February 22, 2012

Four SH Bronco wrestlers qualify for state

Four Broncos will make the trip to the 4A state wrestling meet by virtue of posting qualifying marks at a 4A regional in Spring Hill, Feb. 17-18. Corey Spader (120), Blake Hampton (170), Coby Morris (195), and Chris Terrazas (heavyweight), will compete in the 4A state meet at the Bi-Centennial Center in Salina, Feb. 24-25. [...]

Bybee leads Broncos past Louisburg

Derek Bybee fired in 19 points and Cole Lillich added 16 leading the Spring Hill Broncos to a big 65-55 win at Louisburg on Feb. 17. “Austin Miller wasn’t able to participate and in his absence we had some younger kids really step up,” said coach Rick O’Neil. “I was real pleased with our overall [...]

SH city seeks improvements for U.S. 169 intersection

Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Spring Hill city, school, and chamber officials have adopted a joint resolution seeking to improve safety at the intersection of U.S. 169 Highway and 199th Street. The resolution seeks additional safety measures through the Johnson County Commission, Johnson County Public Works, the Kansas Department of Transportation, and the Kansas Legislature. Jonathan Roberts, [...]

Winter Royalty

Photo courtesy of USD230

On Feb. 3, Spring Hill High School crowned its Winter Court Royalty, including King Derek Bybee and Queen Kylen Young.

New KS House districts proposed

Proposal for redistricting in Johnson County/map courtesy of Kansas

Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com Johnson County will likely add three new representatives to the Kansas House of Representatives next year. A redistricting proposal, which easily passed a House committee on Monday, would separate Gardner, Edgerton and Spring Hill into three separate districts. Currently, all three communities are part of the 43rd District and are represented by [...]

Military update

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Paul D. Grunden, a graduate of Spring Hill High School, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and [...]

SH homecoming set for Feb. 3

BACK: Ericka Simpson, Taylor Smith, Dustin Truitt, Anna Kina  FRONT: Cassidy Labra, Austin Miller, Derek Bybee, Kylen Young Photo courtesy of Meg Sharement

BACK: Ericka Simpson, Taylor Smith, Dustin Truitt, Anna Kina FRONT: Cassidy Labra, Austin Miller, Derek Bybee, Kylen Young Photo courtesy of Meg Sharement Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Spring Hill High School will hold its homecoming coronation between the varsity girls and varsity boys games on Feb. 3. The games start at 6 p.m. Royalty candidates include: [...]

Rollover crash kills 2 – Updated

Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Two persons were killed in a rollover accident on I-35 near the Moonlight Road overpass. The accident happened about 1:45 a.m. on Jan. 31. According to Master Deputy Rick Howell of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, a passenger vehicle was southbound when it overturned. Killed were Jennifer Diane Curbow, 32, of Edgerton, [...]

Kelly Hayden to address BOCC in advance of American Heart Month

Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Kelly Hayden, wife of County Commissioner Calvin Hayden, will address the Johnson County Board of Commissioners at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 26 in observance of American Heart Month. Kelly Hayden has a rare heart disease called Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD). She is a two-time heart attack survivor, who suffered her first [...]

BOCC, city of Olathe to share closed captioning services

Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com The Board of County Commissioners approved an amended interlocal agreement with the city of Olathe Jan. 5 for the shared use of Olathe’s cable television production facilities and closed captioning services. Stephen Powell, clerk of the board, said the county and city have been shared the Olathe’s broadcast facilities since 2007. The [...]