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Dozens of people experienced the “21st Century Classroom” during a hands-on technology demonstration at the Hilltop Learning Center on April 23. Participants learned about Android and iPad tablets, Chrome Books, Ultra Books and laptops, content filtering, Google apps, and Cloud technology, and how they will be used in the classroom. Staff photo by Mark Taylor [...]
Sam Huffman fired an 86 and finished 16th overall leading the Bronco golf effort at the Spring Hill Invitational at Sycamore Ridge Course on April 18. Teamwise, Tonganoxie took the title with a low score of 318. Piper took second with 327 followed by Mill Valley, De Soto, Paola, and Spring Hill. “Overall, we played [...]
Principal’s Honor Roll Seniors Daniel Buyanovsky; John Dziadura; Andrew Ewing; Abby Haupt; Aubrey Hills; Shae Jager; Anna King; Katelin Masters; Lindsey Mateer; Kristen Murry; Aaron Preuss; Ericka Simpson; Ronald Sullivan, Jr.; Katrina Swanda; Jamie Talley; Jordan Whitesell; Trevor Winters; Kylen Young Juniors Jordan Akins; Corryn Anderson; Lauren Biggs; Meagan Crooks; Brianna Cummins; Michael Epp; [...]
Tom Erickson, public information officer for the Johnson County Sheriff’s office: “During this year’s Operation Constant Gardener II, officers arrested 13 people, seized over 40 live marijuana plants, over a pound of processed marijuana and several grams of other drugs including hashish and methamphetamine. Officers also seized over $3,100 in cash, three guns, a stolen [...]
Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com There’s always another opening of another show in southwest Johnson County these days. With three theatre groups off the ground and running, there are plenty of opportunities for thespians at all levels to get involved. Sarah Ackerman-Hale, a founder of Spring Hill’s Broadway Review group and a former director and actress with [...]
Using timely hitting, solid pitching and defense, the Spring Hill varsity baseball squad swept Osawatomie in doubleheader action on April 12. “We hit the ball well and again got good pitching and defense,” said Coach David Londene, who has guided his group to a 6-4 record. In the 15-4 opening game win, Lake Johnson (2-0) [...]
Using timely hitting, the Spring Hill Lady Bronco varsity softball squad swept Osawatomie by scores of 20-3 and 13-0 on April 12. In the 20-3 opening win, Sarah Henkle was the winning pitcher. Hayley Berkley collected four hits and had five RBI. Chastity Ward and Hailey Taylor also had three hits. In the nightcap, Henkle [...]
Katharine Reece Curry, daughter of Dr. A.S. Reece, founder of the Reece Hospital in Gardner, will host interviews in Gardner next week for a history book she is writing. Curry would like to interview anyone who has a connection to Reece Hospital including those who were born there, were a patient, or worked there. Curry [...]
Submitted photo More than seventy members of the 129th Transportation Company were welcomed home at New Century AirCenter last week. Hundreds of family and friends greeted the soldiers as they arrived on charter busses. The company spent the last nine months deployed in northern Iraq and Kuwait. Submitted photo
Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history missed Gardner by a mere 25 miles. Dennis Wilson, executive director of the Kansas Lottery, announced April 6 that one of three winning tickets in the $656 million Mega Millions jackpot was an Ottawa resident who chose to remain anonymous. “Kansas law allows the person [...]
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