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Tweet Two Mission Hills residents have pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud and false tax return charges, and are facing prison time and probation as a result. On Saturday, Carol Ann Ryser, 76, and Michael Earl Ryser, 68, closed their Health Centers of America-Kansas City medical clinic as part of a plea deal with [...]
Tweet Johnson County has launched a new emergency notification system that allows local governments and utilities to alert residents with urgent information. NotifyJoCo lets residents receive emergency notifications via phone calls, text messages and email messages. It is available at no charge to Johnson County residents. The county conducted a test run of the system [...]
Tweet Northeast Johnson County law enforcement agents were among those breathing a sigh of relief at news last week that a “catburglar” had been arrested in the act. Leawood police apprehended Raymond K. Dorsey, 24, last Tuesday as he emerged from a garage, apparently attempting to complete the latest in a string of overnight burglaries [...]
Tweet The deadline to file for spring elections is noon Tuesday and among the candidates who have declared their intent to run is Fairway Mayor Jerry Wiley, who is seeking a second term in office. Wiley defeated John St. Clair four years ago in a highly contended election. As of now, Wiley is unopposed for [...]
Tweet Residential burglaries — a crime category that had remained persistently high in Prairie Village in recent years — is down markedly in 2012, according to figures released by the Prairie Village Police Department. Crime statistics through the third quarter of the year show there have been 28 residential burglaries in the city so far [...]
Tweet So we might not officially live in Money magazine’s top ten places. But a recent set of rankings by Coldwell Banker Real Estate should have northeast Johnson County residents feeling pretty good about the place they call home. The top suburbs rankings had Mission Hills, Leawood, Prairie Village, Westwood and Fairway as Kansas’ top [...]
Tweet Two Northeast Johnson County restaurants were cited for health code violations during August inspections by the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Mission Hills Country Club in Mission Hills and Tatsu’s French Restaurant in Prairie Village were cited for “critical” violations. Mission Hills Country Club was cited for milk and cream cheese stored at improper temperatures [...]
Tweet Mission Hills city councilors have given the city’s administration the green light to allow up to three temporary signs per yard in the lead up to next Tuesday’s primary elections. The move came after the ACLU contacted the city to raise concerns about the wording of the city’s signage ordinance. The ordinance allows up [...]
Tweet As the August 7 primary elections near, a request from the American Civil Liberties Union has prompted Mission Hills administrators to temporarily push pause on enforcement of a city ordinance limiting the number of signs homeowners can display in their yards. City Administrator Courtney Christensen said she’s contacted members of the city council to [...]
Tweet If you’ve known me long enough, you know that I boil my life philosophy down to three letters: ABB. Always. Be. Birdin’. So it’s been a good week at the Senter house. Last weekend, we spotted an American Goldfinch in the front yard. A couple days later, a Downy Woodpecker made an appearance. And [...]
Tweet It was dug more than 150 years ago, serving as a crucial watering point for the brave souls making their journey along the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails. During the Civil War Battle of Westport, it became a place of relative peace, where soldier from the north and south could quench their thirst without [...]
Tweet Each year, for one night in mid-July, they gather — masters of their craft determined to put on a display, searching for their stage. They are All Stars. And it was their time to shine. And shine they did, with toilet paper streaming behind them! Residents throughout the area this morning are likely to [...]
Tweet Mission Hills administrators took space in the most recent issue of the city’s newsletter to encourage residents to alert authorities if they see “suspicious activity” around local fountains — an effort to avoid another rash of “soapings” that can cause the city thousands of dollars to clean up. Over the Memorial Day weekend, three [...]
Tweet If his first appearance in the US Swimming Olympic Trials is any indication, Mission Hills’ Bobby Bollier is looking to take a trip across the pond this August. Bollier outpaced all 138 other swimmers in the 200 meter butterfly preliminary heats this morning, notching a 1:56.69 performance that bested favored competitors Tyler Clary of [...]
Tweet Yesterday’s announcement that state Sen. Terrie Huntington would be retiring so she could focus on caring for her ailing mother shifted the casting in a race that was expected to garner considerable attention for its role in determining whether moderates or conservatives will control the Kansas senate. But Kay Wolf’s entry into the field [...]
Tweet With thousands of steps, hundreds of miles, and one entire state behind him, Mission Hills attorney Steve Gorny had just one thing on his mind the moment he ended his epic five-day run Sunday: his dad. “It was…It was just a wonderful feeling,” Gorny said Monday, fighting back emotions. “I had my daughter there [...]
Tweet Mission Hills attorney Steve Gorny took the first step of a very long journey Wednesday at the Kansas-Oklahoma border. Three days later, he’s run more than 100 miles — but still has 130 or so to go before he reaches his destination: Nebraska. Gorny, supported by friends and family along the way up Highway 99, [...]
Tweet Baseball Hall-of-Famer and Mission Hills’ resident George Brett generated national media attention Wednesday when he leveraged his relatively new Twitter account to solicit help finding his family’s beloved Labradoodle Charlie, who was lost near the family’s home near Seneca Street and Tomahawk Road. His initial 10:35 p.m. message Tuesday night set off a firestorm [...]
Tweet Johnson County Community College officials gathered Tuesday to break ground on a construction project the school hopes will help propel its already well-respected hospitality program to even greater acclaim — a project that wouldn’t have been possible without the support of retired state Sen. David Wysong of Mission Hills. In 2008, Wysong and his [...]
Tweet A very nice car got what will likely be a very expensive car wash in Mission Hills Monday. A reader passed along the above photo of a Porsche being pulled out of Brush Creek along Indian Lane around 11:30 a.m. Police Chief Wes Jordan reports that the car slipped out of gear while parked [...]
Tweet Mission Hills attorney Steve Gorny has made something of a side career out of raising money for good causes by tackling double-take inducing running feats. In 2006, he ran a marathon a month to raise money for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In 2009, he ran 100 miles in 24 hours and 26 [...]
Tweet Mission Hills officials say the city is close to reaching an agreement with the residents whose extensive landscaping project caused more than $35,000 worth of damage to city park property last year. Assistant city administrator Jennifer Lee said the city and the Brandmeyer family were in the process of coming to terms on a [...]
Tweet Prairie Village police on Thursday released surveillance video showing the vehicle that delivered the two men who tried to rob a DJ as he was leaving Indian Hill Country Club on Saturday. The video shows the vehicle, which appears to be a silver Honda CRV, entering the frame at 27 seconds. It quickly disappears, [...]
Tweet Prairie Village and Mission Hills police tonight are seeking information that might help identify the two men who attempted an armed robbery in the parking lot of Indian Hills Country Club. The police department sent out the following press release on the incident: On April 14, 2012 at approximately 5:20 p.m., officers responded to [...]
Tweet Mission Hills native Bobby Bollier took home first place in the 200M Butterfly at last week’s USA Swimming Grand Prix in Indianapolis, an impressive showing as the Stanford senior prepares for the Olympic trials starting June 25 in Omaha, Neb. Bollier took fourth place in the event at the NCAA Championships March 24, a [...]
