will...
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Ottawa, Kan. (July 31, 2011) The Kansas family of a U.S. soldier injured in Iraq was surprised with a knock on their door today from the network television program, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,"...
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Below are images from the Health Mart Healthy Living Tour and Celebration held in Gardner on July 22, 2011.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The electro-pop band called Antennas Up will headline this summer's last Light Up the Lawn concert at 8 p.m. Aug. 26 on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...
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Rabies Vaccines
The City of Olathe is offering low cost rabies vaccine at the City's animal shelter on July 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The shelter is located at 505 E. Sunvale behind...
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Beginning on Monday, August 1 through Tuesday, August 9, the eastbound lane of Madison Street and the bike/hike trail on the south side of Madison Street will be closed at Oak Street due to street...
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In July, daytime temperatures have been in the 100s for most of the month and only 0.6 inches of rainfall have been recorded at the New Century Air Center. The City's Hillsdale Water Treatment Plant...
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I-35
WEEKEND CLOSURE! EXPECT DELAYS! Northbound I-35 will be have two closed lanes (with alternating lane closures) from the 119th Street to 135th Street for pavement repair...
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The only item of substance on the Edgerton City Council agenda was approval of the CDBG sewer line project. The Council heard from former Interim City Administrator, Mike Press, that the CDBG...
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(OLATHE, KS) -The Olathe Police Department wants to remind you of some ways to keep you, your vehicles and your home safe during the summer months.
- At Home:
o Close your windows and keep...
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New Century Employment Services is currently searching for an AR specialist willing to also pitch in and help perform bookkeeping and other administrative functions around the office.
This is a...
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Gardner Community Theatre
This has truely been a "Summer of Dreams Come True!" Thank you to our wonderful community of patrons, and families who support GCT! We started our summer...
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7/21/2011
0008 - 200 Blk S Bedford Harassment by Telephone
0010 - 29000 Blk W 191st Citizen Assist
0031 - 1100 Blk E Santa Fe Fire Call
0831 - 1800 Blk E...
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OLATHE, Kan. - To help commemorate Kansas' 150th anniversary of statehood, the Johnson County Fair Board selected as its theme for the 2011 County Fair "Kick Up Your Heels - Celebrate Kansas' 150th...
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Topeka, Kan. - In that rush to get to the store before it closes or in the frenzy of trying to get to the airport before your flight leaves, the focus is often on what is in the car - not what is...
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The bunnies are multiplying. This is not some biology experiment, but rather the rapidly growing number of toy bunnies and reading packets that are being distributed to families of newborn children...
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INVITATION TO BID - PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Lightning Protection - City Hall
Sealed bids for Lightning Protection for City Hall will be received at the Gardner City Hall, Public...
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OAK BROOK, Ill, July 26, 2011 - Today, McDonald's USA president Jan Fields announced the company's "Commitments to Offer Improved Nutrition Choices." The comprehensive plan aims to help customers --...
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The U.S. Postal Service released a list Tuesday morning of nearly 3,700 post offices it's considering closing. Included on the list are 134 Kansas post offices.
The Postal Service says...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Soybeans typically can withstand drought stress reasonably well in the vegetative stage. However, the combination of drought and heat stress has been so extreme in much of Kansas...
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OLATHE, Kan. - MidAmerica Nazarene University business professor Dr. Yorton Clark says his favorite TV show is ABC's Extreme Home Makeover. Now he has the opportunity to work directly with the show's...
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(KansasReporter) TOPEKA, Kan. - New legislation designed to help fix Kansas' underfunded state pension system could shave more than $3.5 billion from the cost of not mending the system, the system's...
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(KansasReporter) TOPEKA, Kan. - More than three dozen Kansans that fight domestic and sexual abuse will receive a total $5.7 million in state and federal grants this year to help them continue those...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Several counties in Kansas have been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage due to the extreme...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a survey conducted by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Among the problems arising from this summer's extended heat wave is the potential for toxic blue-green algae to show up in lakes and ponds.
"Blue-green algae is...
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J.P. Lefmann of Gardner always plans to stay busy. If he was not working on his farm, raising his family, or taking a few hundred foster children under his wing over the past 40 years, he was helping...
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Hurricane Mills, Tenn. - Edgerton's Josh Miller just made his dream come true. The 14-year-old dirt bike racer has qualified for the largest amateur motocross race in the world, the 30th Annual Red...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - At their meeting July 21, the Johnson County Community College board of trustees elected officers for 2011-2012.
Don Weiss, Olathe, will serve a...
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Faculty from the Heartland Chamber Music Festival will present a special Ruel Joyce summer recital at noon Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Johnson County Community College.
Violinists Wei Wei Le and...
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This week's news briefs from Kansas State University Research and Extension:
1) Choose Best Value When Shopping for Meat, Poultry
2) Fall Field Day Planned at K-State's North Central...
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Overland Park, Kansas - The Johnson County Community College board of trustees approved the naming of a sculpture park in front of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art for Marti and Hamilton G....
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WEEKEND WORK! EXPECT DELAYS!
Northbound I-35 will be reduced to one lane (with alternating lane closures) from the College Boulevard overpass to...
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John O'Neil, general manager of Johnson County Wastewater (JCW), was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA).
NACWA...
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Gardner- - Health Mart®, a national network of nearly 2,800 independently owned pharmacies, announced today that Sam Boyajian, of Gardner Health Mart Pharmacy, will be honored with a Health...
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The GREAT MALL BBQ CONTEST & FESTIVAL "State Championship" is a Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) Sanctioned Event, taking place on July 22nd and 23rd.
Friday Night Concerts include...
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7/13/2011
0059 - 200 Blk E Skylark Open Door/Window
0142 - 200 Blk E Morgan (Edgerton) Outside Agency Assist
0413 - 900 Blk E Pumpkin Ridge Outside Agency...
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A public hearing has been scheduled on August 22 regarding a decades-old issue of providing sewers to Gardner Lake.
On Thursday, July...
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An Invitation to Bid for Broker and Risk Management Services for the City of Gardner's Commercial Insurance Program has been posted on the City's website.
The Gardner Historical Museum's special Victorian Bridal Exhibit runs to the end of July. The exhibit, consisting of many gowns and accessories from the collection of Shirley Brown-VanArsdale, was...
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OLATHE, Kan. - Johnson County K-State Research and Extension is launching a new 4-H program called FreeWheels for Kids, collecting donated bikes that youth repair and then redistribute to kids ages...
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Kodiak Island, Alaska. An eight-foot-tall grizzly bear has been claimed by a hunter. The hunter is so proud of his trophy that he is going to have it mounted in its original life-size form by a...
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Gardner Church of the Nazarene is holding their annual BIG TENT EVENT this Sunday, July 24th from 5pm to 8pm at 167th and Moonlight Road.
You are invited to come enjoy musical...
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The Gardner Area Chamber of Commerce is facilitating the parade on Saturday, August 13, 2011.
If you want to be a participant instead of a spectator, YOU...
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In a continuing effort to add value and leadership to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Frank Denning has promoted six Officers.
Captain's Lynn Garcia, Daryl Reece and Vicki...
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HUTCHISON, Kan. -- Excessively high temperatures and very little rainfall are putting landscapes at risk from the central to southern Plains.
"We're getting a pretty drastic lesson in why...
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Maintenance activities will cause interruption to KDOT's websites and phone services Wednesday and again this weekend.
On Wednesday, from approximately 8 a.m. until noon, the 511 Map...
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Gardner Edgerton High School Football Player Lucas Powell was honored at last evening's Gardner City Council meeting. Powell has been invited to play in the 38th annual Kansas All-Star Football...
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TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas lottery and gaming revenues, of which the state's share rose 5 percent to $103.8 million in 2011, likely will go through some major changes in the next 12 months, the new Kansas...
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At approximately 4:30 this afternoon a white male 53 years of age threatened to hurt himself and is currently barricaded inside his home at 127th and Lakeshore Drive in Olathe, Kansas. Several...
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TOPEKA, Kan. - The gap between the retirement benefits Kansas has promised to pay teachers and government workers and the money it will have to keep those promises widened to $8.3 billion, in 2010,...
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The Gardner Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011, will be the 10th Annual Danisco Gardner Prairie Punisher Duathlon in Gardner, Kansas. The Danisco...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - An orientation for new Johnson County Adult Education volunteers will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, in room 234 of the Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community...
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A transformer blew in the Aspen Place neighborhood, near the 110 block outside the Lincoln Lane entrance, causing a temporary power outage around 11 p.m. Sunday night.
Station 121 of...
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Robert Watson served as a fight engineer during World War II. He was aboard the B-29 Superfortress Irish Lassie as it flew over Japan on January 27, 1945 - he remembers the date exactly after all...
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Featuring FIFI, the only flying B-29 and P-51 Mustang Gunfighter!
Fun for the entire family!
Saturday, July16, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, July...
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(Olathe, KS) The Johnson County Health Department, in cooperation with the Johnson County Library, encourages citizens who need a place to cool down during hot days to visit one of thirteen...
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The Gardner City Council discussed the need for three additional police officers at the work session on Thursday evening. The Council determined that they wanted the officers but were not...
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Anne M. Schroer, a native of Gardner, Kan., has been named "Young Engineer of the Year" by the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers (KSPE). The award is given annually to honor a young engineer...
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Due to road closures north of Kansas in neighboring states related to the Missouri River flooding, and ongoing construction projects in northeast Kansas, the Kansas Department of Transportation...
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The Health Mart Healthy Living Tour is on the road to celebrate and recognize community pharmacists for the important role they play as trusted health care providers in their communities.
Weather permitting, on Monday, July 18, Switzer Road will close from College Boulevard to Indian Creek as work is set to begin on the US-69 & I-435 improvement project in Overland Park (Johnson...
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Have you seen Daisy?
Daisy is a very loved dog who is missing from her home in Gardner. She is partially blind and deaf and her family is worried about her in the heat.
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University's Department of Agricultural Economics will host its annual Risk and Profit Conference and Trade Show Thursday-Friday, Aug. 18-19 at the K-State Alumni...
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The author reads her work as the audience enjoys her well-written prose. Was this in a coffee shop? Bookstore? Library? No, this particular reading took place in the chamber of the Kansas House of...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University Research and Extension is offering the following area and statewide agricultural conferences and field days to all interested persons. For more information...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University Research and Extension and/or its Extension Master Gardeners are participating in the following area and statewide horticultural events, available to all...
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OLATHE, Kan. -- Seven Navaho Indian children and teens are enjoying the second half of a two week stay in Kansas this week. The students from Sun Valley Indian School (SVIS) in Sun Valley, Arizona...
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7/6/2011
0530 - 15800 Blk S Gardner Pl Outside Agency Assist
0533 - 175th & Waverly Citizen Assist
0820 - 200 Blk E Park Warrant Arrest -...
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Gardner, Kan. - The Take Me Home Program proved successful last week in returning an elderly man to his home after wandering away. On July 7, 2011 a Johnson County Sheriff's Dispatcher received a...
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OLATHE, Kan. -- International recording artist Mark Wood, one of the founding members of the multiplatinum selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra and creator of the revolutionary Viper electric violin, has...
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The Olathe Police Department is seeking help in locating an adult missing person, Joshua M. Wilcox, who was reported missing on July 3, 2011.
Joshua is a white male, 27-years old, 5'05",...
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Eastern Douglas County & Western Johnson County residents can expect to hear three loud blasts between 1 and 2 this afternoon, Tuesday, July 12th.
Ken Keiter, a fire inspector in...
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Join the Gardner Parks and Recreation Department this Friday, July 15 for a FREE movie in the park!
Grab your blankets and lawn chairs and head out to Cornerstone Park (next to the Aquatic...
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The Gardner Optimist Club is offering Ribs meals for TWO DAYS only at $15.00 each.
This week on Thursday, July 14, 2011 and Friday, July 15, 2011 the Gardner Community can purchase a meal...
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Roger Kroh of MARC, and Jason Burnett and Dan Popp of the Planning Commission made a presentation to the Council encouraging them to leave $75,000 in the 2012 budget for a rewrite of the...
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Gardner Edgerton School District Superintendent Bill Gilhaus presented to the Board of Education his case for a bond issue that would fund the construction of two new schools - the district's seventh...
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The First Presbyterian Church in Gardner will be hosting a Community Blood Drive on Friday, July 29th from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall
138 E. Shawnee, Gardner.
The goal...
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The Johnson County Library's "Streamlining Materials Handling" project has been recognized with a 2011 Top Innovations Award from the Urban Libraries Council (ULC), headquartered in...
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ALTA VISTA, Kan.- A train derailment near Alta Vista sent cars carrying new Toyotas flying off the tracks.
Wabaunsee County authorities say six train cars derailed north of Alta Vista off...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansans have been and still are among the firefighters struggling to contain and conquer recent months' record-challenging wildfires from Texas to Arizona and up into Colorado....
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OLATHE, Kan. - Do you wonder how K-State Research and Extension develops its list of recommended grass, flower or vegetable varieties? University research conducted right in Olathe, Kan. helps to...
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Join the City of Gardner for a class at the new Home Energy Efficiency Demonstration & Learning Center (Take Charge Challenge HQ).
Come learn about the following topics:
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The American Legion Riders, LeRoy Hill Post 19 in Gardner will host their 3rd Annual Legion Hop next Saturday, July 16th, 2011.
This event is open to the public and all vehicles are...
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Gardner VFW Post 11234 will have its meeting July 28, 2011, 7:30pm at Conestoga Estates Club House
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Beginning Sunday, July 10th, school supplies for Reading, KS & Joplin, MO may be dropped off at the entrances of the following Gardner businesses: Walgreens, Dollar General and WalMart.
Gardner Community Theatre's latest production, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, begins its first of six show nights tonight at 7 p.m. at Gardner Edgerton High School. The musical tells...
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Youth Recreational Soccer Deadline is Friday, July 15
Gardner Parks and Recreation is offering recreational soccer for kids ages 4 through 14.
We will offer 7...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College has released its student honor roll listings for the 2011 spring semester. Students on the President's List completed 12 credit hours or more...
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Have you ever wondered what really happens to all our plastics, paper, cardboard and aluminum recyclables once they leave the curb? This is a new monthly segment that selects an everyday recyclable...
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The 10th Annual Danisco Prairie Punisher Duathlon and 5K will be held on Saturday July 23rd at Celebration Park. The Gardner Parks and Recreation Department is looking for event volunteers from 6:00...
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OTTAWA, Kan. (July 7, 2011) - Ottawa University today announced the appointment of Dr. David M. Barnes as the dean of its newly created School of Education. In that post, he will be...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - K-State Research and Extension will host a crop production field day on Wed., Aug. 17, at the university's East-Central Experiment Field in Ottawa.
The field day begins...
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Balloons of all shapes and sizes will fly in Olathe during the three-day Great Midwest Balloon Fest planned for July 8, 9 and 10 at the Great Mall of the Great Plains.
Who doesn't love...
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The Gardner Farmers Market will be open again today, Thursday July 7th, in the vacant lot at the North East corner of Main and Sycamore.
Parking will be available at the parking lots of...
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OLATHE, Kan. - Do you wonder how K-State Research and Extension develops its list of recommended grass, flowers or vegetables varieties? University research conducted right in Olathe, Kan. helps to...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is hosting a public open house for the US-69 and I-435 Interchange Area Improvement Project on Thursday, July 7, 2011. The public is invited to stop by...
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6/28/2011
0006 - 700 Blk S Spruce Check the Welfare
0330 - 200 Blk N Alder CINC - Runaway
0640 - 200 Blk N Alder Burglary
0655 - 175th & Clare Motorist Assist
0745 - 200...
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The Colts Youth Organization and Drum Corps International (DCI) are pleased to present the Kansas City Brass Impact drum & bugle corps show on Monday, July 18, at 7:00 p.m.
The show...
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Home on the Range is considered the world's best known cowboy song. So, just as the cowboy good guys of yesteryear would rescue someone in the old western movies, it is appropriate that a group of...
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Gardner Community Theatre presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella.
The production is being Directed by Will Biggs, with Annie Biggs as the Music...
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Special Dreams do come true! COME ONE COME ALL!
Cinderella is having a Tea Party Sunday, July 10th... after the 2:00 Cinderella production!
The Tea Party is...
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Join the Gardner Parks and Recreation Department on Friday July 15th for a FREE movie in the park.
Grab your blankets and lawn chairs and head out to Cornerstone Park. ...
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Budgets have been the topic of discussion at the Gardner City Council for many weeks and those conversations will continue for several more weeks. It was an item on the Consent...
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Topeka - Gov. Sam Brownback announced Tuesday that he has donated $150,000 in unspent inauguration funds to nonprofit groups, including $30,000 to the Kansas Arts Foundation, which Brownback set up...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Teens who expected to land a summer job are coming up empty handed.
"The jobs, which often involved the service sector at restaurants, recreational sites and resorts,...
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There will be a Santa Fe Trail Relay for Life event beginning this Friday, July 8th at the Wheatridge Middle School track in Gardner. Opening ceremonies will be Friday evening at 6p.m. and closing...
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Integrity - Trust - Public Safety - Excellence - Teamwork
NEWS RELEASE - Douglas County Sheriff's Office, 111 E. 11th Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044
Gardner Energy and the Gardner Parks and Rec present Light Up The Night, Monday, July 4th at the GEHS parking lot, 425 N. Waverly Rd.
"Bones...
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The City of Edgerton will start celebrating the July 4th holiday on Sunday, July 3rd with a community picnic beginning at 3p.m. at the Martin Creek Park.
Bring a side dish to share,...
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Enjoy an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social at the Gardner Historical Museum this Saturday, July 2nd from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The day begins at 8 a.m. with a garage sale and silent auction. At 10...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - A team of graduate students from the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University earned first place in the International Food and Agribusiness Management...
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The Gardner Farmers Market is returning to a downtown location this year. The location will be in the vacant lot at the North East corner of Main and Sycamore. Parking will be available at the...
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The National American Miss Pageant has chosen Montana Jo Bell, of Gardner, as a Kansas State Finalist in the The National American Miss Pageant . The pageant will take place July 15-17 at the Hyatt...
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INVITATION TO BID - WATER/WASTEWATER DIVISION
2011 Hillsdale Pond Cleanout
Sealed bids for the 2011 Hillsdale Pond Cleanout contract will be...
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The Trailblazer Baseball Camp 2011 is coming up very soon. If you are interested and have not signed up yet, please contact Corey Schrack @ 913-938-4347.
There are two camps available....
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What song is more recognized than Home on the Range? Today we'll learn about the history of this wonderful song and the authentic Home on the Range cabin which is found in rural Kansas.
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6/21/2011
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TOPEKA, KS - Today Mars Chocolate North America announced plans to build a new state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Topeka, KS. The announcement was made in Topeka by Mike Wittman, Vice...
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Jerry Edwards a Sophomore at Olathe Northwest High School has qualified to represent Kansas City at the All-American Soap Box Derby Championship race in Akron Ohio.
As top points earner...
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Springhill youth, China Edwards, age 16, wins 1st Place, Super Stock Division, in Kansas City's All American Championship Race, Saturday, June 18, 2011! Now the Kansas City local champ, China will be...
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The City Planning Commission voted to deny a special use permit to the family that hoped they would be allowed to keep their pet miniature horse, Blazer, in their Parma backyard.
The...
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At approximately 0245 Hrs on 06-28-2011, Olathe police officers were dispatched to Van Wall Equipment, 800 N. Rogers Rd., on a reported burglary in progress.
Upon arrival in the area, a...
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There will be a Flag Raising Ceremony at the Gardner Cemetery this evening, June 28th at 7 p.m.
This event will be for Boy Scout Scott Coble and his team that have installed a light...
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Drop in to see the school decorated for an old-fashioned Independence Day. Try your hand at pen and ink. Make a craft to take home.
Visit Dates: Saturday, June 25 thru Saturday, July...
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Our U13AAA Blazers went 6-0 at the 2011 KS State Tournament this year and became the 2011 KS State U13AAA Champions.
They started strong going 3-0 in pool play coming into bracket play as...
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OLATHE, Kan. - Trained Master Food Volunteers will be available to assist you with questions about food preservation, preparation and safety.
You can call or email the Johnson County...
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Shake It Up Cafe (July 10-14; Sun-Thu 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.) Edgerton United Methodist Church invites children 3 - 8 years old (Preschool - 3rd grade) to get cookin' at Shake It Up Cafe: Where Kids...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation has created an Online Page to provide updates on Missouri River flooding, including links to Kansas neighboring states info:
HOME AGAIN
We returned from our annual family vacation Wednesday morning. We
rented a houseboat on Lake Powell and enjoyed the great weather and
the unique,...
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The agenda for this weeks city Gardner Planning Commission meeting includes the following NEW BUSINESS:
1. SUP-11-01 Cedar Street Miniature Horse
Conduct a...
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The City of Gardner will be collecting school supplies for the students of Joplin, Missouri during the month of July. Supplies are needed for ALL grade levels, K-12, including but not limited to...
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Gardner Community Theatre presents the first all youth production of Beauty and the Beast this weekend.
Show times are: June 24th,and 25th at 2:00 and 7:00, June 26th 2:00
All...
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RECOMMENDED ALTERNATE ROUTES in NORTHEAST KANSAS
For Monday, June 20 - Friday, July 1, 2011
Due to road closures north of Kansas in neighboring states related to the Missouri River...
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Harvesters Mobile Food Pantry is making an extra delivery this month!
The delivery will be June 29,2011 at 11am at GARDNER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE (16640 N. Moonlight...
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CH2M Hill will be in the City of Olathe going door to door conducting building evaluations. They will be working along side the city's Municipal Services Division. For information on CH2M Hill,...
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Starting June 27th, from 7:00 AM to 8:30 PM, SureWest will be on the west side of I-35 (Olathe, Ks.) surveying information for future residential and commercial fiber optic cable lines. There should...
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The Take Charge! Challenge kicked off Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to debut the new Home Energy Efficiency Demonstration and Learning Center.
The event, held at the Shell...
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Blazer, the miniature horse who made headlines for occupying his owners' backyard in the Parma subdivision, has been relocated to a farm outside of the city limits. But owner Flor Souter hopes it is...
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REMINDER! Grand Opening Celebration for the Take Charge Challenge Headquarters is TODAY!
You are invited to join us TODAY, Thursday, June 23rd for a grand opening...
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Welcome to the First Annual KADE MEYER CELEBRATION RUN
5k/10k RUN/WALK & KIDS FUN ONE MILE RUN
Saturday, September 24th, 2011
This event is dedicated to KADE MEYER, the...
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Social networking. It's highly popular right now, through Facebook and Twitter. But before computers existed, and in fact from the beginning of history, there were social networks being created in a...
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Mark your calendars and be sure to attend the Take Charge! Challenge open house and ribbon cutting this Thursday, June 24th.
American Energy Auditors (AEA) is opening a unique Take Charge...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - There have been many reports this year of glume blotch causing darkened glumes on wheat heads from southeast Kansas through north central Kansas, said Erick DeWolf, K-State Research...
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6/14/2011
0013 - I-35 & Gardner Rd DUI
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0211 - 1000 Blk E Wildcat Run Animal Control
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National HIV Testing Day is June 27th.
Free Rapid HIV Testing will be available on Monday, June 27th from 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the Johnson County Helath Department, 6000 Lamar Room...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The fourth annual Start2Finish 5K Run-Walk, sponsored by the University of Kansas Edwards Campus and Johnson County Community College, will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at...
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The Greater Kansas City Vintage Fly-in will be held Friday - Saturday, Jun 24-25, 2011 at the Gardner Municipal Airport.
Old fashioned Vintage Aircraft Fly-in. Camping allowed on the...
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The 7th grade Lady Blazers basketball team took 2nd place in Topeka at the MAYB basketball tournament held June 19th. Their record is 5 - 1.
Pictured are:
Back row coach Kendra...
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The speed limit on rural stretches of Kansas interstate highways, as well as segments of two U.S. routes, will be boosted to 75 miles per hour.
The 75-mph routes include:
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OLATHE, Kan. --- This August MNU will offer the nation's first Sexual Addictions Treatment Provider Certification Program from a faith-based institution. Designed to train postgraduate clinicians,...
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Gardner, Kansas - American Energy Auditors (AEA) is opening a unique Take Charge Challenge Headquarter (TCC HQ) facility in Gardner to educate citizens and train auditors how to make homes more...
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The 2011 Great Midwest Balloon Fest will launch July 8-10 at the Great Mall of the Great Plains in Olathe. The site, off I-35 and Exit 215 is accessible to the entire KC metro and will feature lots...
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Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social
With Many Other Fun Surprises & Acivities
July 2nd-8:00am to4:00pm
Gardner Historical Museum
204 W. Main
Gardner,...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is hosting a public open house for the US-69 and I-435 Interchange Area Improvement Project on Thursday, July 7, 2011. The public is invited to stop by...
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You are invited to join Edgerton's Book Group, the Edgerton Bookends! They meet the
2nd Tuesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Edgerton Library.
Upcoming book...
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Rep. Mike Kiegerl, an Olathe Republican, discussed the recently-completed 2011 Kansas Legislature with a Republican group at the Gardner library.
Click on the link
Due to road closures north of Kansas in neighboring states related to the Missouri River flooding, and ongoing construction...
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Enjoy this photo gallery of the Gardner Festival on the Trails on June 11, 2011. All Photos courtesy of Alyann Photography in Gardner, Kansas.
With the potential for floods looming in some areas of the state, particularly along the Missouri River, the Kansas Division of Emergency Management is urging residents who have special needs to call...
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(Gardner, Kan.) -- June 17, 2011- Cramer Products, Inc., an industry leader in the manufacturing and marketing of sports medicine and physical education products, announced today that it has...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College's Foundation has met the "Wysong Challenge" by raising $3,291,032 to support the construction of a new hospitality and culinary academy on the...
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An unoccupied home near 167th & Orchard Drive burned to the ground on Thursday evening.
Firefighters with the Johnson County Fire District #1 responded to a call at this residence...
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The 39th Annual Frontier Days will kick off this Friday, June 17th in Edgerton. The theme for this year is "Returning To Our Routes".
Beginning on Friday there will be a kid's carnival,...
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National news is filled with doom and gloom about the real estate market. Sales are down, value is depressed. Although the national picture gives a flavor for what your home might be worth or if...
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OLATHE, Kan. - Time is running out to get your sunflower seeds in the ground if you wish to enter the Kansas Sesquicentennial Sunflower Growing Contest.
In honor of Kansas' 150th year of...
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Following are Traffic Alerts for this weekend in Johnson County.
I-35 & I-435 Interchange Friday-Monday, June 17-20, 2011 in Johnson County
Eastbound...
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OLATHE, Kan. - On April 16, more than 70 members from 4-H clubs within 55 miles of Johnson County met at the Johnson County K-State Research and Extension office in Olathe, Kan for the first ever...
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Where would you find the world's largest sporting clay tower? Go ahead, take a shot.
No, not in Texas. The world's largest sporting clay tower -- and one of the finest venues for hunting...
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Gardner Energy would like to share the following information with you regarding this outage:
On the evening of May 29, 2011, vandals damaged electronic equipment which controlled one of...
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The Gardner EDGE is proud to announce the staff addition of Caitlin Trujillo as a summer intern. She will be covering a variety of local topics and events.
While tornadoes and flooding may have dominated the news this spring and summer, Johnson County Emergency Management is encouraging residents to be aware of another potentially deadly weather...
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The Olathe Police Department will conduct a DUI Check Lane on Friday June 17th from 10:00 PM until 2:30 AM.
This lane is part of our regular efforts to remove intoxicated drivers...
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Please come help us celebrate our Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony.
The event will be held in our recently completed Club House/ Management Center located 1 block west of 188th...
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6/6/2011
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0129 - 300 Blk W Mockingbird Suspicious Activity
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OLATHE, Kans. - If you have a passion for gardening and would like to share horticulture information with others, consider volunteering with the Johnson County Extension Master...
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Update-
Bryan Jessip, 18, of De Soto, died after his motorcycle collided with a minivan just before 5 p.m. Monday in the intersection of 115th Street and Waverly Road in Lexington.
MANHATTAN, Kan. - An insect anomaly has occurred in eastern Kansas. Periodical cicadas - the kind that stay buried for 13 or 17 years before emerging as adults - deviated this year from their...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Hearts of Darkness will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. (dusk) Friday, July 8, on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College....
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Join us from July 17 - 21 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm for crafts, music, snacks, recreational games, Bible Study, and worship! We will be exploring "New York" through the "Great Apple Adventure"!
The Johnson County Library will host a program with Jeff Guinn, author of The Last Gunfight, on Thursday, June 16 at 7:00 p.m. the Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Two student chefs from Johnson County Community College and their professor/mentor are among five winning teams in the 2011 Student Culinarian Invitational competition sponsored...
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Click It or Ticket
During the Click It or Ticket Campaign just completed, the Olathe Police Department conducted overtime saturation patrols to aggressively enforce Kansas occupant...
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The Gardner Historical Museum is displaying antique bridal gowns and other wedding-themed attire as part of its latest exhibit. The collection consists of around twenty summer-themed dresses from the...
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What is a kinase? Some kind of playing card? No, a kinase is a protein which controls nearly every type of cell function inside the human body. Each cell contains an intricate network of interacting...
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Weather permitting, on Monday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m., a pavement repair project will begin on northbound and southbound I-435 from 87th Street to Midland Drive and on the Holiday Drive interchange...
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For Friday - Sunday, June 10-12, 2011 - Johnson County I-35 & I-435 Interchange
SPECIAL NOTE: For...
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The opening day festivities will include a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. and a variety of sports activities.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., coaches will be teaching soccer and volleyball skills and...
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The Gardner Edgerton Blazer Girls 6th Grade team played in the Summer Shootout Tournament which was held June 3-5, 2011. The games were played at Wheatridge Middle School in Gardner, and at the New...
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5/19/2011
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0037 - 600 Blk E Washington Animal Control
0211 - I-35 & 175th Motorist Assist
USD 231 will be hosting three Facility Focus Committee meetings at 6:30 p.m., on June 16, June 28, and if necessary, July 14 at the District Offices Building.
The purpose of the...
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Lunch Time! The Lunch Bunch is back in action, preparing summer lunches for school aged kids in Edgerton.
Each weekday (Monday -Friday) now through the month of July volunteers will be...
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The Brent Bays Foundation (BBF) 5K/10K will take place at Celebration Park in Gardner on Sunday, June 12. The BBF is actively seeking participants, sponsors and volunteers.
If you would...
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TOPEKA, Kan. - Summertime stars for patio and porch are substantial containers, filled with lush, multi-plant foliage and floral displays.
"They look complicated and can be expensive...
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KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Nine Northeast Kansas highway expansion projects that have an economic impact of $8.8 billion were announced today by Gov. Sam Brownback.
The projects include the...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - The effects of recent U.S. weather patterns are widespread - and devastating.
And, while many, if not most, will have read or heard about the need to build an emergency...
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On Saturday, June 4, the eastbound outer lane of US 56, just west of Moonlight Road, will be closed while Amino Brothers, contractor for the Moonlight Road Project, performs grading in preparation...
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My cell phone is buzzing and chirping with random urgency. Well, to me every chirp and blip seems urgent, anyway. I'm gearing up for the 2nd annual Brent Bays Foundation 5K/10K Run/Walk that is on...
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Have you ever had a mountaintop experience? Today we'll meet a man from rural Kansas who has had many mountaintop experiences. In the process, he's taken a company to the summit of American...
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When we think of checking for hail damage we immediately think of vehicles, windows and roofs.
Along with these items the wind and hail storm that went through Edgerton on Wednesday...
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The De Long Company, a grain firm from Clinton, Wisconsin announced today that they will be establishing a grain exporting facility in Edgerton, Kansas. The De Long Company will be the first tenant...
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The Johnson County Museum will change the hours of operation at its three locations beginning June 1, 2011.
Hours at the Lanesfield School Historic Site, located at 18745...
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Come join the fun at First Presbyterian Church June 13-17 from 9:00 a.m. til noon for our Vacation Bible School "Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus was a kid".
Singing, games, worship, snacks,...
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Did you get some hail on Wednesday evening?
Do you have pictures of the hail or damage it caused?
Would you like to share your photo's?
If so please send them to
OLATHE, KAN. (June 2, 2011) - Introducing new technological enhancements in its catheterization laboratory, Olathe Medical Center announced today that a nearly-completed project will bring impressive...
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Parkville, Mo.-June 1, 11 - Park University held its May 2011 Kansas City Area Commencement ceremony on May 6 at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Mo.
Approximately 385...
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Edgerton Kansas had a significant Hail Storm shortly after 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Photos were taken shortly after the hail stopped raining from the sky. The event lasted at...
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New Century, Kan. - A yellow, 2008 F-350 pickup was stolen from the Johnson County Airport Commission on May 26, 2011. The truck has markings on the doors indicating it is an Airport Commission...
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An innovative partnership between The World Company and four independent, online local news providers has been awarded a grant by J-Lab at American University in Washington, D.C.
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Few people could have guessed the path that Rachel Opole's life would take.
The Kansas State University doctoral student was a city girl who nonetheless, developed an...
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The area's biggest and best used book sale!
The economy may be tight but the prices at this sale are just right! The Johnson County Library will hold the 2011 Annual Sizzlin' Summer Used...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Upcoming trainings hosted by the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University will focus on beef cattle performance and health. Producers and veterinarians can learn about...
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Alex Winkler a senior at GEHS for the 2011-2012 school year, has been selected to attend the Kansas Future Teaching Academy this spring at Emporia State University.
While attending from...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Mulch choices can say as much about the gardener as they do about the mulch itself.
A stony mulch of white marble tends to look formal, "imported," expensive and hot. A...
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The Sons of the American Legion will have their annual Memorial Day Breakfast, Monday May 30 from 7:00 to 10:00am.
All you can eat eggs, waffles, biscuits and gravy, sausage,milk, oj...
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As of 4:30 p.m. the Saturday evening flights and glow are to still on!
Quick Update: This is the link to the web page that shows if the balloons will be on schedule or not:
OLATHE, KAN. - MidAmerica Nazarene University School of Nursing and Health Science announced today that, for the third year in a row, it has been selected as a grant recipient of the Robert Wood...
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Members of the Olathe Police Department will be participating in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) which benefits Kansas Special Olympics on Tuesday, May 31st. Opening ceremonies will begin...
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Johnson County Young Matrons (JCYM) kicked off their 50th year anniversary celebration with a luncheon on April 27th.
Growing from its original 51 members to approximately 300 members,...
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The Johnson County Library will offer a special career program with Diane Stafford, Kansas City Star careers columnist, on Thursday, June 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Central Resource Library,...
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The City of Gardner would like to inform you of an upcoming road closure that may affect your travels through the city.
Weather permitting, BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) Railway...
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The Edgerton City Council selected Beth Linn to serve as City Administrator at their May 26th meeting. Linn is currently the Community Development Director for the City of Raytown,...
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London, England. On display is a gorgeous, restored 1954 Corvette. Inside this Corvette are authorized replacement parts, manufactured halfway around the globe in rural Kansas. Rev up your engine,...
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2011 HVAC Services
Sealed bids for HVAC Services for seven (7) City facilities will be received at the Gardner City Hall, Public Works Department, 120 E. Main Street,...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - K-State Research and Extension has named 10 students as 2011 summer interns. The interns will assist extension agents and staff in planning and implementing educational programs for...
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Washington, D.C. - As colleges across the country honor their graduates this commencement season, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) honored MidAmerica Nazarene University as a...
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Fantastic Sams of Gardner will be doing haircuts for $7.00 this Memorial Day from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. All of the money raised will go to Relay for Life, the signature fundraising event of the...
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Come and join us for an Opening Day Celebration!
The Gardner Aquatic Center will open its doors for the summer season this Saturday, May 28 at 1:00 p.m and we will celebrate the opening...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - This fall, even though Johnson County Community College's practical nursing and health occupations classes will move from its King's Cove facility to its new Olathe Health...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - At their monthly meeting May 19, the Johnson County Community College board of trustees approved the college's 2011-2012 budget of $230,760,348, with a primary operating budget...
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OLATHE, Kan. --- Dr. Jim Diehl has been named acting president of MidAmerica Nazarene University, effective July 1, 2011. Dr. Diehl will preside for six to twelve months during a presidential...
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On May 21st at approximately 7:15 pm officers from the Olathe Police Department were dispatched to the 17400 block of W. 158th Place in reference to a missing juvenile.
Officers were...
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The Gardner Police Department will be participating in a special traffic enforcement program sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation.
The "Click It or Ticket" enforcement...
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THE FAT LADY FINALLY SANG: THE 2011 SESSION IS OVER
After a record setting marathon the legislature adjourned sine die (
without naming a date to reconvene ), which means we will not...
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Top Performance Dance Academy will be holding an Open House this weekend, May 21st and 22nd.
On Saturday the open house hours will be from 11-5 and Sunday from 1-5. Stop by and meet the...
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4/28/2011
0127 - 17900 Blk S Moonlight Vehicle Accident - Non-injury
0127 - 17900 Blk S Moonlight DUI
0620 - US 56 & Cedar Niles Vehicle Accident -...
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Olathe, Kansas- On 5/17/2011 at 2323 hours, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from an Insurance Company regarding a subject who had been involved in an injury rollover accident...
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OLATHE, Kan. - In honor of Kansas' 150th year of statehood, Johnson County K-State Research and Extension and Sun Publications have teamed up to sponsor a sunflower growing contest. Cash prizes...
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"One good thing leads to another." That truism applies to many things, and it certainly applies to the business of Homestead Custom Cabinets. Word-of-mouth advertising from satisfied customers has...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -Johnson County Community College Foundation is celebrating its 25th fundraising gala, Some Enchanted Evening, in November. Instead of naming one new Johnson Countian of the Year...
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KC Bounce Town has been a local family owned and operated company since 2009. Offering inflatables that you can rent for all types of occasions is their specialty. You've probably seen bounce...
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USD # 231
Gardner Edgerton School District
Pre Bid meeting for Asphalt Repairs will be Thursday, May 26th, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.
Meeting will be held at the Board of...
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Last weekend the Gardner Blazers U11 AA Baseball team won the MSP Spring NIT Classic at the Mid America Sports Complex.
Once again the Blazers were fired up to compete in this 12 team pool...
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Olathe, Kansas - Johnson County Sheriff Frank Denning honored several Deputies for meritorious actions performed in 2010. Awards of Merit, a Unit Citation, Formal Recognition Certificates, a Medal...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Two bands, Soft Reeds and The Latenight Callers, will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. (dusk) Friday, June 10, on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Alfalfa is under severe stress from drought and alfalfa weevil pressure in many parts of Kansas this spring, resulting in stunted growth and damaged leaves, said Jim Shroyer,...
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The Kansas City Starlight Theater recently notified the Gardner Edgerton High School Drama Department that Jekyll and Hyde, the GEHS fall play, was nominated for the Blue Star Award for Outstanding...
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A list of 2011 Summer Sports Camps can be found by going to the following link:
Are you going to a reunion this summer? No, not a family reunion, a festival reunion. In June, a rural Kansas community is hosting its tenth and final annual country music festival, with a reunion...
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The Fire District #1 Women's Auxiliary is hosting a "Fun Day with the Fire Fighters" mini carnival on Sunday, May 22nd at Veteran's Park in Gardner, KS.
The carnival will be from 2:00 to...
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OTTAWA, Kan. (May 12, 2011) - Ottawa University today announced the appointment of Dr. Russ McCullough as its Wayne Angell Chair of Economics. McCullough brings to Ottawa University a unique blend of...
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Olathe, Kansas - In a role change, Deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office will be asking for tips of a different kind. On Saturday May 14th 2011 deputies will be asking for tips to raise...
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A program intended to identify intoxicated drivers will be conducted by the Johnson County Sheriff's office and other participating agencies. Officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in western...
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The Brent Bays Foundation, Inc. (BBF) is a grassroots charity in Gardner, KS whose purpose is the raise money for local families who have had a financial battle with cancer. On June 12, 2011, the...
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Looking for a good pancake breakfast and willing to support your local Gardner 14U competitive softball team?
If so, head on over to the Great Plains Applebee's at 14860 Hwy 7 in Olathe...
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Johnson County, Kan. - Deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office arrested 12 people in a two day prostitution sting earlier this week. Seven men were arrested for soliciting prostitution,...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Performing Arts Series will once again offer four free vintage movie musicals at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8-29, in Yardley Hall of the Carlsen Center, Johnson County...
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Gardner, KS - More than $80,800 was awarded in scholarships to Gardner Edgerton High School seniors at the Senior Honors Night Award ceremony on May 11. The scholarships are made possible by...
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Two of the top high school javelin throwers in the state of Kansas (and the nation) are Gardner-Edgerton's Dani Plank and Ashlee Bilhimer.
With their remarkable performances, they have...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Wheat in most of Kansas has faced numerous challenges this spring - primarily a severe and ongoing drought, said Jim Shroyer, K-State Research and Extension crop production...
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Notice of a public meeting with the Johnson County Library Board of Directors, the Friends of the Library Board of Directors and the Johnson County Library Foundation Board of Directors scheduled for...
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The Gardner Parks and Recreation Department announced today that it has been awarded the prestigious "Gold International Aquatic Safety Award".
Earning this award...
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OLATHE, KAN. (May 9, 2011) - Olathe Health System and the Olathe Medical Center Charitable Foundation announced today they have received a $500,000 challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee...
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Join us in the fight against cancer
And to create a world with more birthdays!!!
Texas Hold'em poker Fundraiser
DATE: Saturday May 14th, 2011
TIME: Registration begins...
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Fellowship Bible Church in Gardner will hold its annual vacation Bible school June 6-10.
In keeping with the VBS theme of "Big Apple Adventure: Where Faith and Life Connect," the church,...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Jason Gould, Leawood, a former student in Johnson County Community College's journalism and media communications department program, was named the national winner in the...
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Maximum Lawn Care is seeking crew members for our mowing & maintenance crews. Must be experienced and have a valid drivers license. Contact Randy at 913-856-6164
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Manhattan, Kansas, May 6, 2011 --- Adrian J. Polansky, State Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Kansas announced USDA's first Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Project Area to...
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When you start planning for your next big event, regardless of whether it's formal or not, you don't want the experience to be ordinary. You want the experience to leave your guests with an...
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After years of saving, Edgerton Elementary recently completed a walking trail on the school playground.
It took 5 years of saving all the proceeds from the major...
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The Pentagon, near Washington, D.C. here at the headquarters of the Department of Defense, we find a custom-made, metal security cage. And where do you suppose this product was designed and built?...
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This Saturday morning (During the Garage Sale), the American Legion Riders (ALR Post #19) will be doing a "Helmet Block" Fund Raiser.
They will be at the intersection of Main & Elm...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has established a decreased speed limit zone on US-56 from the Industrial Bypass/Aspen Street (Old US-56) through the south junction of I-35 and US-56...
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TOPEKA, KS- As part of the state's commemoration of the Kansas sesquicentennial, Governor Sam Brownback has appointed a blue ribbon panel for Kansas history. This panel of historians and others...
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The Johnson County Library Foundation is seeking public nominations for the 2011 Pinnacle Awards. The Pinnacle Award recognizes Excellence in: the Arts; Advocacy and Public Engagement; Business and...
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The NCAA College Basketball tournament may be over, but the season is just starting for amateur basketball teams that travel around the country competing in tournaments.
Right next door to...
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The Olathe Police Department, as part of it's ongoing commitment to the reduction of accidents involving intoxicated drivers, will conduct a saturation patrol on Thursday May 5th, 2011, from 6 pm to...
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Performers ages 8-18 will want to be part of Gardner Community Theatre's first full length youth musical production! This is a full theatre experience where participants will be learning...
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This is a summer of dreams come true!
Gardner Community Theatre will present: Rodgers...
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The Gardner City Council heard from USD231 Officials regarding their proposal to build a middle school and an elementary school on Grand Street between Center Street (Gardner Road) and...
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4/19/2011
0115 - 1000 Blk E Cottage Creek Outside Agency Assist
0313 - 800 Blk S Juniper Terr Ambulance Call
0420 - 600 Blk E Main Fire Call
0757 - 26200...
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The Olathe Animal Control Unit will be hosting a pet adoption event this Friday, April 29th and Saturday, April 30th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the PetSmart located at 15255 W. 119th St. (119th and...
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OLATHE, Kan. --- A full slate of summer camps from athletic strength and conditioning camp to mystery science camp to guitar camp will be offered at MNU this summer. Envisioned, taught and managed by...
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Pittsburg Police Department officers responded at 12:42 a.m. on April 28 to an accident on 4th and King Free Highway which involved two Gardner and two Olathe residents. The driver of the vehicle,...
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Bring the family out and spend the day exploring the Mildale Farm property during our Free Mildale Farm Community Day. Visitors can explore and picnic on the 158-acre site including the 22-acre...
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Weather permitting, on Thursday, April 28 at approximately 7:00 p.m., a pavement repair project will begin on northbound I-35 from 151st Street to just past Santa Fe/135th Street in Olathe/Johnson...
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Gardner, Kansas-Central National Bank participated for the second year in the National Teach Children to Save program. Central staff went to two local elementary schools to help teach children the...
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Back in February, the American Legion Riders Post 19 in Gardner spent a morning flipping pancakes for a great cause. They were raising money to donate to the Honor Flight Network.
This...
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Kiwanis Club of Gardner, Kansas is holding a "Mom's Day Baby Shower" at Wal-Mart on May 7th, 2011. We will be accepting donations for "Baby's of Needy Moms" on that day. We welcome...
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The Kansas City Soap Box Derby will kick off the 2011 racing season with Rookie Days on April 30th, May 1st and May 7th for kids 7-20 years of age.
On April 30th and May 1st come learn to...
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It's widely known that there is an obesity problem in America, and, unfortunately, it's most innocent victims are children. With the increase in fast food consumption and video game playing and the...
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What a great day for GEHS Juniors, Kyle Christine and Corinne Currier. Kyle and Corinne have been selected to attend the 2011 Kansas Youth Leadership Forum (KSYLF) this June at Washburn...
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Gardner Edgerton High School Senior Katie Shreive received a $500 scholarship to the college of her choice from The Greater Federation of Women's Clubs at the State Art Festival in Newton, Kansas on...
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On 04-21-2011, Petroleum Technologies Inc. reported the theft of two radiators from their compressor pumps located at 35200 W. 191st Street, in rural Edgerton, Johnson County, Kansas. The radiators...
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Following the cross-over collision accident that killed two in Eudora last week Kansas Governor Brownback issues directive to KDOT regarding K-10 in Douglas/Johnson Counties.
Gardner Edgerton High School Band members shined recently at the Regional Solo and Ensemble Festival at Baker University. They brought home 45 Gold Medals.
Gardner Edgerton had 28...
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There were eggs to be found and plenty of kids to hunt them in Edgerton on Saturday afternoon.
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This past Thursday, Gardner-Edgerton senior Kyle Pacheco experienced one of the most important days of his life, his eighteenth birthday. The day was special not because of his becoming of an adult,...
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The Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate both Earth Day and Arbor Day with community members at the Gardner Greenway on Saturday, April 30th.
Over 400 volunteers will...
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Now You Can Recycle Even More! Keep Kansas City Beautiful Has Partnered with Ripple Glass to Increase Event Recycling in Johnson County
Johnson County - Community events in Johnson County...
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OTTAWA, Kansas -The Ottawa University Community Band will perform the final concert of the season on Tuesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Chapel located at 1001 S. Cedar Street, Ottawa....
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OTTAWA, Kansas - "Breakdown" is a time for area youth to come together for a contemporary Christian event that breaks down denominational walls.
Though "Breakdowns" have been hosted in...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Johnson County Community College Model United Nations team received an Outstanding Delegation Award for its portrayal of New Zealand at the National Model United Nations...
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Topeka - This week marked 100 days since Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, M.D. were sworn into office on January 10, 2011.
"From day one, my administration has been...
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Jordan Keehn, a member of the 2011 GEHS Senior class, has made the most of his high school years.
He has a lengthy resume to say the least. Among his accomplishments are Senior Class...
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"It's time to step up to the plate." Hmm, that statement has a double meaning. It could mean a baseball game -- or dinner. Today we'll meet an enterprise which combines both. It's a restaurant with...
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Dear Distinguished Citizens,
You are cordially invited to the "Chat-Fest on the Trails", to continue the fellowship that we all enjoyed during the Sesquicentennial Celebration in 2007. ...
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As many people have heard, Trailwest Ace Hardeware will be opening back up in May. The same management and staff will remain at the store, but there will be many changes along with some additions.
Representative Kevin Yoder sat down with GardnerEDGE on Monday, April 18th for a wide-ranging interview. Yoder explained his no vote on the 2011 budget compromise and his yes vote on 2012...
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4/8/2011
0810 400 Blk N Waverly Property Lost
0930 800 Blk N Cottonwood Animal Control
0930 ...
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After years of planning and months of construction, Fellowship Bible Church will celebrate Easter in a new sanctuary.
Exciting days are ahead for the church, located on the west side of...
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When asked to sum up their child's experience with Access Dance in one word, most parents said they could not even begin to describe it. The ones that could are saying "awesome" "fun", and then so...
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It's a night of jazz, art, shopping and good food at the annual Gardner Edgerton High School Showcase and Evening of Jazz, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 2, in the GEHS Commons, 425 N. Waverly...
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It's that time of year again! We are gearing up for our annual City-wide garage sale which will be held on May 7th. All registrations are due by April 27.
Although it is...
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OLATHE, Kans. - Five youth from the Johnson County K-State Research and Extension 4-H/Youth Development program traveled to the Tallgrass Prairie National preserve near Strong City, Kans. to...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - With K-State Research and Extension's Walk Kansas celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the program's colorful T-shirts are becoming increasingly visible throughout the state...
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Troop 369 will host the Annual Pancake Breakfast at Edgerton City Hall, April 23 from 7 to 10 am.
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The Edgerton Crew 2369 and Troop 369 will be having their 2nd annual garage sale on April 30.
It will be off of 56 Highway in the vacant lot next to Dees Mini Mart.
Over 20...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- A combination of record heat, dry soils, and high winds in March and April has sapped the wheat in many areas of Kansas this year, especially where the wheat emerged late and is...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College is hosting Farmin' the 'Burbs Wednesday, April 27, in the Commons Plaza. Events are free and open to the...
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CORNING, Kan. -- Ken Melvin decided 15 years ago that he had watched too many floods carry valuable soil away from crop fields and stream banks in northeast Pottawatomie County. So, he planted trees...
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A 2005 CATERPILLAR SKID LOADER, MODEL 246B WAS TAKEN FROM THE 4400 BLOCK OF UTAH ROAD, WELLSVILLE, KANSAS (SOUTHWEST OF KC ON I-35) BETWEEN 4- 09-11 AND 04-12-2011. THE SKID LOADER HAD NEW DECALS...
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Convergys Corp., a global leader in relationship management, announced today it plans to hire home-based customer service agents in rural Kansas.
New home agents will provide customer...
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The Oz Marathon is scheduled to start Saturday, April 16th at 7 am.
Garmin International (1200 E. 151st) will be the start/finish location.
Residents can expect occasional...
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The Edgerton City Council met on Thursday, April 14th for the first session with its newly elected members. Clay Longanecker and Jody Brown were sworn in following their re-election to the City...
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Amino Brothers, general contractor for the Moonlight Road construction project, has begun work again after the winter shutdown.
Items left to complete include construction of the medians,...
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Felony Fleeing & Eluding Arrest
On 04/14/2011 at approximately 0322 hrs, a traffic violation of speeding was observed by an officer on Moonlight Road just north of Main Street. The...
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The community and area alumni are invited to watch the Ottawa University Braves football team, back-to-back KCAC conference champions, back on the field as they gear up for an exciting 2011...
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Public Notice: Gardner City Council Special Meeting on Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Gardner City Council will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, April 20th at 6:00 pm to discuss the...
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Are you looking for an Easter Egg Hunt to take the family to? Many organizations in the area are hosting not only egg hunts, but also events for the entire family. Carnival games, family fun...
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Where is the longest continuously operating entertainment venue in the state of Kansas? I might have guessed Kansas City or Leavenworth. But according to the book Kansas Opera Houses, 1855-1925, the...
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MOUND VALLEY, Kan. - K-State Research and Extension's Southeast Agricultural Research Center will host its Beef Cattle and Forage Crops Field Day at the Mound Valley Unit on Thursday, May 5. The unit...
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Comedian Darren Marlar will be performing at Indian Creek Community Church in Olathe...
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The GEHS Cheerleaders are currently holding a Yankee Candle Fundraiser.
The cheerleaders will receive 40% from each sale to help pay for new pompoms, sweats, buses to games, items to make...
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Multi-family garage sale. Dinner Table & 6 chairs, matching Bakers rack, Coca-Cola collectables, dishes, small appliances, DVD's, Harley Davidson shocks & highway pegs, prom dresses and so...
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The Olathe Police Department is celebrating the second full week of April (April 10th through April 16th, 2011) as National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week. The National Animal Control...
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OTTAWA, Kansas - Ottawa University Theatre will present "All in the Timing," by David Ives, on April 14, 15, and 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Larry D. Peters Auditorium. Tickets are $10.00 for adults,...
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RECESS AT LAST
After a hellacious week struggling with the mega budget, the
legislature recessed on April 2nd until April 27th, when we return for
the wrap up session. A...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Cowboy Indian Bear headlines this summer's first free Light up the Lawn concert at 8 p.m. Friday, May 6, on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson...
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The Gardner Edgerton Abilities Support Network will have their next monthly meeting on April 14, 2011 at 7:00pm at the Fellowship Bible Church, 16900 Waverly Rd, Gardner KS.
Dr. Jody...
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The 40th annual Kansas Old Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers was held in Osawatomie, Kansas at the City Auditorium on April 8th, 9th and 10th. Contestants from across the state of Kansas with some...
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The Gardner Historical Museum is in need of some wonderful volunteers this Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
After school they are looking for some of the strong boy scouts and 4-H club members...
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A man has barricaded himself inside a house in the 100 block of Cedar in Gardner Thursday afternoon. The only information known at this time is that a woman called police after allegedly being...
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Show your support for GEHS through Facebook!
Go to Midwest Ford Dealers and click on the "Vote 4UR School" link on the left of...
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Gardner Elementary Principal Pam Tate was informed April 6, she was selected as the Kansas District I Distinguished Principal by the Kansas Distinguished Principal Program Committee. Tate is one of...
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Take the Wheel, Help Project Grad 2011!
Take a free test drive and Ford Motor Company will donate up to $6000 ($20/test drive) to GEHS Project Grad!
Plus you have the chance...
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Four Sessions to choose from:
Session 1- June 6 thru June 16
Session 2 - June 20 thru June 30
Session 3 - July 11 thru July 21
Session 4 - July...
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The GardnerEDGE congratulates the winners in the April 5th General election and thanks all of the candidates for their willingness to step forward and serve the community. We have asked the three...
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The Fantastic Sams hair salon in Gardner celebrated its 5th anniversary last Thursday. In addition to festivities for both the customers and staff, the salon recognized the 5 year service mark of...
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Looking for fun, educational experiences for your child this summer? You don't have to go to Olathe, or Overland Park for your child to experience a fun filled Summer. Gardner Community Theatre and...
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The railroad crossing located at Harrison/Southgate is closed and will re-open Thursday (4/7) at approximately 5 pm.
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GARDNER AT-LARGE
Total
Number of Precincts 11
Precincts Reporting 11 100.0 %
Vote For 3
Total Votes 3326
Times Blank Voted 6
Times Over Voted 0
Unofficial Final Results for the April 5th General Election.
EDGERTON AT-LARGE
As construction of the BNSF KC Intermodal Facility in Edgerton, KS gets underway, the City of Edgerton is notifying commuters of Road Closures.
These closures may impact travel and...
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OTTAWA, Kansas - A concert featuring the Ottawa University Concert Choir and Orchestra will be presented on Sunday, April 17, at 3:00 p.m., in the Ottawa University Chapel at 1001 South Cedar Street,...
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The City of Gardner, KS requests proposals from qualified consultants for an evaluation of the possibilities of adjusting or modifying the City's existing 2.5 MGD wastewater treatment plant on Kill...
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Spring has Sprung! Craft Fair
We have just what you are looking for.......
TEACHER, BABY, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS
Featured Vendors:
Tots Boutique, Tastefully...
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The Gardner Girls Softball Association would like to thank everyone for participating in their March 5th Wally's poker tournament fundraiser and the Beef Raffle.
Congratulations to the...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Gardner Edgerton Names New Director of Operations
The USD 231 Board of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Diener as the new...
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Mission, KS. (April 4, 2011)- Arvest Bank is embarking on an initiative to fight hunger in the more than 90 communities it serves. Today the bank kicked off a two month, bank-wide effort to provide...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran will speak at the Kansas Farm Bureau on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 7 p.m. This lecture is the third installment in the K-State student and young alumni...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Carbon Nation: a climate change solutions movie that doesn't even care if you believe in climate change will have two screenings Tuesday, April 12, at 12:30 p.m. in room 211 of...
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3/10/2011
0110 - 1100 Blk E Santa Fe Ambulance Call
0634 - 800 Blk E Saddlewood Suspicious Activity
0657 - 900 Blk E Main Alarm Call
1000 - 400 Blk N Waverly Juvenile
1126 -...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Joseph M. Sopcich, executive vice president, administrative services, at Johnson County Community College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture in Russia,...
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The April-June 2011 Activity Guide is officially here and we are excited to share with you all of our new activities including some wonderful activities and events that are returning for another...
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First Student, Inc., the nation's leader in student transportation, seeks drivers to fill positions at the company's locations in Gardner, Olathe, Desoto and Shawnee Mission in Kansas as well as...
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The April edition of Gardner Utility News is now available for you to read online, prior to reaching your mailbox! Be the first to see what is being highlighted in this issue.
* Utility...
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We wish to thank everyone for their cards, e-mails, prayers, visits, flowers, food, and acts of kindness expressed to us these past 9 months. Jim is now home recuperating and doing very well. Again,...
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Candidates for the Gardner City Council gathered at Pioneer Ridge Middle School on March 24th to respond to questions submitted by the public and the event co-sponsors: The Gardner Area...
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The Gardner-Edgerton Quarterback Club held its first meeting for the 2011 season on Thursday, March 31. The meeting was mainly to organize the year's upcoming events such as the 2nd Annual Golf...
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After 18 years of serving the Gardner-Edgerton area, John Burnett has decided it's time to close the doors. Burnett is the independent owner of NAPA Auto Parts. "It's something I have been thinking...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has approved the selection of a new interchange at Homestead Lane on I-35 between the cities of Gardner and Edgerton in Johnson County, Kansas. ...
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On March 29th at approximately 10 p.m. officers from the Olathe Police Department were dispatched to a private residence in the 400 block of N. Logan St. on a report of an armed disturbance.
We are currently putting together a "Master List" of Easter activities and Egg Hunts in the area.
If you would like your organization and event listed please send...
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Make it, Eat it Try it Brownie Workshop
Saturday April 9 , 10 - 12PM
Johnson County K-State Research and Extension, 11811 S. Sunset Drive, Olathe, 66061. Hands-on...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The U.S. Public Health Service has identified the 10 biggest culprits in foodborne illness, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls them the "Ten Least Wanted...
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The Johnson County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program will be collecting electronic waste for recycling, in addition to household hazardous waste (HHW).
Residents must make an...
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Topeka, Kan. - Johnson County is the second healthiest county in Kansas, according to the annual County Health Rankings, released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and...
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In what is welcome news to our community, the Trails West ACE Hardware store here in Gardner will reopen under new ownership around the middle of May.
The store will be managed by...
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Press Release: Armed Disturbance/Officer Involved Shooting
On March 29th at approximately 10 p.m. officers from the Olathe Police Department were dispatched to a private residence in the...
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What: 2011 State of Johnson County Address
Where: Ritz Charles, 9000 West 137th Street, Overland Park
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 29
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Sealed bids for the Abatement of Health and Environmental Violations will be received at the Gardner City Hall, Community Development Department, Codes Administration Office, 120 E. Main Street,...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan - Kelly Eckerman, news reporter/anchor, KMBC TV-9, will receive the Headline Award from Johnson County Community College's journalism and media communications department at a...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College offered its first Free College Day in 2009 as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. It was such a success then that we're doing it again -...
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The Olathe Fire Department invites all area children to bring their bikes to the annual Olathe Helmet Head Bike Rodeo on Sunday, April 3rd from Noon to 4 p.m. at The Olathe Medical Center, 20375 W....
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Candidates for the Gardner City Council gathered at Pioneer Ridge Middle School on March 24th to respond to questions submitted by the public and the event co-sponsors: The Gardner Area Chamber of...
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As the session winds down activities in the House and Senate pick up
and both Chambers spent all day on the floor last week to vote on
legislation passed by the other. As usual many...
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OTTAWA, Kansas - Celebrated Irish Poet Moya Cannon will read from her works at Ottawa University on Wednesday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. The reading will be held in the O'Dell Lounge in Martin Hall at...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - At their monthly meeting March 24, the Johnson County Community College board of trustees approved an increase in the cost-per-credit-hour for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The...
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OLATHE, KS (Johnson County Square) - Johnson County continues to score a triple when it comes to issuing almost $35.4 million in bonds for three capital projects that are currently under...
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Mission, Kan. - Thursday evening at 10:00 p.m. deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office Emergency Response Team took Gary A. Freeman a 43 year old white male into custody. Freeman was taken...
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On Sunday, March 27th the Olathe Police Department will sponsor and host the 4th Annual Cy Middleton Memorial Basketball tournament. The opening ceremony for the tournament will be held in the Olathe...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- With the advent of yield monitors in the field, many farmers are doing their own side-by-side comparisons of plant populations, fertilizer treatments, planting dates or many other...
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - With corn planters beginning to roll soon, it is a good time to think about the relative importance of uniformity of emergence and stand uniformity, said Kraig Roozeboom, K-State...
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OTTAWA, Kansas - The Ottawa University Music Department is proud to present french horn soloist Elizabeth Dunning and award-winning Canadian pianist Elissa Miller-Kay in separate concerts on Sunday,...
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Grab your passport! No, not for some overseas travel. This is about an event inside our state's borders that one magazine has termed a Passport to Kansas - and you won't even have to go through...
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Come on out for a day of fun for the whole family - and take care of your health at the same time! Sunday, April 3rd from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, FREE of charge.
The kids can meet celebrities...
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The 2nd Annual Tom Richards Memorial Blood Drive will be held at the Edgerton United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 3rd from 12noon - 4:00 pm, in the Fellowship Hall
Edgerton United...
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Fellowship Bible Church in Gardner will hold its annual Easter Eggstravaganza from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, April 16.
Church volunteers are filling more than 4,000 eggs with candy and...
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This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health...
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This Saturday, March 26th officers from the Olathe Police Department will participate in the annual "Tip a Cop" event.
This event, which helps raise money for Special Olympics, will take...
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Eight candidates are vying for the three open seats on the Gardner City Council. The Candidates will meet the voters at a forum scheduled for Thursday, March 24th at Pioneer Ridge Middle...
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Candidates for the Edgerton City Council will meet for a Candidate Forum at Edgerton Elementary School from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22nd. Residents will have an opportunity to meet...
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Weather permitting, Amino Brothers (contractor for the Moonlight Road project) will close the inside lanes of Moonlight Road from US 56 north to Madison Street to pour base concrete in the median on...
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For Release: Monday, March 21 , 2011 12:01 am (ET)
New advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will change the way many parents buckle up their children for a drive.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Johnson County Community College Performing Arts Series Arts Education program is hosting a Developing a Vision for Arts Education symposium from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday,...
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Looking for a new or resale home? April 2 from 1-4 Reece & Nichols, including Reece & Nichols O'Connor & Associates, Gardner, will hope their monthly City-Wide open houses. Homes for sale...
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During the morning hours of March 5th 2008, officers from the Olathe Police Department were dispatched to the Olathe Water Production Plant (8255 S. Gardner Rd.) where the body of Tammy K. Cochran...
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Top Performance Dance Academy is holding The Royal Easter Tea Party Holiday Dance Camp.
This camp is available for 3-6 year olds and will be held on Saturday,...
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MANHATTAN, KAN. - One of the most promising aspects of precision agriculture is the ability to make variable-rate fertilizer applications. K-State Research and Extension agronomists have been doing...
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The Gardner Community Theatre along with Gardner Parks and Recreation presented McGregor's Garden - A HIP HOP TALE! on Friday evening. This is the story of...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Jana Corrie, co-anchor, FirstNews Weekend, and reporter, FirstNews, KMBC-TV Channel 9, and Dave Helling, multimedia reporter for The Kansas City Star, will discuss "backpack...
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The Johnson County Library will be conducting several focus groups related to impacts on library service due to proposed financial cuts. Members of the community are invited to participate and...
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Top Performance Dance Academy, a new dance studio, has opened in Gardner.
Owner Karly Parker has been teaching dance for many years and was most excited when a location became available...
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The Johnson County Library will hold the 2011 Annual Sizzlin' Summer Used Book Sale in cooperation with Friends of the Library from June 8-11 at Metcalf South Shopping Center, 9635 Metcalf, Overland...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - It's a small world after all - especially in the world of music. On tour with their newest CD, Melody of Rhythm - Triple Concerto and Music for Trio, Béla Fleck, Zakir...
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Oh, there's the doorbell. Here's your delivery. No, it's not UPS or the pizza man, it's groceries. Here are milk, juice, cereal, meat, fruit, and fresh vegetables, all delivered to your door. What a...
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Spring 2011 Adult Softball Registration Deadline is Friday, March 18
USSSA Rules Apply
This league consists of a 6 week, 12 game season. All games are double-headers. Top 2 teams in each...
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Bids for concrete repairs will be accepted by the City of Gardner, PUblic Works Department, until 2:00pm on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Bid specifications can be picked up at the Maintenance...
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Topeka - Kansas joins the country today in honoring the late Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving American veteran of World War I. In remembrance of Cpl. Buckles and the generation of...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Johnson County Community College will host a Regional Community College Assessment Conference from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, April 15, in JCCC's Regnier Center classrooms and M.R....
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The Gardner-Edgerton City Republican Central Committee met for the first time on Monday, March 14 at the Gardner branch of the Johnson County Library. At this kickoff meeting, the founding slate of...
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JUNCTION CITY, Kan. - Six couples have been named Kansas Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers for 2010 in recognition of their leadership in agriculture, environmental stewardship and service to...
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1. Why are you running for the Council? How have you participated in civic/community/cultural affairs prior to this election?
Gardner's mayor and council are leading the city in...
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Shortly after moving to Gardner, I came to realize...
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1A AUTO, an after-market direct-to-consumer internet retailer of auto parts, will lease 52,000 sq. ft. at 500 Sumner Way in New...
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Topeka - In an effort to recognize a vital sector of the Kansas economy, Governor Sam Brownback proclaimed this week, the week of March 14-20, 2011, as Kansas Agriculture Week.
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After an absence of 18 days, I limped into the House Chamber without
assistance on Tuesday, March 8 to a wonderfully warm welcome from my
colleagues and staff. I spent the day visiting with...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Johnson County Community College debate team competed at the Junior Varsity/Novice National Tournament held March 4-7 at Towson University in Baltimore, Md.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Terri Easley, associate professor, speech and debate, Johnson County Community College, will present two lectures on visual rhetoric in April as part of the JCCC College...
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The agenda for the March 14, 2011 Gardner City Council Work Session is ready for you to view.
To assist you in locating the agenda on our website, please use the following link:
GardnerEDGE sent 15 questions about issues that will potentially come before the City Council to the eight candidates for Gardner City Council. Some of the questions are direct in their attempt to...
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Over crowded Moonlight Elementary School will have a relief valve constructed in 2013 according to a plan presented by Bill Miller, Director of Operations and Facilities for the School District. Mr....
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
All Alumni of GEHS and their spouses are welcome.
$15.00 per person.
Location: Gardner-Edgerton High School
Doors open at 11:30am
Catered Luncheon served...
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The Gardner-Edgerton Area Football and Cheerleading Club of Johnson County Cheerleading Sign-Ups are just around the corner! Sign-ups will be on Saturday March 26th, 2011 from 10am-1pm at the Gardner...
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Olathe, Kans. - The Johnson County K-State Research and Extension 4-H/Youth Development program is offering overnight and in-town day camps this summer. These camps are open to 4-H and non-4-H...
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OLATHE, Kan. - MidAmerica Nazarene University will be a host site for Chick-fil-A's Leadercast, a one-day leadership event broadcast LIVE via satellite and internet, on May 6 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....
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OLATHE, Kan. - MNU junior defensive end and cheerleader Brandon Smith was selected by the HAAC Awards Committee as the 2011 HAAC winner of the Dr. LeRoy Walker Champions of Character Award. His...
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Gardner Parks and Recreation will be hosting their first Kids Only Garage Sale. If you are looking for some great deals on kids items, this is your change to come to the White Building on the Jo....
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Following a short Executive Session, the Gardner City Council voted to authorize the Mayor to negotiate and execute a contact with Melissa Mundt to serve as Interim City Administrator. Previously,...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Lose the Training Wheels, a program that teaches children and adults with disabilities how to ride a conventional bike, will have its fourth annual camp from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m....
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At the March 7, Board of Education Meeting, the Board of Directors made the decision to not make up the last two remaining snow days. Due to the fact USD 231 has sufficient hours above what is...
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The Johnson County Library will be conducting several focus groups related to impacts on library service due to proposed financial cuts. Members of the community are invited to participate and...
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INVITATION TO BID - PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PAINTING 183rd ST. WATER TOWER and DOWNTOWN WATER TANK
Sealed bids for Painting the 183rd St. Water Tower and Downtown Water Tank...
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OLATHE, Kan. - Business has been brisk at the Olathe Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site. Johnson County K-State Research and Extension is partnering with the KC CASH Coalition to house the...
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Olathe, Kan. - The Johnson County Sheriff's Office donated 55 lockers and four benches to the Gardner Police Department in an effort to reuse the items being demolished from the site of the Olathe...
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A special joint meeting of the Gardner City Council and the USD 231 School Board will be held on Wednesday, March 9th at 6:00 pm in the USD 231 District Office Board Room located at 231 E. Madison...
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The Gardner-Edgerton City Republican Central Committee will meet for the first time on Monday, March 14 at the Gardner branch of the Johnson County Library. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. On...
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The line was patiently waiting outside the door and down the sidewalk Saturday morning in anticipation of the 1st Annual Prom Dress Sale to benefit the Brent Bays...
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Gardner, Kansas, March 5, 2011 - In an effort to Stop Diabetes and the devastating effects of this disease in our community, Marta Howell, a diabetes advocacy leader in Gardner, Kansas, will join...
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A True Act of Kindness.
That's what Natasha Chaney brought with her when she returned to Edgerton Elementary to present a check for $380.50 to the school. Chaney, a GEHS graduate, is now...
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PRAISE THE LORD I'M HOME AGAIN!
After 4 days at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka and 12 days at Mid America Rehabilitation Hospital, I was discharged on Thursday, Mar 3rd. I have made...
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The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College continues its popular program, Third Thursday · Visiting Artists' Presentations, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. March 24 in the...
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Olathe, Kansas - - Yotta MVS, Inc., a mobile video service contracted October of 2009 to digitally photograph the exterior of residential and commercial properties in the county will start Saturday,...
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You are invited to a reception honoring Stewart Fairburn's ten years of service to the City of Gardner. Mr. Fairburn will be leaving the City of Gardner after serving as City Administrator for ten...
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Youth Baseball, Softball, & T-Ball Deadline is Friday, March 4
Practices begin in April and games begin mid to late May. Season ends late June depending upon weather. Girls generally...
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OLATHE, Kans - Johnson, Douglas, and Leavenworth County Extension Services are cooperating to sponsor the Hazardous Occupation Training (HOT) farm safety course on April 12 and 23.
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OLATHE, Kan. - Knowing the base fertility of the soil is important for proper plant growth. This is especially important as the time for spring planting approaches. Soil testing is the only way to...
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World Day of Prayer will be held on Friday, March 4th, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church, 138 E. Shawnee, Gardner, KS
Ecumenical Service for Annual World Day of Prayer....
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"The Pirates of Penzance" at MidAmerica Nazarene University's Bell Cultural Events Center runs this Thursday, March 3 through Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. Contact Bell Center Box Office for tickets at...
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A new restaurant has opened in Edgerton giving everyone a new place to stop and grab a bite.
Easy Double E recently opened at 320 E. Nelson, just a few doors down from the post office and...
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The 14U Lady Blazers competitive softball team is holding its 1st annual Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Wally's on March 5th, 2011. A $40 buy-in donation gets you into the tournament, a break time...
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Looking for 3 Mechanic Technicians.
We are a truck mounted crane, railroad rail gear & forklift dealer. The job is assembly, installation & repair of rail gear,...
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Patriots Bank in Gardner is seeking a full time teller. Must have excellent customer service skills, computer skills, and be able to handle financial transactions. Competive salary and benefit...
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American Legion Unit #19 will host a community Easter Egg Hunt. Age groups for children 10 and under. Saturday April 16th 11AM at Cornerstone Park. This event is held regardless of the...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Joffrey Ballet has been hailed as "America's Ballet Company of Firsts." The list of "firsts" includes first dance company to perform at the White House at Jacqueline...
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The regularly scheduled Electric Utility Board Meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 3, 2011 will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Gardner City Hall.
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The Sons of the American Legion will be having a fundraiser this Friday March, 4th 2011 from 7:00pm until 11:00 pm benefiting their high school scholarship fund. Mouse races, mouse roulette, as well...
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Are you interested in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life? Do you wish you knew more about Relay For Life? Are you a cancer survivor that participates in Relay For Life or has never heard...
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Gardner Recall Campaign Contribution
Almost a year has passed now since the contentious and dividing issue of the recall of city council members John Shepherd and Mary Peters. As much as...
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Candidates for Gardner City Council met the public at Pioneer Ridge Middle School early Saturday morning. All eight candidates were available to meet with the public and answer their questions...
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Johnson County, Kan. - Deputies have wrapped up a death investigation on Woodland Road. All impacted roads are now open to traffic.
Investigators are calling the death investigation on...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Johnson County Community College debate team brought home second place from the Southeast Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) Championships held at Emory University...
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Olathe, Kansas - The Johnson County Appraiser's Office would like to inform residents regarding information applicable to: the County Appraiser's 2011 Revaluation Report, residential and commercial...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Reanimate ∙ Steve Gorman, an exhibition of contemporary works in clay, will open in the Oppenheimer New Media Gallery (second floor ) of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...
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The City of Gardner would like to inform you of an upcoming temporary partial lane closure that may affect your travels through the city.
Contractors working for the BNSF Railroad...
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It has been 12 days since my stroke and 8 days since being admitted
to the Mid America Rehabilitation Hospital, a short report on my
activities follows (if you're mostly interested in...
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Emergency crews responded to a two-car accident at 1:40 pm at the intersection of 175th St and Four Corners Road just west of Gardner, KS.
A vehicle containg three adult females...
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The 14U Lady Blazers competitive softball team is holding its 1st annual Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Wally's on March 5th, 2011. A $40 buy-in donation gets you into the tournament, a break time...
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The Lady Blazers 14U Softball Team is selling chances to win a quater of beef, processing included. Tickets are $5 each.
Raffle tickets will be available at...
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Heidi Wiseman, Edgerton City Council Member, announced at the City Council meeting on Thursday evening that the Edgerton Food Pantry will be moving to the Edgerton United Methodist Church. The...
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The Edgerton City Council had variety of Intermodal related issues on the agenda Thursday evening. The Council held a public hearing and enacted an ordinance to vacate two sections of...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Good news for country music fans — superstar Vince Gill performs...
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Students at Pioneer Ridge Middle School have taken to the stage and will present Alienated, this Saturday, February 26th at 7pm in the PRMS auditorium. Tickets are $3 for...
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2011 Gardner Edgerton Teachers of the Year
Gina Zimmerman, 3rd grade teacher at Edgerton
Elementary School and DeAnn Swofford, 8th grade science teacher at Pioneer Ridge Middle School...
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I need help finding the owner of this trailer. It appears to be around a 20 foot PJ trailer with a tip up ramp on the back. It was believed to be taken from the area of 140-150th and Wornall in...
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Olathe, Kan. - Just as the robins have migrated back into the area for spring, the Johnson County Extension Master Gardeners (EMG) return to the Extension office March 1 to fully staff the Gardening...
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Due to a scheduled upgrade, utility customers will NOT be able to access or pay their utility bills online between Friday, February 25, 2011, 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 27, 5:00...
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February 23rd, 2011 - Kansas State Representative Randy Garber of Sabetha has confirmed plans to introduce an amendment to Section 1 of the Kansas Bill of Rights. Section 1 ensures the "equal and...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Patrick Dobson, author of Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains, will discuss his book at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 24, in the Craig Community...
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Please join us for our 1st Annual Honor Flight Breakfast being held Sunday, Feb. 27th from 7:00 am to 11:00 am. at the American Legion Post #19, 315 Meadowbrook Circle Gardner KS. Donation is $6.00 -...
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Sale of Lake Property
The Gardner City Council has been working with property owners at Gardner Lake to permit the sale of land between the water and the owner's lot. The...
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Eight candidates will be on the ballot for Gardner City Council. Voters will select three to serve on the Council for the next four years. The Gardner Area Chamber of Commerce is...
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The Brent Bays Foundation is still collecting gently used prom dresses, shoes and accessories.
Donations have been coming in and they currently have 240 dresses that will be available at...
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Whether you buy or sell farm equipment, the Western Farm Show is the place to be every February. Our show features aisles and aisles of the latest...
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Pioneer Ridge Middle School Principal Lachelle Sigg has announced that she will not be returning for the 2011-2012 school year.
In a letter sent to all Pioneer Ridge families she announced...
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Last Tuesday, February 15th the Gardner Area Chamber of Commerce, which promotes Edgerton, Gardner, and New Century brought their Annual Event back from, Olathe, to the Mildale Farms event facility....
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Start your engines. A new addition to the 2011 Western Farm Show is expected to rev up attendees - literally. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Farm Show has added a Championship Tractor...
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The Gardner Storm is a competitive U-10 baseball team located in Gardner, KS. We are looking for 4 committed players for the Spring/Summer 2011 season. Specifically we are looking for solid hitting...
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A WEEK OF DESPAIR, A WEEK OF HOPE
By now it is well known that I had a life altering medical event on
Valentine's Day. We had just concluded our session, with two bills in
I spoke with Representative TerriLois Gregory at the Edgerton City Council meeting last evening and she updated me on Mike Kiegerl's condition following his stroke earlier this week. ...
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Two roadway issues were addressed at the Edgerton City Council Work Session on Thursday evening. Johnson County Public Works officials Mac Andrew and Brian Pietig presented an...
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EMPORIA, KAN. - Students and faculty of Emporia State University's Department of Theatre brought home honors from the Region V meeting of the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival,...
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Olathe, Kan. - Johnson County Sheriff Frank Denning is donating uniforms to the Garden City, Missouri Police Department.
Recently, Officer Matt Boos with the Garden City, MO Police...
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The nation’s first Airspace Awareness Tool...
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Students at Pioneer Ridge Middle School have taken to the stage and are working over time preparing for this years play Alienated.
Written by Kenneth R. Preuss,...
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Rick Davidson was paralyzed 24 years ago, but as an ambassador for the non-profit organization Positive Changes, Inc., he remains a very active Quadriplegic.
While trying to help others...
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Olathe, Kan. - Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies found missing teen Amber Redeker today at 5:20 p.m. approximately 1.5 miles from her home. She was found in the 13500 block of Wardcliff in Olathe....
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At their February 14th Work Session, the Gardner City Council heard updates on proposed changes to the Property Code and the return of the Balloon Festival.
BALLOON...
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If you wanted to walk across the state of Kansas you would face a 423 mile journey. Many Walk Kansas teams reach that marker within the first weeks of Kansas State University's state-wide, eight-week...
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Olathe, Kan. - Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for a missing, possibly suicidal teen. Deputies are concerned for her welfare due to her current mental state. Today at 8:00 a.m....
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Emporia State University Theatre presents the opening production of the 2011 spring season, “All in the Timing: Six One-Act...
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The Gardner Storm competitive U-10 youth baseball team is hosting a Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament starting at 2:30pm on Saturday, Feb 19th at the Tumbleweed Bar & Grill: 615 Main St....
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It has been reported by the Kansas City Star, that Rep. Mike Kiegerl, an Olathe Republican, suffered a mild stroke Monday during a session of the Kansas House of Representatives.
The...
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Olathe, Kan. - At 3:15 p.m. on February 14, 2011, Johnson County Sheriff's Civil Division Deputies were serving a Protection from Abuse Order with Child Removal when they contacted Jason P. Troxel...
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Join the Edgerton UMC Relay For Life Team for a spaghetti dinner and dance to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Santa Fe Trail.
The event will be held on...
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Each Valentine's Day members of the TrailsWest Barbershop Chorus fan out across Johnson County and nearby areas to serenade lucky loved ones. Stacy Boyajian was lucky enough...
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Don’t forget to attend Take Me Home registration this Tuesday, February 15th from 5:00-9:00 pm at the Johnson County Administration Building at 111 S Cherry St. Olathe, KS room...
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Waverly Road, Comprehensive Plan Map, Janitorial Services and 191st Street and Policy Governance all make brief appearances at the February 10, 2011 meeting.
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Ottawa University has rescheduled the inaugural event of the Frederickson Center for Faith and Church Vitality – a conference for pastors and... After having to cancel last weekends production of Steel Magnolias, the Gardner Community Theatre is excited to present the show this weekend. Performances will be held at Pioneer Ridge Middle... Mission, Kan. – Today from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. deputies will begin taking registrations for the Take Me Home Program at the Johnson County Northeast Offices located at 6000 Lamar, Mission,... Curtains open on the Gardner Edgerton High School Theatre presentation of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown this week. Show dates are February 9th,... In a suprising move to most, Rex Cummings, owner of Trailswest ACE Hardware Store, has been forced to offically close his doors as of Wednesday., February 9th. Exact reasons aren't known right... In response to public interest, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has extended the review and comment period for its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the I-35 Interchange, Johnson County,... After multiple delays, Gardner –Edgerton high school was finally able to celebrate National Signing Day. Although most players had already signed last Wednesday, there was... It might have been a cold and snowy night but the Wheatridge gym was packed with family and friends for the 3rd Annual All District Orchestra Concert. In the four years... Gardner City Administrator Stewart Fairburn has tendered his resignation effective March 7, 2011, as he has accepted the position of City Manager for the City of Chickasha, Oklahoma. Mayor David... Want to safe money on your car insurance? How about signing up for the AARP Driver Safety Program. Open to all ages as long as you have a Kansas driver's license, the class will be held at King... MidAmerica Nazarene University is holding an open house for its undergraduate and graduate accelerated degree programs for working... A 45-year-old Edgerton man was booked into Douglas County Jail early Saturday morning after being served on a probable cause warrant at approximately 1:52 AM by Douglas County Sheriffs... As part of the Kansas Sesquicentennial, Mayor Dave Drovetta recognized local artists Jamie Lavin and Elaine Lierly Jones. Lavin was recruited by the Kansas Lottery to organize ten artists for a... The Johnson Couty K-State Extension Office is offering the following classes and events for the month of February. >Full Story Edgerton has always been a railroad town in the truest sense. If it weren't for the railroad coming through in the late 1800s, the town would never have... Dave Greene, Director Public Works for the City of Gardner was pleased to announce the City has been approved for $870,000 in funding for an upgrade to the intersection of Main and Center Streets.... The 2nd annual Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament to benefit the Blazers Baseball 10 and under competitive youth team will be held on The Johnson County Library Foundation recently elected officers and executive committee members for 2011. They are: President - Lynne Brown (Leawood, Kan.) President-Elect... The new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) encourages 3 daily servings of low-fat or... What is your story? In honor of National Library Week 2011 (April 11-17, 2011), the Johnson County Library is hosting a writing contest,... Due to scheduled maintenance, utility customers will NOT be able to access or pay their utility bills online on Sunday, February 6, 2011 between 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 5:00 pm. We apologize for... We would love to see your snow pictures from this week. If you have a picture you would like to share please email it to Media Report Gardner Community Theatre's production of Steel Magnolias has been cancelled for this weekend due to venue problems caused by the Blizzard. The Gardner Storm competitive youth baseball team is hosting a Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament at 2:30pm on Saturday Feb 19th at the Tumbleweed Bar & Grill: 615 Main St. Gardner,... All Classes for USD 231 for Thursday, February 3, will be closed due to the forcasted cold tempratures. District offices and support services will be open. The GEHS Class of 2011 Project Graduation Chili Supper will be held Friday, February 4, 2011 in the Gardner Edgerton High School Commons. The supper is from 5:00 - 7:30pm and the cost is $5 - ages... According to Melissa Mundt, Assistant City Adminsitrator, all non-essential City of Gardner personnel are being sent home at 11:00 a.m. today, February 1st. As a result, Gardner City Hall... Gardner Edgerton USD 231 Schools will be CLOSED on Tuesday, February 1st due to an impending winter storm. Keep checking the GardnerEdge for the latest area school... Come see the Lanesfield School decorated for an Old-Fashioned Valentine's Day. While you're there try your hand at pen and ink, and make your own Valentine to take home! The event is FREE Saturday... "The Little House on the Prairie" written by Laura Ingalls Wilder was based on memories of a childhood stay in Kansas. This book inspired a popular TV series and is beloved by many. Young and... On 01-28-2011, Joshua Miller of Miller Excavating reported to the Overland Park Police Department the overnight theft of a rock breaker attachment for a 420e backhoe. Miller advised the rock... The Kansas Department of Transportation unveiled a virtual tour of the I-35 - Homestead Lane Interchange to be built starting in the Spring of 2012. Individuals attending the event were able to... Allow me to introduce you to Judy Hart, daughter of Steve and Mary Hart and a member of the Pioneer Ridge Middle School (PRMS) eighth grade class. Judy is creative, funny, beautiful, kind and a... The Edgerton City Council was hoping to have negotiations finalized before tonight's meeting, but instead, they moved forward with a resolution authorizing Mayor Don Roberts to finalize... “Over the next 10 years, with so many baby boomers retiring from our classrooms, we want to prepare 100,000 new teachers in the fields of science and technology and engineering and... The filing period for candidates for the City Councils in Gardner and Edgerton and the School Board closed at noon today. No primary will be required in any of these races. Gardner... Law enforcement officers often have contact with those whose... The Edgerton United Methodist Church is collecting soup and chili in January for the Edgerton Food Pantry. We will end the month with homemade soup and chili at our "SOUPER BOWL" party on... To help families prepare for kindergarten and to allow the district to plan for the coming school year, all elementary schools host the annual Kindergarten Round Up for incoming kindergarten... The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is hosting a public open house for the I-35 SW Johnson County Interchange project on Thursday, January 27 at Mildale Farm, 35250 West 199th Street in... The Gardner Edgerton Abilities Support Network is a new support group for parents and caregivers of children through adults with autism and other developmental disorders. The... On February 11th, the American Heart Association/Go Red for Women is holding a Red Out event during the GEHS vs Blue Valley North Boys Basketball Game. The event is to raise awareness and... Media Report
Topeka – Baker University Community Choir will begin rehearsals on Thursday, January 27 at 6:00PM in McKibbin Recital Hall in the Owens Music Building in Baldwin City, KS. The choir is open to all ages...
The Gardner Edgerton School District has announced that all schools in the district will be closed due to the weather and road conditions on Thursday, January... Bill Miller, Director of Operations and Facilities for USD231 has issued the following statement: Due to inclement weather, all USD 231 after-school activities have been cancelled this... OLATHE, Kan. - Income tax time is just around the corner! This year, Johnson County K-State Research and Extension is partnering with the KC CASH Coalition to house a Volunteer Income Tax... Prom season is only a couple months away, and any gently used formal gowns hanging around your closet could benefit area students looking to save some money. The Brent Bays Foundation, a Gardner... Life is full of interruptions, from unexpected layoffs to sudden medical problems. Katy Wells, fourth grade teacher at Sunflower Elementary and Mila Little, family and consumer science teacher at Pioneer Ridge Middle School are recipients of the Kansas 2010 Horizon Award for... Homestead Lane Annexation
The City passed a resolution requesting that the County approve the annexation of approximately 50 acres that will abut Homestead Lane between 199th Street and the... The Johnson County Health Department and Johnson County Emergency Management encourages all citizens to understand the health risks of this cold weather and stay warm and sheltered in the below... The Gardner City Council reviewed three issues at their Work Session on Monday evening: Sale of City Property at Gardner Lake; Revisions to the Property Maintenance Code and Televising City Council... TWM TAX SERVICE MERGER WITH H&R BLOCK
Gardner, KS – The owners of TWM Tax Service and the locally owned franchise office of H&R Block are proud to announce, to the Gardner community, a... January 11, 2011
Today Chris Morrow announced his candidacy for City Council At-Large in Gardner, KS. Chris is seeking one of the three at-large seats with terms expiring this April. Chris was... Press Release
The City of Edgerton, Kansas formally wishes to announce the resignation of City Administrator David B. Dillner. He has served as the City's first City Administrator since February... The Gardner Edgerton School District has announced that it will be closed due to the weather and road conditions on Tuesday, January 11. OLATHE, Kan. — Although freshly fallen snow is beautiful, it brings with it patchy ice that can be hazardous for walking and driving. Beside shoveling and chipping the ice, we often look for other... The Johnson County Library offers tax forms and resources in a variety of formats, at its library locations and via the library’s Web site: www.jocolibrary.org/taxes. Some Federal tax forms are... The following dance classes are being offerred through the Gardner Parks & Recreation:
Tumbling Tots
Boys and Girls will focus on basic tumbling skills!
Dates: Thursdays,... The Kansas Department of Transportation will be holding a public meeting to review their plans for an interchange at Homestead Road and I-35. The Interchange will be a first of its kind for Kansas. ... The Gardner Edgerton High School choir concert in December was canceled due to ice and bad roads and it has been rescheduled for this Thursday, January 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium.
So if...
The City of Gardner has identified a water main leaking at 167th & Moonlight. The leak has been isolated to the line that crosses under 167th just west of the intersection.
Road closures... The Electric Utility Board will hold their regularly scheduled Meeting at 7:00 pm on Thursday, January 6, 2011 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 120 East Main Street in Gardner.
The Agenda can... Mayor Dave Drovetta joined members of Gardner Gold and Wal*Mart associates for the presentation of $1,000 to support the activities of Gardner Gold Special Olympics. More information about Gardner...The Gardner City Council will hold a Work Session on Monday, February 14th at 6:30 pm...
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Inaugural Event for Ottawa University's Center for Faith and Church Vitality Rescheduled
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Steel Magnolias
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Take Me Home Program Sign-Up Starts Today
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GEHS Presents You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Posted on Feb. 10th, 2011
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So long Ace
Posted on Feb. 9th, 2011
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Public Comment Period Extended for I-35 SW Johnson County Interchange Project Environmental Assessment
Posted on Feb. 9th, 2011
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Help Wanted: The Edgerton United Methodist Church
Posted on Feb. 9th, 2011
The Edgerton United Methodist Church is seeking a part-time Janitorial Services/Maintenance Coordinator. Duties include janitorial services for the church and parsonage, along with some...
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GEHS Finally Able To Celebrate National Signing Day
Posted on Feb. 9th, 2011
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Gardner Edgerton All District Orchestra Concert
Posted on Feb. 9th, 2011
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Fairburn Resigns City of Gardner Post
Posted on Feb. 8th, 2011
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AARP Safe Driver Course
Posted on Feb. 8th, 2011
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MidAmerica Nazarene University
Posted on Feb. 8th, 2011
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Edgerton man arrested on numerous charges of child sex crimes
Posted on Feb. 8th, 2011
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Gardner Council Reviews Action Plan for 2011, Recognizes Local Artists
Posted on Feb. 8th, 2011
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Johnson County K-State Extension Office
Posted on Feb. 8th, 2011
As I See It
Posted on Feb. 8th, 2011
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U.S. 56 and Center Street Intersection Selected by State for Improvement
Posted on Feb. 7th, 2011
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Rep. Mike Kiegerl
Posted on Feb. 7th, 2011
ANOTHER SHORT WEEK
Because of the snow storm and record cold temperatures the legislative sessions for Tuesday and Wednesday were canceled last week but we...
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Blazers Baseball Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament
Posted on Feb. 6th, 2011
Sunday, February 20th, 2011. The tournament will begin at...
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Johnson County Library Foundation
Posted on Feb. 6th, 2011
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Have You Had Your Dairy Today?
Posted on Feb. 6th, 2011
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Johnson County Library’s National Library Week Story Contest
Posted on Feb. 5th, 2011
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Important Message
Posted on Feb. 4th, 2011
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Wanted: Your Snow Pictures!
Posted on Feb. 3rd, 2011
Gardner Police Department Media Report January 27 - February 2, 2011
Posted on Feb. 3rd, 2011
TIME ADDRESS INCIDENT
1/27/2011
0058 900 Blk E Warren Motorist Assist
0243 100 Blk N Pear DUI
0520 400 Blk W Main Ambulance Call
0551 1100 Blk E...
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Steel Magnolias
Posted on Feb. 3rd, 2011
However the Show Must Go...
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Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament
Posted on Feb. 3rd, 2011
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No school Thursday, February 3rd
Posted on Feb. 2nd, 2011
Continue to check in with...
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GEHS Class of 2011 Project Graduation Chili Supper!!
Posted on Feb. 1st, 2011
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Gardner City Offices to Close at 11:00 Today
Posted on Feb. 1st, 2011
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Mother Nature wins again
Posted on Jan. 31st, 2011
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An Old Fashioned Valentine’s Day
Posted on Jan. 31st, 2011
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THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS
Posted on Jan. 31st, 2011
In our third week of the session the bills introduced during the past weeks are beginning to make their way through the committee process. The hearings conducted allow all interested...
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Laura's Legacy
Posted on Jan. 31st, 2011
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Information Needed in Theft
Posted on Jan. 31st, 2011
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KDOT Holds Open House for Homestead Interchange
Posted on Jan. 28th, 2011
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Fabric, Corn and Judy - How Do These All Go Together?
Posted on Jan. 28th, 2011
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Edgerton Council Selects Michael Press as Interim City Administrator
Posted on Jan. 28th, 2011
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Students Can Respond to President’s Call for New Teachers
Posted on Jan. 27th, 2011
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Candidates Finalized for Gardner & Edgerton Municipal Elections & USD231 Board
Posted on Jan. 25th, 2011
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Take Me Home Program Launches for Those with Trouble Communicating
Posted on Jan. 25th, 2011
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SOUPER BOWL PARTY
Posted on Jan. 25th, 2011
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Gardner Edgerton School District Kindergarten Round Up
Posted on Jan. 24th, 2011
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KDOT to Host Public Open House for I-35 SW Johnson County Interchange Project
Posted on Jan. 24th, 2011
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New Caregiver Support Group
Posted on Jan. 21st, 2011
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Red Out Event for Go Red
Posted on Jan. 20th, 2011
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Gardner Police Department Media Report January 12 through January 18, 2011
Posted on Jan. 20th, 2011
TIME ADDRESS INCIDENT
1/12/2011
0305 400 Blk S...
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Kansas Legislative Leaders and Governor to Work Together for Structural Reform of State Government
Posted on Jan. 20th, 2011
Join the Baker University Community Choir
Posted on Jan. 20th, 2011
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Gardner Edgerton Schools Closed Thursday, January 20th
Posted on Jan. 19th, 2011
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USD231 - After-School Activites Cancelled for Wednesday, January 19th
Posted on Jan. 19th, 2011
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Free Tax Preparation
Posted on Jan. 19th, 2011
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Do You Have A Prom Dress Just Hanging Around?
Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011
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Winter Bible Study for Women
Posted on Jan. 17th, 2011
If you have difficulty adjusting to such unwelcome challenges, an upcoming class at Fellowship...
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Two Gardner Edgerton Teachers named 2010 Horizon Award Winners
Posted on Jan. 14th, 2011
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Edgerton Moves to Annex Land at New Interchange, Accepts Dillner Resignation
Posted on Jan. 13th, 2011
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Johnson County Warming Centers
Posted on Jan. 13th, 2011
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Gardner Council Looks at Lake Land Sales, Property Maintenance Code Changes and Video Broadcast of Council Meetings
Posted on Jan. 12th, 2011
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TWM TAX SERVICE MERGER WITH H&R BLOCK
Posted on Jan. 11th, 2011
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Chris Morrow Announces Candidacy for Gardner City Council
Posted on Jan. 11th, 2011
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David Dillner Resigns Edgerton Post - Accepts City of Abilene Manager Position
Posted on Jan. 11th, 2011
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Second Snow Day for Gardner Edgerton Schools
Posted on Jan. 10th, 2011
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Ice melts and de-icers help but can be harmful
Posted on Jan. 10th, 2011
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Johnson County Library Offers tax forms and resources
Posted on Jan. 10th, 2011
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Gardner Parks & Rec Dance Classes open for registration
Posted on Jan. 9th, 2011
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Homestead Road Interchange Meeting Set for January 27
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2011
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GEHS Christmas Concert Tonight - NO REALLY - Tonight, January 6th
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2011
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167th to be Temporarily Closed for Water Repair
Posted on Jan. 5th, 2011
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Gardner Electric Utility Board Meeting Set for Thursday, January 6th
Posted on Jan. 4th, 2011
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Gardner Council Approves Festival Plan, Sells Old City Hall and Approves Legislative Agenda
Posted on Jan. 4th, 2011
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