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August 31, 2011

Royals meltdown continues

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:30 pm
DETROIT — The Kansas City Royals probably should be riding a three-game winning streak into Thursday’s series finale against Detroit. Instead, thanks to two blown eighth-inning leads, Kansas City needs a victory just to split the four-game set with the first-place Tigers.

The Buzz: Former NHL enforcer found dead – Kansas City Star

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 11:28 pm

Kansas City Star

The Buzz: Former NHL enforcer found dead
Kansas City Star
•Former Shawnee Mission East soccer player Libby Jandl, a junior defender at Duke, has been named to the Soccer America team of the week. Missouri's Dominque Richardson also was named to the team. •Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun has informed ...

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Kauffman Scholars exec is the new interim KC superintendent

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:16 pm
Steve Green, 57, a former superintendent of a New York City sub-school district and most recently the chief executive of the Kauffman Scholars program, accepted the post of interim superintendent of the Kansas City School District and was introduced by the school board Wednesday night.

KC School Board admits unintentional violation of Sunshine Law

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:05 pm
Airick West's resignation as Kansas City School Board president could be null and void because of an illegal board meeting.

This Week in KC | Renaissance Festival; Santa-Cali-Gon Days; Pops in the Park – Kansas City Star

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 10:18 pm

This Week in KC | Renaissance Festival; Santa-Cali-Gon Days; Pops in the Park
Kansas City Star
For the 28th time, the Kansas City Symphony performs its free Pops in the Park show at Shawnee Mission Park, 7710 Renner Road. Associate conductor Steven Jarvi and members of the orchestra will present a collection of movie-themed pieces ranging from ...

Olathe, Gardner pools close due to disease – Kansas City Star

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 10:16 pm

Olathe, Gardner pools close due to disease
Kansas City Star
The cities joined Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa, Spring Hill and other municipalities that opted to close rather than risk spreading the waterborne illness. Overland Park closed the Matt Ross Community Center pool early Tuesday night to ...

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Kids in Kansas City need daytime activities, too

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 10:06 pm
Focusing on corralling teenagers at night dodges the real issue. Far more important are the options young people have during the day. They need opportunities for work, athletics, after-school activities, to be safe in their neighborhoods.

Sporting Kansas City Weekly Update

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 9:33 pm
Following a 3-2 loss to FC Dallas, Sporting Kansas City will continue their nine-game homestretch against the LA Galaxy at 5:00 p.m. CT this Monday at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Monday's match will be broadcast live on FOX Soccer with coverage beginning at 4:30. CT. There will also be a 30-minute postgame show immediately following the match.

In a hot and newsy summer, scandal pushes aside even money issues

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 9:30 pm
While progress is being made on city pensions and tax collections — issues that affect hundreds of thousands of Kansas City residents — other story lines keep grabbing the limelight. They do matter, too.

Crown Center gives KC Irish Fest room to grow

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 8:46 pm
On Friday, the Kansas City Irish Fest will celebrate its eighth year at Crown Center, which has become arguably the best outdoor festival site in the city. Not only has the Irish Fest grown comfortable within the site’s confines, it has been able to expand its real estate as attendance has flourished over the years.