Also from August 18
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Polls
Should the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville school district charge students' families for bus rides?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 50% | |
| Yes | 48% | |
| Undecided | 1% | |
| Total | 79 | |
All stories
- Tonganoxie man remembered as good friend, master of anything with wheels
- August 18, 2011
- It seems that if something had wheels, Nick Owens could drive it — sometimes without some of those wheels touching the ground.
- Tiblow Transit funds run flat
- City turns to businesses for donations to keep service going
- August 18, 2011
- Tiblow Transit buses traveled a total of 40,805 miles last year to help an average 1,334 riders each month get to where they needed to go.
- Wristen: Fall sports squads will set tone for big year at BSHS
- August 18, 2011
- The 2010-2011 school year was all about transition for the Bonner Springs Braves.
- LCDC golf tournament set for Sept. 16
- August 18, 2011
- The Leavenworth County Development Corporation will have its annual golf tournament fundraiser next month in Basehor.
- Basehor-Linwood’s first SRO knows kids — he has 5
- August 18, 2011
- Brent Ogborn has a simple goal: He wants kids to want to come to school.
- Neighbors: Bill Brown
- August 18, 2011
- Get to know Basehor resident Bill Brown.
- Chowning ready ‘to make an impact’ in home town as new softball coach at Bonner Springs High School
- August 18, 2011
- Denise Chowning finally decided that it was best to play closer to home.
- Old, new friends highlight 1st day back at school
- August 18, 2011
- Forget schoolwork.
- Letters: USD 204 bus fees too high
- August 18, 2011
- I understand there is a new policy in place this year for the school district. If you live within 2.5 miles from the school you attend, there is an extra $100 fee just to ride the bus.
- Tiblow Days next weekend
- August 18, 2011
- The annual Tiblow Days celebration will be Aug. 25, 26 and 27 in downtown Bonner Springs, sponsored by the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce.
- Ansley, Reid nab Wyandotte County Open titles by 1 stroke
- August 18, 2011
- The 2011 Wyandotte County Open golf championships had almost identical finishes Sunday — neither Brad Ansley nor Donna Reid knew they had won until after the final putt.
- Basehor native Phippen follows in dad’s footsteps with wrestling success
- August 18, 2011
- Travis Phippen boasts an athletics resume that includes high school state championships and college All-American honors in wrestling.
- Bill Dixon Wilderness Running Camp inspires BLHS cross country squad
- August 18, 2011
- Basehor-Linwood High School cross country runners took preseason preparation to another level this summer.
- New fees greet student bus riders
- August 18, 2011
- With the USD 204 school year under way, the district has 15 buses making daily routes to get students back and forth to school.
- Nelson shares Ag Hall honor with Farm Aid partners
- August 18, 2011
- Joe Steineger didn’t know legendary singer Willie Nelson personally until Saturday, when Nelson was inducted into the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame.
- Job fair slated for Sept. 8
- August 18, 2011
- The Opportunities 2011 Job Fair is slated for Sept. 8 at the Jack Reardon Convention Center in Kansas City, Kan.
- Proposed school budget offers reduced mill levy
- August 18, 2011
- Property owners in the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville school district would see the portion of property taxes dedicated to public schools lowered, under the district’s proposed 2011-2012 budget.
- Union Station family event, rally to feature choppers
- August 18, 2011
- The Station Rally, a family event that will include music by area bands, food and beverages and the opportunity to experience Art of the Chopper, will be from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at Union Station.
- After study, dream of airport a little bit closer to reality
- August 18, 2011
- A spot just east of Lansing is the recommended site for a possible future Leavenworth County airport after a consulting firm released the results of a nearly yearlong study.
- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park architect reports to Kiwanis
- August 18, 2011
- Jim Walters, architect on the new LIVESTRONG stadium project, was the featured speaker at the Edwardsville Kiwanis Club meeting last week at Sister’s Restaurant. He discussed the role of architects in all building projects.
- TV coverage of Chiefs game affected by signal woes
- August 18, 2011
- A signal transmission problem is causing headaches for a Kansas City television station as Friday’s preseason game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens approaches.
- Shawnee funeral home fills pet cremation niche
- August 18, 2011
- In a Kansas City, Kan., home that has been filled with dogs and cats through the years, Alexander had the most stories, the Wings figure.
- Remember When
- August 18, 2011
- A look back at this week in history in Bonner Springs, Basehor, Linwood, Edwardsville and the Kaw Valley.
- Simple goodness missing for more than a blue moon
- August 18, 2011
- Once in a blue moon, there is moment of quietude in the daily occupation. It is a moment when time seems to stand still, and pressures of the day fall away. It seems to come, when it does, in the early-morning hours, when there are no cars and no walkers yet out.
- On the agenda
- August 18, 2011
- Bonner Springs City Council agenda for Monday, Aug. 22.
- Area cardiologist joins KCK practice, St. John Hospital
- August 18, 2011
- Dr. Julian J. Nunez, a board-certified cardiologist, has joined Providence Cardiology Associates, Kansas City, Kan., as a general invasive cardiologist. He also will provide cardiac care at St. John Hospital, Leavenworth.
- On the record
- August 18, 2011
- Bonner Springs Fire Department calls.
- No Child Left Behind has opposite effect
- August 18, 2011
- It seems hardly possible, but it is back to school time. I know in the old days, school never started until after Labor Day, however, as far as education is concerned, things are far more complex than when we of the “older generation” were in school.
- Farm Aid’s message reaches 18,000 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
- August 18, 2011
- Farm Aid 2011 officials are singing the praises of LIVESTRONG Sporting Park after its debut as a concert venue this past weekend.
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