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Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca Releases Statement After Missing Persons Report

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Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca Releases Statement After Missing Persons Report

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A missing person report has been filed for Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca and his young child.See the Story

JoCo to host qualifier for Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest

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JoCo to host qualifier for Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest

Some competitive eaters wanting to earn their way to Coney Island will have to go through Shawnee first. The Old Shawnee Days festival at the Shawnee Town 1929 historic site will host a qualifying event for Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest on Saturday, June 7 at 6 p.m. Top male and female eaters will […]Read Article

Shawnee man dies from injuries sustained in Overland Park crash

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Shawnee man dies from injuries sustained in Overland Park crash

A Shawnee man has died a month after being injured in a two-vehicle crash in Overland Park. In a news release Tuesday, Overland Park Police Department spokesperson Ofc. John Lacy said Jacob Webb, 86, of Shawnee, recently died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash on Sunday, April 20. Lacy said the crash […]Read Article

Shawnee turning downtown streetscape into gathering space

Shawnee is overhauling the area in front of its city hall downtown with the hopes that the improvements foster a sense of community and enhance pedestrian and traffic safety. Next week, work is expected to be complete on phase one of the downtown Shawnee streetscape project, including a redesigned pedestrian plaza on Johnson Drive, sidewalk […]Shawnee, Kansas · Shawnee Read Article

Shawnee advances single-family duplex development

The Shawnee Planning Commission has approved a new housing subdivision consisting mostly of duplexes on the southwestern side of the city. On May 5, the planning commission voted 8-0 to approve the rezoning and preliminary development plan for Cedar Trace, a 5.6-acre development between Silverheel Street and Monticello Road. Commissioners Kathy Peterson, Amit Bhakta and […]Shawnee, Kansas · Shawnee Read Article

IU basketball recruiting: Hoosiers offer 7-foot-1 class of 2026 center Ethan Taylor

Indiana’s wave of class of 2026 news continued into Thursday evening as Kansas-based center Ethan Taylor announced he’d received an offer from the the IU staff. The 7-foot-1 and 245-pound Taylor specifically thanked new IU assistant coach Rod Clark when announcing his offer on X. Taylor also has high major offers from Missouri, Oklahoma, Purdue and Tennessee so far. Clark was an assistant coach at Tennessee until recently and he’s from the Kans…Basketball · Shawnee Read Article

‘It's financial support, it's emotional support,” Kansas nonprofit turns softball into a life-saving mission

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By Olivia Acree Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KSHB) — Cancer is a disease that touches everyone at some point in their lives—including kids and their families. A Kansas-based nonprofit, Tough2gether, is working to make a terribly hard time in people’s lives just a little bit easier. “Tough2gether is funding research, giving grants to families. So it’s financial support, emotional support. It’s pointing you in the righ…Cancer · Shawnee See the Story

Man sentenced for 2022 deadly shooting in Shawnee

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of a 25-year-old man in 2022. Court records say that Fernando Gonzalez-Prado is facing 325 months in prison for second-degree intentional murder and aggravated battery in connection with the death of Jarod Rogers-- a man who was killed in a shooting in Shawnee, Kansas. The sentencing took place late last week in Johnson County Distric…Shawnee, Kansas · Shawnee See the Story

North Cowichan resident deals with sinkhole in her backyard

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Cost to fix issue as high as $10,000Shawnee, Kansas · Shawnee See the Story

Shawnee commission OKs almost 27-acre multifamily development

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The Shawnee Planning Commission gave the green light to a proposed multifamily development that spans dozens of buildings on nearly 27 acres of land near Maranatha Christian Academy in western Shawnee. On Monday, the commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval of rezoning and the preliminary development plan for Shawnee Crossings Townhomes, a 26.9-acre development that […]Real Estate · Shawnee See the Story

Catholic Priests in Bissau-Guinean Diocese Urged to Celebrate Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year as “missionaries of hope”

The Diocesan Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has called upon Catholic Priests in the Bissau-Guinean Diocese to celebrate the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year as “missionaries of hope”. In his April 15 homily during the anticipated Chrism Mass that is traditionally celebrated on Holy Thursday, Fr. Lúcio Brentegani reflected on Priestly ministry in the context of the yearlong spiritual initiative that Po…Catholic Church · Shawnee See the Story