May 23, 2013

County adopts building codes for new construction

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Members of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners adopted an amended version of International Code. The code outlines minimum building requirements for new construction in the unincorporated areas of Johnson County.
During an April 18 meeting, commissioners …

SH woman earns state award

Olivia Boydstun, Spring Hill, was named Exemplary Older Worker by the Kansas Department of Commerce and the Older Worker Task Force during the 16th annual Older Worker and Employers Award ceremony April 8.
Boydstun’s award is given to older workers …

SH woman to present research at Washburn

Casey Meyer, Spring Hill, will present a research poster, “Characterization of Advanced Perrenial Wheat Amphiploids Via in situ Hybridization and Microsatellite Analysis,” during a student research forum at Washburn University on April 19.
“In this study we characterized a new …

Spring Hill Broncos split doubleheader

Spring Hill rallied in game two with De Soto and salvaged a split in a home doubleheader against the Wildcats April 2.
Spring Hill led 2-0 after one inning in game two and used single tallies in the third and …

USD 230 superintendent to retire in 2015

Spring Hill superintendent Bart Goering will retire in 2015. He announced his intentions during a March 11 school board meeting.
During the meeting, board members discussed the district’s long-term planning goals. Future district leadership was a key topic.
“The Spring …

Simpson, Hodge lead Baker to third place finish

Former Spring Hill  High School basketball standouts Jami Hodge and Ericka Simpson recently led Baker University to a third place finish in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
Both are freshman guards and helped Baker to a 12-6 conference record …

Broncos make all-league team

Frontier League coaches recently took notice of Spring Hill’s basketball talent and voted five Broncos to its elite post season teams.
On the boys side, Chris Bybee and Matt Smith earned post season honors.
Bybee, a junior guard, averaged 8.5 …

SH council voter guide

Spring Hill voters will elect two council members on April 2. They will have three candidates from which to choose including Chad Eckert, Chris Leaton and Bradley Zerr. Spring Hill voters will also elect a new mayor. Only one candidate’s …

Walk-in advance voting begins at county election office

Voters can advance vote in person in the April 2 spring general election.

Walk-in voters are welcome between today and April 1 at the Johnson County Election Office, 2101 E. Kansas City Road in Olathe. The hours are from 9 …

USD 230 voters to stock school board

Voters in the Spring Hill School District will select three school board members on April 2. In the race for position no. 6, Jason Winbolt is uncontested.
Recently, The Gardner News sent questionnaires to the four candidates for school board …