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Meddys restaurant made a splash in Prairie Village. Now it’s opening in Lenexa.
A Wichita-based restaurant chain’s newest Johnson County location is poised to open later this month. Meddys has quickly earned a local following since opening its first Johnson County eatery in Prairie Village two years ago. Now, the company is wrapping up construction on its new restaurant in Lenexa. Mark...
This outdoor retailer just opened its first JoCo store. Now it’s opening a second.
Shortly after opening its first Johnson County store, a national outdoor retailer appears to have set its sights on another one. Arizona-based Sierra — previously known as Sierra Trading Post — intends to open a new store at the Orchard Corners shopping center in Lenexa. A revision to...
Targeted enforcement operation leads to felony theft arrests in Johnson County
JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - A targeted enforcement operation in Johnson County recently led to several felony theft arrests. The Merriam Police Department said Tuesday their officers worked in collaboration with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office to patrol at Merriam Town Center. There, officers intercepted four thefts and arrested...
Home appliance retailer Warners’ Stellian opens first JoCo store
A company offering a variety of home appliances has officially made its Johnson County debut. Minnesota-based Warners’ Stellian has wrapped up construction and officially opened its new store in Leawood on June 20. Warners’ Stellian operates at 5101 W. 135th St. The appliance store operates at the Cornerstone...
Hundreds of workers evacuated in Olathe warehouse fire, no injuries reported
The Olathe Fire Department is investigating what led to a fire on the roof of a large warehouse on Monday afternoon. Firefighters from Olathe and Johnson County Fire District No. 1 were called to TVH Parts Co., 16355 S. Lone Elm Rd., just before 2:15 p.m. Capt. Mike Hall, a...
How Kansas Democrats hope to end GOP supermajority, with key issues abortion and LGBTQ
SHAWNEE — Democratic state Senate candidate Andrew Mall breaks the Saturday morning silence in this Kansas suburb with a firm knock at a stranger’s door. A minute passes. Mall has turned to leave when a silver-haired woman materializes. She entertains his stump speech at first. But the woman’s...
Leawood, Kansas neighborhood floods after heavy rain, van carried by high water
LEAWOOD, Kan. — A new cell phone video shows how much rain some in the Kansas City metro received, particularly those who live south of Interstate 70. A video from a KMBC 9 News viewer on Wenonga in the Leawood South neighborhood shows a work van stuck in high water.
Where to go for KC fireworks, parades, patriotic drinks, and more this Fourth of July
We’ve rounded up KC’s hottest spots for fireworks and other festivities that will keep your holiday booming!. [Ed. note: Fireworks not exactly your thing? We’ve got tons of music and movie options curated in our Culture section, awesome eats and drinks in our Food vertical, and plenty of things to get mad at in our Politics section. It’s probably your patriotic duty to spend at least five minutes arguing with family about the future of Democracy. That’s the REAL fireworks. But otherwise, please enjoy the sky booms, parades, marathons, car shows, and general revelry.]
Prairie Village has finally made some zoning code changes — Here’s what they are
After two years of sometimes-heated debate about zoning in Prairie Village, the city council has finally approved updates to some of the city’s zoning codes. The Prairie Village City Council on Monday in a 12-1 vote — with Mayor Eric Mikkelson voting with the majority — approved tweaks to zoning codes impacting the city’s few multifamily, commercial and mixed-used districts, including the Shops of Prairie Village and Corinth Square shopping centers.
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