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After a stellar career at Gardner Edgerton High School, C.J. Hall will continue to play basketball at Ft. Scott Community College this fall. Hall just completed a senior season that included a third place East Kansas League finish and second place at the Spring Hill Invitational. He was also part of a Blazer squad that [...]
More than $100,000 was awarded in scholarships to Gardner Edgerton High School seniors at the Senior Honors Night Award ceremony on May 9. The scholarships are made possible by community clubs, organizations and individuals. The students and their awards include: Audra Barber: Leroy Hill American Legion Post #19, Leroy Hill American Legion Auxiliary Unit #19, Sons of American [...]
It was a record setting year for Coach Gordon Thiesfeld and his Pioneer Ridge Middle School track teams. In boys’ eighth-grade competition, Danny Beyer leaped a record 17’1½” in the long jump. Beyer also teamed with James Carr-Hughes, Jordan Jones, and Chase Abram to set a new record in the 400 relay of 49.5. For [...]
Donna Hayes and son Ryan Hayes, Gardner, sort through garage sale items during a benefit sale for the American Legion Auxiliary last weekend. Hayes, an Auxiliary member, brought her son along to help. Funds raised from the sale will benefit veteran causes and local scholarships.
Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Gardner police are investigating a roll-over accident that took place about 11 a.m. on May 15 at U.S. 56 Highway and Cedar Niles Road. Ilena Spalding, public information officer, said the preliminary investigation shows that one car ran a red light and T-boned another car. Both drivers were transported to hospitals with [...]
Madelyn Woodard Club Reporter Prairie Moon 4-H Club of Spring Hill and the Johnson County Livestock 4-H Club joined together on April 16 for a 4-H Exchange Meeting. The meeting was held at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Gardner. There were 24 members of the Johnson County Livestock Club and 17 members of Prairie Moon [...]
Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com Gardner residents can expect to pay approximately $60 more per year in sewer rates next year. Laura Gourley, city finance director, told council members scheduled rate increases as well as increases related to the school bond issue and increases related to a joint sewer project with the city of Edgerton will result [...]
Marcus Williams (110 hurdles) and Danie Plank (javelin) earned gold medals highlighting an impressive performance by Gardner Edgerton High School’s track teams at the 62nd Annual Shawnee Mission North Relays on May 4. No team scores were kept in a meet that annually brings together the best track athletes from the Kansas side. Williams won [...]
Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com After a lengthy search, Gardner City Council members unanimously agreed to start negotiations to hire Cheryl Harrison-Lee as city administrator. If she accepts the position, Harrison-Lee will replace Stewart Fairburn, who left more than a year ago for a position in Chickasaw, Okla. Initially, city officials hoped to hire a new city [...]
The school board is likely to approve an interim business and finance director during tonight’s meeting. Board members will be asked to approve Myrna Morrison, a financial consultant with more than 35 years of school finance experience. The USD 231 board of education meeting will start at 6 p.m. tonight, May 7, at the district [...]
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