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September 30, 2011

School enrollments continue upward trend – Kansas City Star

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School enrollments continue upward trend
Kansas City Star
Shawnee Mission declined slightly this year but saw growth in some elementary grade levels. The as-yet unofficial numbers come from a Sept. 20 head count for the Kansas State Department of Education. The numbers are used in calculating state funding to ...

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Wonderscope exhibit gets thorough vetting – Kansas City Star

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Kansas City Star

Wonderscope exhibit gets thorough vetting
Kansas City Star
Stocked with tiny lab coats and plastic tools, a Shawnee museum is ready to let kids take on the role of (stuffed) animal caregiver. “Ready Vet Go!” opens today at the Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City. ...

Wonderscope exhibit gets thorough vetting – Kansas City Star

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 11:22 pm

Kansas City Star

Wonderscope exhibit gets thorough vetting
Kansas City Star
Stocked with tiny lab coats and plastic tools, a Shawnee museum is ready to let kids take on the role of (stuffed) animal caregiver. “Ready Vet Go!” opens today at the Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City. ...

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SM East wins another Sunflower girls tennis title – Kansas City Star

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Kansas City Star

SM East wins another Sunflower girls tennis title
Kansas City Star
Cooper and Wilcox, the Kansas 6A defending state champs in doubles, were well on their way to defeating Shawnee Mission Northwest's Mary Slattery and Claire Gordon 6-0, 6-1, in the finals of the No. 1 doubles bracket. But instead of casually finishing ...

Ability Day inspires new ways of thinking

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 10:22 pm
Kansas City Ability Day When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today Where: The View Community Center, 13500 Byars Road, Grandview The schedule 8 a.m.: Ability Quest 5k Fun Run 9 a.m.: Ability Quest 1-mile Walk Dogs on a leash are welcome to join walkers.

Halloween is scaring up some business already – Kansas City Star

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Kansas City Star

Halloween is scaring up some business already
Kansas City Star
“The more serious costumers started in early September, but smart parents wait until the week before Halloween because kids will change their minds,” said Adriane Brandenburg, manager at Fun Party and Wedding Services in Shawnee. ...

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Pressure on Sporting KC to remain on top of tight East

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 7:19 pm
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – No offense to San Jose, but Sporting Kansas City are approaching Saturday’s game against the Earthquakes as a means to an end.

Religion: Baha’i convention back in Topeka – Topeka Capital Journal

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Religion: Baha'i convention back in Topeka
Topeka Capital Journal
The free fair is sponsored by the Kansas State Historical Society, the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka Genealogical Society and the Topeka Latter-day Saints Family History Center. ? The 37th annual Mayor's Prayer Luncheon will take ...

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KC man gets life sentences for ’80s rapes

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 6:02 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man with a history as a persistent sex offender was sentenced Friday to 18 consecutive life terms for sexual assaults on four women in the 1980s, and he's facing charges in two more recent attacks.

Jamie Hancock: Vacation ends for indoor plants – Topeka Capital Journal

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Jamie Hancock: Vacation ends for indoor plants
Topeka Capital Journal
Jamie Hancock is a horticulturist with Kansas State University Research and Extension in Shawnee County. Labor Day has come and gone, kids are back in school and the weather is beginning to cool. I'm not sure I'm ready for fall. ...