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Kansas City-area school email reveals hidden truth of boy-in-girls’-locker-room claim

A newly obtained email shows a biological male was indeed allowed in the girls’ locker room at a Kansas City-area high school, vindicating a parent who was determined to expose the truth. For nearly a month, Carrie Schmidt had repeatedly pressed district officials to either confirm or deny the rumored incident, which is believed to have spanned multiple occasions between the beginning of school in August of last year into that November. Until no…Gardner, Kansas · Gardner Read Article

Charles "Charlie" E. Guthrie, Jr.

January 3rd, 1948 – October 7th, 2025 In the early afternoon of October 7th, 2025, following a valiant battle with cancer, Charles E. Guthrie Jr. peacefully passed away at the age of 77 with his wife and daughter by his side. Born in Washington, PA, on January 3rd, 1948, Charlie was a man who lived life with humor, grit, benevolence, and determination. Charlie was a proud Air Force veteran, having served four years stationed in Alaska. After his…Cancer · Gardner Read Article

Gardner-Edgerton School Board candidate vows to stay in the race despite filing in one district, moving to another - The Sentinel

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Business owner and USD 231 School Board candidate Keith Davenport finds himself in a unique position just weeks before voters go to the polls. He’s a candidate for the District 3 seat on the board, but he’s living elsewhere within the Gardner-Edgerton boundary. At a recent candidate forum, Davenport used his opening statement to pledge if successful in unseating incumbent Greg Chapman, he would resign his position: “During this campaign, I unexp…Gardner, Kansas · Gardner See the Story

Eight candidates are on the ballot for the Gardner Edgerton school board in 2025

For the past few years, the Gardner Edgerton school board has grappled with tension over politically charged issues such as public health measures and how to treat transgender students. That doesn’t seem to have changed with the latest crop of board candidates. Prospective school board members disagree on how much to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whether the district should be less strict about state-required vaccines and…Health · Gardner Read Article

Boy in girls’ locker room in KC-area school? District simply isn’t saying

Word is circulating a KC-area boy used a high school girls’ locker room for months last school year, but the district isn’t saying one way or the other. The alleged incident – involving perhaps dozens of locker room uses by a biological male at Gardner Edgerton High School on the Kansas side – may have occurred from the start of school in August until it was halted in November 2024, according to concerned parent Carrie Schmidt. Schmidt won’t rev…Gardner, Kansas · Gardner Read Article

One Kansas school district banned a book in 2024, per national report

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TOPEKA — An eastern Kansas school district was the only one in the state that banned a book during the 2024-2025 school year, according to an annual report cataloguing bans and restrictions across the country. The Gardner Edgerton School District,…Gardner, Kansas · Gardner See the Story

Gardner-Edgerton officials silent on status of suspended teacher Leslie Hanzelka - The Sentinel

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USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton administrators and school board members refused repeated requests from The Sentinel for the status of high school teacher Leslie Hanzelka, reportedly suspended last month following a controversial social media post about the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The social media site Libs of Tik-Tok posted a video from Carrie Schmidt, a parent of two Gardner-Edgerton students,…Social Media · Gardner Read Article

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Johnson County poised to sell former CenturyLink HQ, after years of vacancy

Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Gardner man

Gardner Edgerton school board candidate reactivates campaign

Kansas City-area school email reveals hidden truth of boy-in-girls’-locker-room claim

Charles "Charlie" E. Guthrie, Jr.

Gardner-Edgerton School Board candidate vows to stay in the race despite filing in one district, moving to another - The Sentinel

Eight candidates are on the ballot for the Gardner Edgerton school board in 2025

Boy in girls’ locker room in KC-area school? District simply isn’t saying

One Kansas school district banned a book in 2024, per national report

Gardner-Edgerton officials silent on status of suspended teacher Leslie Hanzelka - The Sentinel

Local News Publishers

Johnson County poised to sell former CenturyLink HQ, after years of vacancy

Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Gardner man

Gardner Edgerton school board candidate reactivates campaign

Kansas City-area school email reveals hidden truth of boy-in-girls’-locker-room claim

Charles "Charlie" E. Guthrie, Jr.

Gardner-Edgerton School Board candidate vows to stay in the race despite filing in one district, moving to another - The Sentinel

Eight candidates are on the ballot for the Gardner Edgerton school board in 2025

Boy in girls’ locker room in KC-area school? District simply isn’t saying

One Kansas school district banned a book in 2024, per national report

Gardner-Edgerton officials silent on status of suspended teacher Leslie Hanzelka - The Sentinel