May 22, 2013

EDITORIAL: Spring Hill council should act quickly following old school election

Residents of city of Spring Hill face a difficult question: what to do with the original portion of the elementary school that is now a vacant wing of the civic center/city hall.

Architects have estimated renovations to that portion of …

USD 230 to consider smoking policy changes

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

Smoking may be banned from Spring Hill School District grounds in the near future. The school board will consider changes to its smoking policy due to the statewide smoking ban which went into effect on July 1.…

SH’s Bontrager signs with Ottawa

Ryan Bontrager of Spring Hill has signed with Ottawa University to play baseball there. Submitted photo

Ottawa University’s baseball program has announced the signing of Ryan Bontrager to a letter of intent for the 2010-2011 school year. He is from Spring Hill, Kan. and is a transfer from Neosho County Community College. Bontrager attended Spring Hill …

Department heads outline city budget needs

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

City directors presented information about their departments and projected needs for the next three years to Spring Hill City Council members during a 2011 budget work session on July 8. Concrete budget numbers were not discussed, but …

Spring Hill women to be presented with gifts for good Samaritan efforts

BNSF Railway’s Grade Crossing Safety team and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office will recognize two Spring Hill women for saving a man’s life last week when his car became stuck on railroad tracks at a closed crossing. The women pulled …

SH ups employee contributions to health plans

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

Employees of the city of Spring Hill will have to contribute to their own health insurance plans, city council members decided last week. In previous years, the city paid 100 percent of employee health plans while employees …

Old school house’s fate in voters’ hands

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

City council members had hoped voters would be able to decide whether they want to spend money to demolish the old school building in town or spend money restoring it, but according to city attorney Frank Jenkins, …

SH Bronco baseball looks to post-season

With the regular season nearing completion, Coach Gary Benedict is preparing his Spring Hill Bronco 12-under boys baseball team for post-season play.

So far, Benedict’s boys have carved out an impressive 8-2 record in the Tri-County competitive league and look …

SH Broncos named to Tri-County spotlight team

Spring Hill’s Cody Madsen, Tyler Hartsock  and Zach Pickett were recently named to the Tri-County Spotlight team.

Madsen finished second on the Tri-County leaderboard with a 75. He shot a 75 in the Spring Hill Invitational — good enough for …

SH school board increases some user fees; drops block scheduling

Spring Hill spirit band plays during a pep rally. The school district is increasing some user fees including text book rental and school lunch rates. File photo

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

School board members added new fees and dropped block scheduling during a June 7 meeting. Although school officials said they wouldn’t need to do much budget trimming thanks to a state budget that didn’t make further cuts …