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Archives for May, 2011
Tweet Waldo resident Teresa Mears is hoping someone can help bring home her cat, Marco Polo. Though she lives about two miles east of Prairie Village, she got a call from a Prairie Village resident Saturday who thought she saw Marco Polo around 79th Street and Canterbury. Here’s a description from Teresa: Marco Polo, a [...]
Tweet After giving up a late-inning lead against Maize Saturday morning in a game that would have advanced them to the state title matchup, the SM East Lancers bounced back Saturday afternoon to defeat Lawrence High School and secure third place in the tournament. The Lions got out to an early lead, going up 5-2 [...]
Tweet Prairie Village and Shawnee Mission School District officials have communicated about the possibility of the city purchasing the vacated schools within its limits — but whether the Prairie Village city council is seriously considering a move in that direction is unknown. City Administrator Quinn Bennion said last week the city had received word from the [...]
Tweet Happy Memorial Day, everyone. We’ll be back tomorrow with fresh posts.
Tweet The Lancers baseball team showed resilience in their second round state tournament game this morning, but weren’t able to hold of undefeated Maize in extra innings. Brennan Burns pitched another five innings for the Lancers before state sporting rules required that he be pulled. The Lancers came back to tie the game 6-6 after [...]
Tweet We’ve probably been remiss in keeping interested parties up to date on the li’l owl that set up shop in our backyard. So, here’s the update: he/she left last week. Without even saying goodbye. We looked up in the knot where Owly had been stationed, and he/she was nowhere to be seen. Maybe he’s [...]
Tweet The Lancers are living large in Lawrence. A 2-0 victory over Wichita Northwest in the opening round of the 6A state baseball tournament Friday guarantees the Lancers will play in two games today. Win the first against un-defeated Maize this morning, and the Lancers will be playing for the state title this afternoon. Lose, [...]
Tweet Organizers of the second annual Prairie Village Jazz Festival have released this year’s lineup, which features performers old and young, from near and far. Among the headliners will be David Basse and 12th Street Jump, the band that plays a standing Saturday night gig at the downtown Marriott. Like those Saturday night performance, their [...]
Tweet It’s been quite a week for many Prairie Villagers. The threat of storms, taking cover in basements, and worrying about the state of life in Joplin has many of us on edge. I’ve been holding my loved ones tight, and I’m looking forward to the long weekend to reflect and relax. As always, the [...]
Tweet If at all possible today, to try arrange it so: just after lunch, you become extremely thirsty for lemonade and hungry for baked goods. and, about the time these insatiable desires strike, you’re in the vicinity of Corinth Elementary. Corinth Elementary third graders have decided to close out the 2010-2011 school year with a [...]
Tweet The Bishop Miege Stags, like their neighbors to the south, have qualified for play in year’s state baseball tournaments. The Stags took the 5A regional crown with wins over Harmon and St. Thomas Aquinas last week, marking their sixth regional title since 2003 The regional title qualified Miege for the 5A state tournament, which [...]
Tweet If you happen to find yourself in Manza, Zambia in the next couple years, don’t be surprised if you come across a soccer team wearing Belinder Braves t-shirts. Grayson Bauers, a former student of Belinder teacher Chitra Gowdamarajan, recent served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia. To help support his efforts in [...]
Tweet Coach Jerrod Ryherd saw that his SM East baseball team had the talent to make 2011 special. But after a four game mid-season losing streak, he knew it was going to take a change in attitude for the Lancers to reach their potential. After a tough loss to SM West, Ryherd put a challenge [...]
Tweet Facing the prospect of steep future costs if the city doesn’t address some aging infrastructure issues soon, the Prairie Village City Council is grappling with how much money should be allocated to to Capital Improvement Projects in its 2012 budget. The council on Monday heard an overview of projected publics works costs Director Bruce [...]
Tweet The Shawnee Mission School District has released a list of the top ten graduates from each of its five high schools. The top ten graduates for the SM East class of 2011 are: Peter W. Bautz Madeleine G. Bavley Anna C. Bernard Spencer D. Brown Prarthana Dalal Jonathan E. Dawson Gillian M. O’Connell Lauren [...]
Tweet There’s a good chance you’ll notice brighter nighttime lights on Prairie Village streets in the coming months. After beginning a trial program late last year, the city will be permanently replacing many of its current streetlights with brighter, more energy efficient models. As part of Smart Lights for Smart Cities, a Mid-America Regional Council-administered [...]
Tweet Fifty seven times before, Mission Valley students and teachers marked the last day of the school year knowing they’d be back the coming fall. But when the door closed behind the last student today, it was for good. We asked readers to share their memories and photos of Mission Valley and Meadowbrook. Reader Jennifer [...]
Tweet Two teams. Two years. Four state titles. The SM East athletics department appears to be closing 2010-2011 strong, with two teams successfully defending their state titles — while another is headed to the state tournament for the first time in years. The girls swim and dive team won it second consecutive state title Saturday, [...]
Tweet Story, the latest entry into Prairie Village’s recently booming restaurant scene, opens its doors today — and based on a preview meal Monday night, the neighborhood looks to have landed a top notch tenant. It’s definitely priced as the destination for a nice evening out — not a place to grab a casual bite [...]
Tweet View Larger Map One person is dead and another is in treatment at The University of Kansas Hospital after their car hit a tree in Kansas City, Kan. following a police pursuit that started in Roeland Park. A Johnson County Sheriff’s Office task force conducting an on-going investigation into burglaries in northeast Johnson County [...]
Tweet After 53 years in operation, Mission Valley Middle School, which opened as Meadowbrook Junior High in 1958, will close its doors for good tomorrow. Send us your photos, stories and other memories, and we’ll include them in our retrospective post tomorrow.
Tweet Shawnee Mission Superintendent Gene Johnson will recommend to the Board of Education tonight that the district put three of its closed schools up for sale, including two in Prairie Village. The board is expected to vote on a resolution tonight that would move the sale of Mission Valley, Somerset and Don Bonjour forward. Whether [...]
Tweet Chiefs safety Eric Berry was all smiles during a public appearance at Sole Patch barber shop in Corinth Square Saturday — but he had a serious reason for showing up. Berry was there to support friend Inky Johnson, a former University of Tennessee defensive back who served as an inspiration to Berry during his time [...]
Tweet A beautiful day — plus free frisbees and concert by “Funky Mama” Krista Eyler — helped draw a crowd of nearly 200 Prairie Village residents and city officials Saturday for the re-dedication of Franklin Park. The park underwent an approximately $1 million renovation starting last summer that included the construction of permanent restrooms, a [...]
Tweet I fear that the weather may put a damper on this afternoon’s anticipated jalopy parade, as treasure hunters prowl the streets of Prairie Village south of 75th Street prior to Saturday’s scheduled big item pickup. (Big item pickup for homes north of 75th Street was last Saturday). A reminder from the city: Bulky items [...]
