Olathe wants its residents to show a little respect when it comes to property lines. Updated: Nov. 29, 2012 1:43 PM |Full Story

Soldiers, mice, party-goers and more have been dancing through the hallways of the Kauffman Center throughout the fall as they prepared for December performances of the Kansas City Ballet’s “The Nutcracker.” Updated: Nov. 27, 2012 2:34 PM |Full Story

Larry Velasquez added his name to the Lenexa Chili Challenge record book last year when he won the prestigious Chili Appreciation Society International division a second consecutive time. Updated: Oct. 18, 2012 3:50 PM |Full Story

The makeover of Olathe’s downtown corridor is almost complete. Updated: Oct. 18, 2012 4:05 PM |Full Story

Brownback’s office sets up line where inefficiencies can be reported anonymously.

Frustrated by wasteful spending in your school district? Updated: Oct. 18, 2012 7:42 PM |Full Story

Johnson County | New community food pantry opens soon

Despite about 600 pantries in the KC area, the number of families needing help continues to overwhelm supply.

Even in affluent Johnson County, adults struggle to pay their grocery bills and many children go to bed hungry. Updated: Oct. 11, 2012 2:32 PM |Full Story

The Olathe Public Schools Alumni Association this week put six exceptional alumni and one distinguished person on the school district’s Wall of Honor. Updated: Oct. 4, 2012 2:04 PM |Full Story

These are the police reports for Aug. 20 through Aug. 25 of alleged personal and property crimes and injury traffic accidents in your area, listed by city and ZIP code. Areas where no incidents were reported are not included. Times and dates reflect when the police report was taken, not when the incident occurred. For more police reports, go to joco913.com/crime. Updated: Sep. 27, 2012 3:20 PM |Full Story

For the first time in its history, the Kansas Supreme Court will hear appeals in Johnson County. Updated: Sep. 27, 2012 1:02 PM |Full Story

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has released the names of about 16,000 high school seniors who are semifinalists in its prestigious scholarship program. Updated: Sep. 19, 2012 3:17 PM |Full Story

Liza Zumbrunnen’s first attempt at learning to play a trumpet ended in just two weeks. Updated: Sep. 19, 2012 1:23 PM |Full Story

Building codes in Olathe might be getting a facelift. Updated: Sep. 19, 2012 2:17 PM |Full Story

Carroll’s Mat Hat Emporium. Peter Pan’s Flight School. Rapunzel’s Custom Wigs. Sherlock’s Pipe & Tobacco. Updated: Sep. 19, 2012 1:20 PM |Full Story

A firefighter suffered a minor back injury during a fire at a vacant house in Olathe early this morning. Updated: Sep. 18, 2012 9:04 AM |Full Story

These are the police reports for Aug. 6 through Aug. 11 of alleged personal and property crimes and injury traffic accidents in your area, listed by city and ZIP code. Areas where no incidents were reported are not included. Times and dates reflect when the police report was taken, not when the incident occurred. For more police reports, go to joco913.com/crime. Updated: Sep. 13, 2012 1:17 PM |Full Story