Kansas City Chiefs fans are under the gun this week after Chiefs tackle Eric Winston publicly reprimanded them. Winston told media that he was angry that Chiefs fans booed when starting quarterback Matt Cassel was injured during last Sunday’s loss …

Edgerton taxpayers deserve better, and so do the rest of Johnson County taxpayers who were convinced in the late 1990s to purchase park land while it was affordable. Fourteen years later, no development at Big Bull Creek Park has taken …

Answering questions from a local newspaper with a staff of approximately six people, shouldn’t cause trauma to a public relations professional.
But such is the case in the USD 231 school district. According their own records, The Gardner News has …

Sam Brownback doesn’t want to be just a governor.
He’s now auditioning for the role of nutritionist and personal trainer. At least, that’s how it appears judging from his appearance and speech during the Kansas Summit on Obesity last week.…

USD 231 provides all the transparency money can buy.
After several residents complained regarding fees charged to provide copies of taxpayer-funded records, The Gardner News paid about $217 for a 24-page list. District staff estimated it took seven-and-a-half hours to …

It was a full house at school district’s board meeting Aug. 20.
Dozens of patrons attended, but did not address the board during the public part of budget hearing.
After a brief period, the board unanimously approved the budget with …

It is the beginning of a new era for the community of Gardner.
New administrative leadership — with the hiring of Cheryl Harrison-Lee — provides an  opportunity to close the door on one of the bleakest periods in the city’s …

Now is the time for the USD 231 board members to stand up and shine a little light on the budget process.
While other public entities host public budget workshops – including neighboring Spring Hill – USD 231’s budget process …