Lynne Hermansen Special to The Gardner News School board members voted 6-0 in favor of a separation agreement with Superintendent Pam Stranahan after hours in executive session at their Dec. 7 meeting. Fifty some parents...
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Photo courtesy of the city of Edgerton Emmett and Maddox Polk, Edgerton, helped Don Roberts,...
Read MoreConservative businessman and former Johnson County Commissioner Mike Brown announced today that he is running for Kansas Secretary of State. Brown’s announcement sets up a Republican primary between moderate Republican incumbent...
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Lynne Hermansen Special to The Gardner News Residents filed an appeal for the proposed city of...
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Photos courtesy of FD#1 Firemen responded to an outside fire call at 9:50 p.m. Nov. 25 in the...
Read MoreThe USD 231 board of education approved a contract with the teachers union at their Nov. 16 meeting. The negotiated contract had been ratified by the teachers and included certified salaries for the 2021-2022 school year. The...
Read MoreWith Thanksgiving turkey leftovers gone, Christmas season officially begins. Communities come together for celebrations and fellowship. Smile. Christmas is traditionally a season of joy, of giving, of spending time with family...
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The lights came on in Gardner Nov. 30 as hundreds of community members watched. The switch for the...
Read MoreEdgerton’s Christmas celebration will be at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in Edgerton’s Greenspace. The holiday season will kick off with the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony downtown, 404 E. Nelson. Some lucky child will help Don...
Read MoreIf it seems like there are a lot more coyotes mingling in human spaces these days, it’s because…well, there are. “When we look at abundance trends, the population of coyotes has increased three-fold since the fur market crashed...
Read MoreKansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today advised Kansas employers that they must not inquire into the sincerity of an employee’s religious belief when the employee claims a religious waiver from a COVID-19 vaccine...
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Photo courtesy of USD 231 With temperatures falling and the growing season ending, the USD 231...
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Lynne Hermansen Special to The Gardner News Traffic and crime updates were provided by the Johnson...
Read MoreWith the November election over, and Todd Winters mayor elect of Gardner, the city will begin the process of filling a council vacancy on Dec. 7, after Winters is sworn in Dec. 6. The appointment process will begin on Tuesday,...
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Lynne Hermansen Special to The Gardner News A contract with Elevate Edgerton for Economic...
Read MoreLynne Hermansen Special To The Gardner News Several measures related to the Homestead Lane Retail District Redevelopment project at Homestead and I-35 were approved Nov. 18 night at Edgerton City Council. The project will be 42...
Read MoreLynne Hermansen Special To The Gardner News Gardner Edgerton School Board members voted 6-0 Tuesday night to allow 9 through 12 graders an option to wear masks or not starting November 18. Students grade 7 and 8 will have the...
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Photo courtesy Johnson County Fire District #1 A house fire was reported at 11:15 a.m. Nov. 20,...
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Howard Cripe, right, a member of the Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club, demonstrates the use of a...
Read MoreThe Johnson County Treasury, Taxation and Vehicles department will begin mailing 209,516 real estate and 15,629 personal property tax statements to Johnson County taxpayers on Friday, Nov. 19. The first-half real estate and...
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