Negro Creek runs for 6.5 miles south of 151st Street, through parts of Overland Park and Leawood, but few people knew its name until the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. An informal committee that included members of the NAACP and other community groups began exploring the creek's origin but couldn't agree on an alternative name for the creek.
Abortion, fully funding schools and election integrity were some of the dominant discussion topics at two candidate forums hosted back-to-back by the Shawnee Mission Post on Thursday evening at the Shawnee Civic Centre in Shawnee. The forums featured candidates vying for several Shawnee Mission .
The two candidates vying to succeed outgoing Johnson County Chairman Ed Eilert met Tuesday night in a forum hosted by the Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley Post. Roeland Park Mayor Mike Kelly and District 3 County Commissioner Charlotte O'Hara shared their views on Johnson County Sheriff Calv .