February 22, 2012

Legacy 4-H Club

Caleb Hasenleder Club reporter Legacy 4-H Club performed and sang their way to the top in the annual 4-H Club Days. Will these 4-H kids climb the ladder of success to fame, our fall off mid-way? Read to find out. Many kids participated in this year’s annual get-together at Wheatridge Middle School, including the Legacy [...]

Ping pong club to host benefit tournament

To honor a friend’s memory while raising funds for scholarships, the Ping Pong Club at Gardner Edgerton High School will host a table-tennis tournament on Saturday, March 3. Officially dubbed the “First Ever Blazer Pong Squad Ping Pong Extravaganza,” the event is a benefit for the Andrew K. Hurd Memorial Scholarship Fund. Hurd, an original [...]

University updates

Emporia State University Ryan Charles Cackler, Edgerton, and Kimberly Dawn Burnell, Spring Hill, earned undergraduate degrees from Emporia State University Dec. 17. The local students were among a class of more than 550 who earned degrees from ESU. Cackler earned a bachelor of arts degree in English with a minor in psychology, and Burnell earned [...]

Gardner Museum spotlights businesses

Medical tools from the former Reece Hospital in Gardner are among the business artifacts on display at the Gardner Historical Museum.  Staff photo by Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com The Gardner Historical Museum is showcasing Gardner and Edgerton business-related artifacts in a display that will run for the next for the next three months. The display represents more than 20 businesses from the past and present. “They (businesses) are mainly from Gardner,” said Charlie Troutner, museum volunteer. “There are two or [...]

Citizens sue to stop vote linking

Public officials now admit they can see how you voted and link it to your name. This issue affects Colorado, almost all of Washington State, as well as some locations in California, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia and likely other states as well. In Colorado, election officials have been trying [...]

Jo Co ‘red-y’ for Heart Health Month

Red was a popular color on Jan. 26, during the business session of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners. Members of the seven-member Board wore red ties. County managers, department directors, and staff also donned red attire – ties, shirts, and jackets. The wardrobe of the day was in celebration of the issuance of a [...]

Highway patrol finds truck involved in accident that sent Gardner woman to hospital

The Kansas Highway Patrol is pleased to announce that thanks to assistance from the media and from the public, a vehicle involved in a serious accident last week south of Olathe has been located.  Shortly before 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, a passenger car rear-ended a truck tractor semi-trailer on Interstate 35 northbound, north [...]

Downtown parking to be discussed

Community members are invited to an open house to examine plans for changes at the intersection of Main Street and Center Street. According to the city newsletter, the meeting is tentatively scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the city hall lobby on Feb. 23.

Gardner City Council Meeting – Video

Here are the videos of the Gardner City Council meetings from 2/6/12 Part 1           Part 2 Part 3  

After debate, library board proposes keeping Edgerton branch open

Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com A preliminary proposal for cuts to library services won’t include closing the Edgerton branch of the Johnson County Library. County library board members discussed several budget cut scenarios suggested by library administrators – all of which included the closure of the Edgerton Bank of Knowledge – during a meeting Feb. 9. During [...]