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Paola gears up for annual Roots Festival
The tradition of the Roots Festival in Paola will continue Friday and Saturday, as musicians and barbecue enthusiasts gather on and around Park Square. It will be the 34th year for the festival, which will take place Friday, Aug. 25,…
Prairie Village explores adding housing into commercial zones
Prairie Village is exploring options to mix residential projects into some districts of the city already zone for commercial uses. The planning commission on Tuesday asked city staff to research the feasibility of allowing different types of housing to exist…
Johnson County parks featured in new retro-style posters
Four Johnson County parks have been posterized. Earlier this month, the Johnson County Park and Recreation District unveiled four “classic WPA-style” poster designs, each featuring a local park under JCPRD’s purview. The parks featured include: Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee,…
Shawnee Mission district must pay family $400K in special ed dispute
A court ruling that the Shawnee Mission School District denied an elementary school student appropriate special needs services will have a financial impact on the district as a new school year begins. The district has been ordered to pay $400,000 in…
Lawrence Municipal Court receives big haul in school supply drive to reduce ticket fines
A Lawrence Municipal Court initiative that allowed people to pay for $50 worth of traffic tickets with $15 worth of school supplies brought in more than 900 items. Vicki Stanwix, court administrator, said via email Tuesday that 44 people donated…
Addition will double the size of Wakefield Museum
On Friday, the small museum in Wakefield broke ground on an addition that will not only about double the museum’s size to display items, but board members hope it will become a place that members of the community will use…
Leawood is still debating how tall buildings can be in the city
The Leawood City Council insists that capping building heights at four stories is best for the city. The city council on Monday remanded a proposed ordinance lowering the maximum height for office buildings and mixed-use projects to the Leawood Planning Commission…
More express toll lanes in Johnson County? Kansas talks of adding them to crowded K-10
As Kansas’ first-ever express toll lanes are under construction on U.S. 69 in Overland Park, the state is now considering adding more to ease congestion on another highway in Johnson County: Kansas 10. The Kansas Department of Transportation is studying…
Lawrence may become first city in Kansas to protect Black residents from hair discrimination
According to a CROWN 2023 Workplace Research Study, approximately two-thirds of Black women change their hair for a job interview, and 41% change their hair from curly to straight. “We know that the traditional white standard of beauty is one that is…
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