4+ hour, 28+ min ago  (514+ words) Construction on Olathe's new city hall/courthouse parking garage is expected to begin this month, closing about 150 spots for more than a year. It's expected to open in August of next year, which would be in time for Old Settlers…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (142+ words) The Olathe Municipal Court and the Olathe Public Schools Foundation are partnering up once again to allow citizens to pay traffic fines with school supply donations. From July 7 to Aug. 4, the court is accepting school supply donations for a $50 credit…...

12+ hour, 2+ min ago  (454+ words) We re-watched "Saving Private Ryan" the other day, either as a late Memorial Day tribute or an early D-Day salute. Those young men " including those from the First Infantry Division " jumped out of Higgins boats into the ocean at the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (336+ words) Abbey Downs (Viola/Cesario) and Joseph Johnson (Orsino) with the company of "Twelfth Night." The Olathe Civic Theatre Association closes their 51st season with a vibrant celebration of love, music, and community that feels perfectly at home on OCTA's intimate stage....

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (352+ words) A bullying definition chart created by the Kansas Department of Education. The Olathe school board voted 7-0 Thursday without discussion to approve the district's first new bullying policy since 2007. The new policy'adds plans to address cyberbullying, a new overall bullying definition…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (331+ words) Olathe South junior Nolan Fosha at an early-season meet in Topeka. Make it three for three for Nolan Fosha. The Olathe South tennis star, who won the city championship in singles and finished seventh at state in his just-completed junior…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (596+ words) Olathe students protest'Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Downtown Olathe Feb. 5. The 2026 Kansas legislative session has left Olathe Public Schools scrambling to address several unfunded mandates before next school year. At a school board meeting Thursday, superintendent Brent Yeager discussed how…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (297+ words) The Johnson County Election Office The Johnson County Election Office is changing up its in-person early voting locations, removing some and adding others into new communities." The amount has been reduced from 18 to 12 locations. Eight spots, including the Olathe Downtown…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (497+ words) Renderings of proposed townhomes at 119th and Lone Elm. The Olathe City Council Tuesday voted 5-2 to allow a new townhome development at Lone Elm and 119th to move forward after developers and local homeowners association officials hashed out issues raised in January....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (440+ words) Olathe municipal court judge Kate Mc Elhinney (right) swears in new judge Jill Kenney. Kate Mc Elhinney, Olathe's municipal judge since 2016, is retiring later this month, ending a career focused on the betterment of the court and its defendants. Mc…...