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<div style="color: #333;">Hundreds mark Prairie Village’s 75th anniversary with parade down Mission Road</div>
Hundreds of people lined Mission Road on Saturday morning to enjoy a glimpse of Prairie Village down through the years. The city hosted a parade marking its 75th anniversary, with the theme of “Prairie Village Through the Decades.” It was one…
<div style="color: #333;">Lawsuit claims Olathe city, school district misused eminent domain to push through preferential land deal</div>
A Johnson County developer has sued both Olathe Public Schools and the city of Olathe, accusing them of abusing eminent domain powers to help the school district sell land to another preferred private developer. In a suit filed last month…
<div style="color: #333;">Spring Hill is growing fast. Its mayor says the city is working to keep up</div>
Spring Hill saw a lot of changes in the last year; from a new city council, public safety updates, budget updates to preparing for a comprehensive plan. Spring Hill Mayor Chad Young spoke about the changes and looked toward the…
<div style="color: #333;">Huge data center proposed on hundreds of acres in rural Johnson County — again</div>
A little more than a month after rural Johnson County residents celebrated a win with the withdrawal of a massive data center proposal, another one popped up just 5 miles down the road. San Francisco-based data center developer Beale Infrastructure…
<div style="color: #333;">Will Olathe Public Schools eliminate early retirement plan? What we know</div>
Olathe Public Schools is considering whether to end its Voluntary Early Retirement Plan (VERP) and Health Reimbursement Agreements (HRAs) as part of cost-saving efforts due to budget shortfalls, according to a teacher’s union and a district spokesperson. The early retirement…
<div style="color: #333;">Developer accuses Olathe Schools, city of misusing eminent domain in land deal</div>
A new lawsuit claims Olathe Schools and the city is misusing eminent domain to aid the sale of district-owned property. Read more: Kansas City Star
<div style="color: #333;">Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Jessica Moyer, Kanopolis Drive-In</div>
“Let’s fire up your Thunderbird, put in $2 worth of gas, and drive over to the drive-in and see a movie.” If that sounds like I’m in a time warp or having flashbacks to the 1950s, hold on. Other than…
<div style="color: #333;">Rural Johnson County residents face new data center proposal weeks after stopping first</div>
Residents of Gardner, Kansas, are confronting a new data center proposal from Beale Infrastructure just weeks after a similar proposal was withdrawn. Members of the community are concerned about the impact on their environment, utilities, and noise levels. Read more:…
<div style="color: #333;">A timeline of the water transfer battle over the R9 Ranch</div>
The battle over the R9 Ranch water rights is a complex saga involving decades of legal maneuvering, legislative shifts and environmental concerns. Read more: KLC Journal
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