Libraries boom in ailing economy
The public library — it’s close to home, it’s full of entertaining and useful resources and it’s free, which has made it a staple in many communities.
Local news
Fire displaces apartment residents
Twelve to 15 residents have been displaced after a fire Saturday at the Fox Run Apartments in Shawnee.
Schools & education
De Soto schools experience growth spurt
De Soto USD 232’s preliminary enrollment numbers show about 409 more students than the district’s official headcount from 2007.
Sports
Runnin’ dirty
The Trail Nerds unofficially began in 2000 when Ben Holmes, Trail Nerds co-founder Kyle Amos and a few other friends began hitting the trails around Kansas City.
- Shawnee police calls, Aug. 27, 2008 August 27
- $25,000 gift allows group to keep helping August 27
- Monticello study seeks public input August 27
- Libraries boom in ailing economy August 27
- Shawnee sisters find pageant success August 27
- They don't call them Badlands for nothing August 27
- Letter: Plausible deniability at play August 26
- Letter: Pflumm statement full of holes August 26
- De Soto schools experience growth spurt August 26
- Fire displaces apartment residents August 26
- KVL welcomes Turner as newest member August 26
- Letter: Plausible deniability at play August 26, 2008 1 comment
- SM ACT scores increase overall August 19, 2008 1 comment
- Condemnation process for road project starts August 13, 2008 1 comment
- Mill Valley students to protest Prairie Ridge PTA fundraiser February 19, 2008 11 comments
- K-State to give Woods a look August 6, 2008 1 comment
- On the street: Whom do you think John McCain should choose as his running mate? July 23, 2008 2 comments
- Reimbursement to Council member included cost of alcohol at dinner July 15, 2008 2 comments
- Photo: Scouts with Boy Scout Troop 246, based at St. Luke’s ... July 15, 2008 2 comments
- Body found in Missouri identified as Shawnee man July 2, 2008 2 comments
- On the street: Whom do you think Barack Obama should choose as his running mate? July 30, 2008 1 comment
Today's events
- Shawnee Chamber of Commerce Weekly Networking Group at 7:30 a.m.
Upcoming events
- Shawnee Chamber of Commerce Weekly Networking Group
- Shawnee Downtown Partnership August 28
- Shawnee Rotary Club
- Shawnee Farmers’ Market
More events
Births
- Joshua and Michelle Wingerd, Shawnee, .
- James and Rhonda Cooke, Shawnee, a boy.
- Brett and Bobbie Clark, Shawnee, a boy.
- Matt and Debbie Neis, Shawnee, a boy.
- Matt and Debbie Neis, Shawnee, a boy.
Obituaries
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Special Features
Road Trips
Planning a trip but don’t want to take out a second mortgage to pay for a cross-country vacation? The region presents a variety of interesting and entertaining “stay-cation” ideas.
Talking points
How often do you go to the library?
“I almost never go there at all — only with my wife, Kim. She checks out, I’d say, at least three books a week. The kids go with her, and she teaches them how to find things.”
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