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New John Deere Gator XUV 845, Gator XUV 875 utility vehicles offer a helping hand to get jobs done faster and easier
Olathe, Kansas – John Deere announced today the launch of the new gas Gator XUV 845 and diesel Gator XUV 875 utility vehicles designed to assist farmers and ranchers improve productivity by helping with a variety of jobs around the farm. The new Gator XUV 845 and Gator XUV...
KC Business owner, co-defendant plead guilty to $4.7M drug conspiracy
Ana Lilia Leal-Martinez, 48, of Mexican citizenship, residing in Overland Park, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to commit money laundering from May 23, 2020 to September 20, 2022.
Democracy’s warning signs flash ‘emergency’ as newsrooms shudder in Kansas and nationwide
The hits just keep coming for Kansas news outlets. The Gardner News has closed as of today, according to owner CherryRoad Media. Despite serving a community of 25,000, the newspaper has fewer than 200 subscribers. On Friday, The Wichita Eagle announced it would issue only three print editions a week. Beginning in September, the paper […] The post Democracy’s warning signs flash ‘emergency’ as newsrooms shudder in Kansas and nationwide appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
Prairie Village poised to move forward with plan to get city to net zero emissions by 2050
The city of Prairie Village plans to develop a community-wide climate action plan aimed at zeroing out the city’s net carbon emissions by 2050. After embarking last year on a climate action plan focused on municipal operations with Indianapolis-based consultants Keramida, Prairie Village is now poised to expand the effort to businesses and residents.
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