The Spring Hill School District will have a community forum March 29 concerning the school budget for the upcoming school year and possible cost-saving measures and revenue enhancements. The forum will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Spring Hill High School, 19701 Ridgeview Road. Updated: Mar. 16, 2010 6:47 PM |Full Story

These are the most recent police reports of personal and property crimes and injury traffic accidents in your area, listed by city and ZIP code. Times and dates indicate when officers took the report, not when the incident occurred. Updated: Mar. 16, 2010 6:08 PM |Full Story

AQUINAS HAS HAIR-RAISING EVENT Seventy-five St.Thomas Aquinas girls underwent a haircut of a minimum of eight inches at an all-school assembly Tuesday. The hair was collected and bagged and will be sent to the Pantene’s Locks of Love program for cancer patients who have lost their hair because of chemotherapy. The event has been named STA Wigs Out for Cancer and included a video of students sharing the reason why they hate cancer. The idea for the event came to Speech and Drama teacher Kim Harrison when a nephew was diagnosed with leukemia. The 2010 assembly was dedicated to senior Christina Miller, who was scheduled for brain surgery on Friday. The surger yrequired that her head be shaved, so she was able to participate in the Locks for Love program while in the hospital. After the assembly, many of the girls boarded a bus for Xenon Academy in Olathe for a professional styling. Updated: Mar. 16, 2010 6:52 PM |Full Story

The city reopened Kansas City Road to traffic after officials were forced to closed it this afternoon due to a gas line break.

A woman was allegedly beaten and robbed by a group of young adults in an Olathe Wal-Mart parking lot Friday evening. The suspects were arrested shortly after the attack.

Olathe police say they are investigating as least two incidents in which calls have been received by residents to see when their homes would be unoccupied.

About 75 young voices filled Olathe North High School’s auditorium Monday evening as Sandy Jaggard conducted her last concert as a music teacher for the city’s school district. Jaggard, who teaches at Northview Elementary, will retire at the end of the school year after 29 years of teaching music. The last 28 of those years have been in Olathe. Updated: Mar. 12, 2010 5:47 PM |Full Story

Olathe’s climb out of the economic doldrums is expected to take a few years. The fast-paced growth of development, which generated a wealth of tax revenue for the city during the past two decades, slowed to a trickle during and after the recent recession. Updated: Mar. 12, 2010 5:53 PM |Full Story

A family’s four pets died in a house fire this afternoon.

These are the most recent police reports of personal and property crimes and injury traffic accidents. Times and dates indicate when officers took the report. Updated: Mar. 12, 2010 3:32 PM |Full Story

MARRIAGES This list was provided by the Johnson County District Court. Updated: Mar. 12, 2010 5:42 PM |Full Story

Gardner City Councilman Dan Thompson resigned Friday saying he no longer wishes to serve in an environment of animosity.

Will he stay or will he go? That’s the question Gardner City Council member Dan Thompson needs to answer in the wake of a March 2 recall election that ousted two other council members. Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 7:09 PM |Full Story

The Olathe Salvation Army Corps is a few steps closer to building a new chapel. Olathe Planning Commission members on Monday unanimously approved the rezoning and preliminary plan for a chapel on the south side of the current building at 420 E. Santa Fe. The plan now goes to the City Council for approval. Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 7:09 PM |Full Story

Every Friday, third-grader Marcus McElliott carries two full backpacks home from school. Sometimes, to help his first-grade brother, Thomas, he takes a third. Marcus’ first pack, passed down by his older brother, holds the usual contents – pencils, paper and other supplies. He and other Fairview Elementary School students received the supplies for free in the fall from Farmer’s Insurance. Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 6:09 PM |Full Story