Sports
Olathe North beat Gardner Edgerton 35-34 on Friday, Oct. 23, extending the team's winning streak to three games.
The one-point victory moved Olathe North to 5-3 on the season. The team had started 2-3 before rattling off three straight wins.
Gardner Edgerton, which entered the game at 6-1, fell to 6-2. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Gardner Edgerton.
The Kansas State High School Activities Association lists the 35–34 overtime result on both teams’ schedules.
Sports
The Olathe South Falcons eliminated the Olathe East Hawks with a 4-0 shutout in KSHSAA regional boys soccer Monday, Oct. 26, scoring three first-half goals to take control early.
Public Safety
Kansas's Cold Weather Rule takes effect Sunday, Nov. 1, restricting regulated utilities from disconnecting residential customers when temperatures are forecast below 35 degrees and requiring 12-month payment plans for those behind on bills.
Public Safety
The City of Olathe held a groundbreaking ceremony for a replacement Fire Station 4 at 13301 S. Mur-Len Rd., replacing a 1971 facility demolished in September while crews operate from other stations during construction.
Public Safety
The new roundabout at 119th Street and Northgate opens Wednesday, Oct. 28, as part of Olathe's $55.7 million 119th Street Extension project. The four-lane bridge over Mill Creek and the BNSF railroad is expected to open by the end of November.
Sports
De Soto High School defeated Spring Hill High School 12-10 on Friday, Oct. 23, improving to 8-0 while handing Spring Hill its first loss at 7-1.
Business
St. Louis-based Clementine's Ice Cream announced plans to open a franchise location at 17165 W. 87th St. Pkwy in Lenexa, its second Kansas location after Prairie Village, with no specific opening date set.
Editor
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
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