Battling til the end, the Blazer varsity baseball squad lost a 2-1 decision to Olathe South in Regional 6A play last week.
Despite the loss, Wally Nellor pitched a complete game, allowing just one earned run and only 5 hits. …
Blazer lose regional baseball game
May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
VanVleet, Meek qualify for state tennis meet
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Blazer number one doubles team of Micah VanVleet and Dylan Meek qualified for the state tennis meet with a third place effort in a 6A regional last week.
VanVleet and Meek posted a 3-1 record to finish third. The …
Town Hall session to focus on KanCare
April 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Rep. John Rubin of Shawnee and Rep. Arlen Siegfreid of Olathe will host a town hall meeting from 10 am to 11 am Monday April 29 at the Olathe City Hall, 100 E. Santa Fe.
The meeting will provide an …
Blazers ‘net’ wins at Home Invitational
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The number one doubles team of Micah VanVleet and Dylan Meeks posted a 2-1 record highlighting the Blazers performance at their home quadrangular meet April 18.
VanVleet and Meeks defeated Olathe North 8-0 and turned back top 10 5A ranked …
Head Start recruting for 2013-2014 school year
April 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Head Start will be accepting applications for enrollment for the 2013-2014school year by appointment at Harmony Early Childhood Center and Heartland Early Childhood Center. It is a federally funded preschool program at no cost for income-eligible families. To be eligible …
Plank leads Lady Blazers to second place
April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Danie Plank scored gold medals in three events leading the Lady Blazers to a second place finish at the Olathe East Invitational, April 4.
Plank scored 30 points with first place efforts in the shot put (37’-1’), discus, (113’-4’) and …
Sequester to close 2 air towers in JoCo
March 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Sequester is likely coming to Gardner – well, at least New Century AirCenter.
As part of its plan to shave $600 million from the budget, the Federal Aviation Administration will shutter 149 air traffic control towers across …
Healthy Yards Expo promotes green lawn and garden practices
March 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
OLATHE, Kans. — Get the real dirt on growing green Saturday, March 23 at the Fourth Annual Johnson County Healthy Yards Expo, a lawn and garden event that aims to help citizens make greener choices in their yards and homes. …
Repairs to King Louie Building approved
March 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
County commissioners narrowly approved a $415,000-plus contract for roofing work on the King Louie building.
The county-owned building, located in Overland Park, was purchased in 2011 for $3.6 million and will eventually house the Johnson County Historical …
Beauty and the Beast
March 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sean Grossnickle, son of Byron and Sue Grossnickle, sophomore at Gardner Edgerton High School, had the role of The Prince and The Beast in Christian Youth Theatre’s (CYT) Beauty and the Beast JR. CYT is located in Kansas City. The …
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