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January 31, 2009

KC Council gets earful at first public hearing on city’s budget (The Kansas City Star)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:55 pm
Facing a huge challenge to close an $87 million shortfall in next year’s city budget, the Kansas City Council asked for citizen input and got it Saturday.

Kansas City FilmFest goes downtown (The Kansas City Star)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:40 pm
AMC’s new Mainstreet Theatre in the Power & Light District will be the home of the Kansas City FilmFest, the mega-festival that will meld FilmFest Kansas City and the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee.

Kansas City Ballet’s 2009-2010 series will be a diverse one (The Kansas City Star)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:26 pm
Imagine you are William Whitener, Kansas City Ballet’s artistic director. You have to choose a series of ballets to mark the final season of the first decade of the 21st century. What ballets do you select, and how do they reflect life in America 10 years after the turn of the millennium?

Ex-Democrat happy at Kansas GOP gathering (The Kansas City Star)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:22 pm
TOPEKA | Former state senator Mark Gilstrap of Kansas City, Kan., said he felt at home Saturday at his first convention for the Kansas Republican Party.

Mustangs win in Kansas City (Beaumont Enterprise)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 10:54 pm
Anthony Lumpkin scored 26 points and six assists Saturday as the Mustangs won 112-99 over the Kansas City Spartans.

New inductee Derrick Thomas turned Kansas City Chiefs into winners (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 6:50 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - When Air Force jets roared over Arrowhead Stadium in patriotic pre-game ceremonies, it used to mean big trouble for visiting quarterbacks.

Refreshed LHS girls roll past Derby, 49-37 – Lawrence Journal World

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 2:51 am

Refreshed LHS girls roll past Derby, 49-37
Lawrence Journal World, KS - 13 hours ago
Those cupcakes were brought to the Shawnee Heights Middle School gym by Bird’s father, who had picked them up at a Lawrence Hy-Vee store. ...

Lady Cat Classic back for 16th season – El Dorado Times

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 1:49 am

Lady Cat Classic back for 16th season
El Dorado Times, KS - 36 minutes ago
Their wins have come against Kansas City Sumner, Shawnee Mill Valley, Blue Valley North, Shawnee Mission Northwest and Leavenworth. ...

Annual Polar Plunge scheduled for today – Topeka Capital Journal

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 1:49 am

Annual Polar Plunge scheduled for today
Topeka Capital Journal, KS - 37 minutes ago
By Brandon Bills The Fifth Annual Polar Plunge and 5K Strut will be today at the Shawnee County Lake Beach, 3300 SE Croco Road. The Polar Plunge and Strut ...

Other news in brief: Animals seized from breeders – Kansas City Star

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 12:09 am

Other news in brief: Animals seized from breeders
Kansas City Star, MO - 18 minutes ago
... Johnson Drive, Shawnee. Peter Bradford, an expert on utility regulation, will visit Kansas City to discuss a Missouri bill affecting utility ratepayers. ...