Sports
Olathe West won on the road Thursday, Oct. 22, beating Shawnee Mission East 17-10.
The victory moves Olathe West to 5-3 on the season after entering the game at 4-3. Shawnee Mission East drops to 3-5 and has now lost two straight after standing at 3-3 through six games.
The Kansas State High School Activities Association lists the result on both schools’ schedules.
Sports
St. James Academy in Lenexa beat St. Thomas Aquinas 26-7 on Oct. 21 to win the inaugural KSHSAA girls flag football state championship, which was postponed after a deadly crash in Wichita.
Local Government
Olathe city staffers want to ban trucks from a 1.7-mile stretch of Kansas City Road and limit how far drivers can travel in center turn lanes, with both proposals headed to a City Council vote Nov. 3.
Sports
Olathe Northwest shut out Shawnee Mission North 45-0 on Thursday, Oct. 22, improving to 6-2 on the season with a fourth consecutive win.
Local Government
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners approved $48.9 million for 2027 road and stormwater projects, including $3.3 million for Lone Elm Road in Olathe, $2 million to widen 83rd Street in Lenexa and $1.8 million to replace aging pipes on Northgate in Olathe.
Elections
Overland Park attorney David C. Graham is running as the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, calling for smaller government, criminal justice reform and a shift in national defense spending.
Elections
Adam Hamilton, a Democratic first-time candidate and megachurch pastor, is running for U.S. Senate in Kansas on Nov. 3, 2026, against Republican Roger Wayne Marshall and Libertarian David C. Graham.
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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