Danedri Thompson [email protected] The Gardner City Council didn’t close in quite the traditional fashion on June 20. Instead, three council members left the meeting as an argument broke out between the mayor and...
Read MoreMembers of the Gardner Edgerton High School class of 1976 will reunite next weekend. The class graduated from GEHS more than 35 years ago this year. The weekend-long reunion will kick off with a dinner on June 25 at 6 p.m. at...
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Hard work paid off for members of Christine Hecke and Debra Sim’s Spring Hill Middle School...
Read MoreSen. Jerry Moran R-Kansas Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor released a dismal update on the state of our nation’s economy. Not only did the national unemployment rate rise to 9.1 percent, but the number of Americans looking...
Read MoreRep. Charlotte O’Hara, 27th District R-Stilwell Ah, early January 2011 the Republicans ride into Topeka on a vote that swept the Democrats out and placed them (the Republicans) in charge of government in the State of...
Read MoreWe’re continually shocked at the Kansans (and outsiders) complaining about Gov. Sam Brownback’s line item veto that slashed funding for the Kansas Arts Commission in the 2012 budget. In 2011, the state funneled $1.5 million to...
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Amy Cunningham [email protected] In his seven short years, Kade Meyer made quite an...
Read MoreDanedri Thompson [email protected] The general public is satisfied with the services the city of Gardner provides, according to preliminary results of the 2011 DirectionFinder survey. “Your community has always had good...
Read MoreThis is good news. Clicking “reply to all” to an email can constitute a violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The word comes from the Shawnee County District Attorney who determined that a member of the Kansas State Board...
Read More5/29/2011 600 Blk S Oakcrest Cir Animal Control 183rd & Center Suspicious Activity 900 Blk E Main DUI 900 Blk E Main Alarm Call 500 Blk S Plum Creek Animal Control 100 Blk N Pear Animal Control 600 Blk E Mockingbird Vehicle...
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Amy Cunningham [email protected] Students in the United States have consistently scored...
Read MoreDanedri Thompson [email protected] The at-grade railroad crossing at the intersection of Moonlight Road and Main Street has improved, city engineer Celia Duran told council members during a work session on June 13. “It’s...
Read MoreThe decision before local sports hero Bubba Starling should be an easy one as he stands on the precipice of a multi-million dollar baseball contract. But we don’t envy the decision before the young standout and his family. It’s...
Read MoreDanedri Thompson [email protected] There may be a case to be made for earning less money. But that medicine for avoiding the Obamacare mandate on health insurance is a bitter pill to swallow for hardworking Americans....
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Danedri Thompson [email protected] Area residents experienced a fairly rare meteorological...
Read MoreIt’s a coup that the Gardner Edgerton High School football team will travel to East St. Louis to play in a regionally televised game. It’s exciting for the fans, and it’s another notch in the community’s belt. We look forward to...
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Amy Cunningham [email protected] The 39th annual Edgerton Frontier Days celebration will...
Read MoreRoger Neil Russell 77, of Spring Hill, Kan. died May 27, 2011 at his home. He was born February 20, 1934 in Bonita, Kan. He was a 1952 graduate of St. John’s Memorial High School in Olathe and attended Ottawa University. Roger...
Read MoreMadeline Iona Herman, age 8 years, 10 months and 14 days, of Gardner, died May 31, 2011 at the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Madeline was born July 17, 2002 in Merriam, Kan. She was the youngest of three...
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Mark Taylor [email protected] Gardner police stopped 66 vehicles during last week’s...
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