Photos by Holly Allen From left, Cindy, Eeyore, and Marshmallow pose in their pasture with Green Acres Farm Animal Foundation ...

Photo by Holly Allen – Meriden-Ozawkie Public Library representatives Jennifer Lloyd, Drew Sams, Kristina Orndorff, and Blanche Wulfekoetter braved the brutal cold Monday morning to celebrate at the ...

Collette Grahem was one of the last to speak before the USD 340 school board noting that she just wanted the people’s opinions to be listened to. But she mostly addressed love for community and the ...

Photo by Holly Allen – USD 340’s new preschool director Brie Williams and elementary school Principal Wes Sturgeon check out the progress of the playground being built outside the district’s new ...

Doug Walbridge (Republican) has won the race for Jefferson County’s district 1 county commission seat. Ousting the independent Lynn Luck, who previously was a Republican as well.

Photo by Aubrey Weishaar – Anthony and Skit, Lexie and Lil’ T, Tommy and his rocket, and Emma and Meatball have worked for months for this moment, and the chance to show… ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioby Bridget Weishaar Being furloughed from her waitressing job in 2020 didn’t deter Jaelyn Ray from the pursuit of trying something new. In fact, if it wasn’t ...

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Photo by Clarke Davis – Magistrate Judge Dennis Reiling will end a 50-year career on the bench Monday, Jan. 13, when friends will gather for a farewell reception in the courtroom shortly after the ...

OVERLAND PARK — Kansas voters in a landslide Tuesday defeated a constitutional amendment that would have stripped residents of abortion rights, defying polling and political observers who expected a ...