Gardner KS News. Local Events. Local Coupons.
Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com The Olathe City Council appointed James Terrones to the council’s vacant Ward 3 seat on May 15. The Ward 3 seat has been open since February when the council voted to appoint Ward 3 Councilman Ronald Ryckman to fulfill the remaining term of At-Large Councilman Bob Montgomery. Montgomery told the council in [...]
Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Olathe Police are seeking two suspects who stole a guitar from a music store on April 12. A police spokesperson said two men entered Spencer’s Music Store at 1717 S. Mur-Len Road at about 2:29 p.m. One of the men distracted sales people while the other placed a guitar in his pants. [...]
Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies assisted Kansas Department of Revenue agents in seizing an Olathe business this morning. Officials shuttered 4 Wheels & A Motor, located at 1919 E. Spruce, for delinquent taxes. The car rental, sales and repair businesses owed $41,931 in state sales, withholding and income taxes. On May 9, officers seized all business [...]
Mark Taylor mtaylor@yahoo.com Johnson County is experiencing a whooping cough “outbreak” county commissioners were told May 10. Nancy Tausz, disease control director for the county health department, said 75 cases of the disease have been reported, “and we’re getting more cases in all the time.” Tausz said all ages are susceptible to whooping cough but [...]
Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Two potential tornados narrowly missed Gardner on May 7. According to the National Weather Service, the twisters were reported Sunday afternoon in the vicinity of Interstate 35 and U.S. 169 Highway, near the Great Mall of the Great Plains. The storm clouds formed over Gardner before moving into Olathe. An Olathe Police [...]
OLATHE – Pioneer Trail Middle School has been notified that they are one of five finalists for the National Middle School of the Year. The winner is expected to be announced in mid-May. “This is a great honor and we are proud to be considered for such an amazing award,” Principal Mike Wolgast said. “It [...]
Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Frank Denning, Johnson County Sheriff, is seeking a third term in office. He officially filed for re-election on April 4. Denning, who lives near Edgerton, has more than 38 years of law enforcement experience, mostly in Johnson County. He was elected sheriff in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. Denning’s accomplishments during his [...]
Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Johnson County Commissioners authorized Chairman Ed Eilert to write a letter to the Kansas Legislature opposing proposed legislation that would shift a tax burden from some commercial properties to residential property taxpayers. Specifically the commission is opposed to the proposed House Bill 2501 and Senate Bill 317. Commissioners said the bills, if [...]
Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews An Olathe man was sentenced to 12 years and three months in prison for the attempted murder of his girlfriend Luico Diaz-Pantoga, 50, pleaded guilty in March to attempted first degree murder for trying to stab Azalia Rivers to death last June. Rivers sustained numberous stab wounds but survived the attack.
Recent Comments