Sports
Gardner Edgerton beat Olathe East 49-28 on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Gardner Edgerton entered the game at 6-2 and improved to 7-2 on the 2026 season. Olathe East, which came in at 0-8, fell to 0-9. The loss extended Olathe East's losing streak to nine consecutive games this season.
The two teams also met on Oct. 16, when Gardner Edgerton won 55-9 by 46 points.
The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) posted the final score on Gardner Edgerton’s official schedule.
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Community
Several Johnson County charities and drives are working to meet growing demand for food and shelter heading into the holiday season, including an upcoming toy and food drive, a Mission food pantry serving hundreds of families, and a Lenexa shelter operating beyond capacity.
Public Safety
Bradley Boyd, who represents District 2 on the Olathe Board of Education and serves as deputy police chief for Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, faces a possible firearm offense after a Nov. 3 emergency on Interstate 35 and separate allegations from fellow officers about mishandled union funds.
Education
The Olathe school board is scheduled to vote Thursday on disposing of seven closing school buildings, but Heritage Elementary will stay under district ownership for potential repurposing near Olathe South High School.
Business
The Lenexa Rec Center will hold an open house on Wednesday, Nov. 18, offering guided tours, tips on using fitness equipment, a free body composition scan and a prize wheel.
Elections
About 190 bipartisan election workers began hand-counting roughly 125,000 ballots Nov. 9 at the Johnson County Election Office in Olathe, covering five races that finished within 1% after the Nov. 3 general election.
Elections
Democrat Kristen Schultz leads Republican incumbent Bill Sutton 51% to 49% in unofficial final results for Kansas House District 43, flipping a Gardner-area seat no Democrat had held since the mid-1990s.
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