Archive for Thursday, August 4, 2011

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City to seek end of Basehor/Bonner ZIP code confusion
By Matt Erickson
August 4, 2011
It sparks confusion for insurance companies, skeptical driver’s license bureau clerks and GPS devices, Dave Walsh says.

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Feasibility study finds big benefits from CR1 industrial park
By Elvyn Jones
August 4, 2011
Park would generate millions of dollars in revenue for city, county and USD 464 in first 15 years, study says
League, camps have Bobcats poised for fall football season
By Nick Bratkovic
August 4, 2011
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game has come and gone, and the Kansas City Royals are out of the playoff race, so that — coupled with the end to the NFL lockout — is plenty to get fans thinking about football.
Humane Society raising money with pancake breakfast in Leavenworth
August 4, 2011
The Leavenworth County Humane Society will have a “Flapjack Fundraiser” in Leavenworth later this month.
Storm shelters bring safety to Camp Naish
By Caroline Boyer
August 4, 2011
Boy Scouts at Theodore Naish Scout Reservation in Bonner Springs have had an extra measure of safety this summer not found at any other Scout camp in the country.
City to seek end of Basehor/Bonner ZIP code confusion
By Matt Erickson
August 4, 2011
It sparks confusion for insurance companies, skeptical driver’s license bureau clerks and GPS devices, Dave Walsh says.
Smith: Handwriting obsolete?
By Clausie Smith
August 4, 2011
During the past 100 years or so, our world has seen tremendous changes in technology.
Letter: Thanks to Flying High
August 4, 2011
I just wanted to make sure that a big thank you goes out to Lorna Simms-Carter, and Teresa Bolton, who volunteered their time and talents running the 2011 Flying High Summer Reading Program.
Isaacs brothers drive to top-5 at Warrensburg
August 4, 2011
Bonner Springs brothers Ethan Isaacs and Lucas Isaacs raced to top-five finishes in the B-Modifieds division at the Racing for Heartland Waste Race Night Friday at Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg, Mo.
Registration open for YMCA youth sports
August 4, 2011
The Providence YMCA and Bonner Springs YMCA are accepting registrations for fall sports programs. Early bird registration dates are offered for discount prices, and sibling discounts and financial assistance also are available.
Basehor renews push to change boundaries for area ZIP codes
By Matt Erickson
August 4, 2011
It sparks confusion for insurance companies, skeptical driver’s license bureau clerks and GPS devices, Dave Walsh says.
Basehor’s published 2012 budget drops mill levy slightly
By Matt Erickson
August 4, 2011
The city of Basehor will publish a proposed 2012 budget with a slight mill levy decrease after the Basehor City Council voted Monday to set a public budget hearing for later this month.
Let’s keep cool
By Gene Young
August 4, 2011
If you were lucky enough to be living in the 1930s, 1940s or 1950s, you will remember what it was like to not have any air conditioning in your house.
Beast Feast closes out big summer at Basehor
By Nick Bratkovic
August 4, 2011
Nearly half of the student body has been working out at Basehor-Linwood High School this summer.