Archive for Thursday, September 18, 2008

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12:00 a.m.
Bonner Springs High School is gearing up for its 2008 Homecoming, which is Friday, Sept. 26. Members of the 2008 Homecoming Royalty are (front row from left) Renee Drury, Julia Glenn, Cindi Price, Monica Sorensen, Stefanie Sprenkle and (back row from left) Matt Bille, Brandon Mills, Alex Sullivan, Luke Terrell (not pictured is James Canada). Homecoming activities kick off Monday with Spirit Week and float construction. This year's homecoming parade begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, followed by a tailgate party and pep rally at 5:30 p.m. and football against Mill Valley beginning at 7 p.m. The homecoming king and queen will be crowned at halftime of the game. Edwardsville horse rescuer vows to fight
By Jesse Truesdale
September 18, 2008
The city of Edwardsville and a property owner whose horse-rescue operation inspired a recently adopted ordinance soon may be at loggerheads.

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USM to play first game on “home” field Saturday against Bethel
September 18, 2008
The University of Saint Mary will celebrate the grand opening of its new football/soccer complex, north of McGilley Field House, at 1:30 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 20, when the Spires football team plays its first home game on campus.
Kaw Valley League Football Report: Week Two
September 18, 2008
Lansing running back Brenton Smith continues to feast on Kaw Valley League defenses.
Bonner Springs Police Department calls
September 18, 2008
Sept. 7-14
Get digging to prepare for election
By Rae Sedgwick
September 18, 2008
“We are not fruit flies, we are voters, we can read and write, we didn’t just fall off the coal truck.” - Garrison Keillor
Clark students beat drum for cohorts in Botswana
By Nicole Kelley
September 18, 2008
What started as a simple presentation about a mission trip to Botswana has turned into a serious fundraising project for a group of students at Clark Middle School.
Sports fans expand business to Bonner Springs
By Jesse Truesdale
September 18, 2008
Sports fans in the Bonner Springs area now have a store catering to their tastes in clothing and other merchandise.
Gas sipping Japanese mini-trucks gain popularity
By Mike Belt
September 18, 2008
John Grau used to drive a big, gas-guzzling pickup truck while checking cattle and fences on his rural Jackson County farm.
School district fails to make adequate progress
By Jesse Truesdale
September 18, 2008
The Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School District is one of 31 in Kansas that didn’t make the state’s adequate yearly progress benchmarks on state assessments.
Officials urge immunizations as annual flu season approaches
September 18, 2008
Flu season is just around the corner, and with the early onset of pleasant days and chilly nights, it might be even closer than you think.
Eagle sculpture returns to roost
September 18, 2008
The bronze eagle sculpture that was stolen several months ago is finally resting back on top of the Korean-Vietnam War Memorial in Kansas City, Kan.
Memorial donation goes to scholarship
September 18, 2008
Armetta Young and Lana Nevils gave the Bonner Springs branch of the NAACP a $500 donation for a scholarship in memory of Pearl Branchcomb, who died in July at age 105.
Wyandotte County Senior Golf Tourney
September 18, 2008 in print edition on B3
Entries are now being accepted for Wyandotte County’s biggest golf tournament - the 25th Annual Wyandotte County Senior Championship - to be held on Friday, Oct. 3, at Sunflower Hills.
Tough loss a bummer, but Kansas isn’t doomed
By Jim Finley
September 18, 2008 in print edition on B3
After surviving a divided family situation with one grandson graduating from KU and another grandson enrolling at Kansas State University, we have come up with another family situation.
Event raises $1,600 for kidney research
September 18, 2008
A local business helped raise $1,600 recently for a good cause.
Bravettes fall to Miege, hold off Olathe North
By Nick Bates
September 18, 2008 in print edition on B4
The Bonner Springs High School girls tennis team kicked off its season with two duals and one junior varsity tournament.
Bobcats, Braves runners set to race after long layoff
Staff Reports
September 18, 2008 in print edition on B4
The Basehor-Linwood cross country team didn’t get rained out last week.
Remember when
September 18, 2008
A look back at this week in history in Bonner Springs, Basehor and Edwardsville.
T-Bones secure championship
Squad wins first Northern League title since moving to KC in 2003
Staff Reports
September 18, 2008
For the first time in team history, the Kansas City T-Bones can now say they are the best team in the Northern League after their 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the defending champion Gary SouthShore RailCats.
Hotel, bathhouse plans washed out
By Clausie Smith
September 18, 2008
A century ago, Bonner Springs was buzzing about its bright future and the prospects of a world-class hotel and bathhouse.
Edwardsville horse rescuer vows to fight
Resident says ordinance unfairly singles out his rescue operation
By Jesse Truesdale
September 18, 2008
The city of Edwardsville and a property owner whose horse-rescue operation inspired a recently adopted ordinance soon may be at loggerheads.
Mayor’s Forum set for Sept. 24
September 18, 2008
This month’s Bonner Springs Mayor’s Forum will be 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 24.
Growers expect bump in pumpkin prices
By Mark Fagan
September 18, 2008
Carving jack-o’-lanterns likely will cost more this fall, thanks to a ghoulish brew of meteorological and economic factors that’s putting a bit of a scare into some of the most experienced observers of the Halloween season.
Teens’ cliquishness, cruelty nothing new
By Sandra Thomas
September 18, 2008 in print edition on A8
The recent cool and rainy weather is making inroads on my consciousness.
Linemen compete for top spot in annual rodeo
By Jesse Truesdale
September 18, 2008 in print edition on A10
Glen Campbell wasn’t at the 25th annual International Lineman’s Rodeo this weekend. But there was at least one Wichita lineman.