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December 31, 2011

Tribute | Eugene Eubanks fought for equal education

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:45 pm
Who: Eugene E. Eubanks, 73, of Kansas City.

Outdoors year in review – Kansas City Star

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 11:17 pm

Kansas City Star

Outdoors year in review
Kansas City Star
Lake Shawnee in Topeka has long been a trout-fishing hot spot. But never has it commanded the attention that it did in 2011. First, Robert Lorson of Wakarusa, Kan., caught an 11.02-pound rainbow on April 2. Then 18 days later, Ed Ames of Tecumseh, ...

Olathe South’s Gourley is The Star’s All-Metro coach of the year – Kansas City Star

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 11:17 pm

Kansas City Star

Olathe South's Gourley is The Star's All-Metro coach of the year
Kansas City Star
Wichita Heights, Manhattan, Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee Mission West, Olathe East — it doesn't matter. They have to be worried about what we do and game plan to beat us.” Olathe South took down Lawrence, SM East and Olathe East in succession and ...

Partygoers celebrate at clubs and homes

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 10:26 pm
More than 5,000 partygoers packed Kansas City's Power and Light District to ring in 2012.

KC housing project is likely to be razed and replaced with something better

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 9:54 pm
One of Kansas City’s oldest — and least loved — housing projects could be demolished in a few years.

Midwest officials explore passenger rail expansion

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 9:03 pm
KANSAS CITY — Expanding passenger rail service through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas would cost the federal and state governments hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a recently released study that looked at several proposals for the region. One option it examined would provide nighttime passenger train service between Fort Worth, Texas, and Newton, Kansas. Another would ...

KC area’s ‘boutique’ gasoline is no longer so special

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 8:56 pm
Ten years ago the Kansas City area switched to a special blend of gasoline in the summer to battle smog.

Upcoming events – Topeka Capital Journal

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Upcoming events
Topeka Capital Journal
Northeast Kansas Business Networking group, noon Wednesday, Jan. 4, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 1720 SW Wanamaker. Information: Patrick Anderson, 608-6561. Toastmasters, 7 pm Wednesday, Jan. 4, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (second floor), ...

Chiefs put Jackie Battle on IR, sign Shaun Draughn before facing Broncos in finale

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 8:24 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs put running back Jackie Battle on injured reserve and signed running back Shaun Draughn to the active roster before their season finale against Denver.

Chiefs put RB Jackie Battle on IR, sign RB Shaun Draughn before facing Broncos in finale

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 8:22 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs put running back Jackie Battle on injured reserve and signed running back Shaun Draughn to the active roster before their season finale against Denver. Battle was in a walking boot and did not practice this week after sustaining a foot injury in last Sunday’s overtime loss to Oakland, which eliminated Kansas City from playoff contention. Read full ...