Archive for Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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Basehor City Council accepts $1 million grant to extend Wolf Creek Parkway
By Matt Erickson
June 20, 2011
The Basehor City Council placed its faith in future development along U.S. Highway 24-40 on Monday, agreeing by a split vote to accept a $1 million state grant offer to construct a new road just north of the highway.

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Chamber looking for 2011 Basehor Outstanding Citizen
June 21, 2011
The Basehor Chamber of Commerce is looking for help naming the Basehor citizen of the year.
Portions of KTA, other Kansas highways to have new 75 mph speed limit
By Staff Report
June 21, 2011
Drivers traveling on rural stretches of Kansas interstate highways, as well as segments of two U.S. routes, will be able to legally push their top speed to 75 miles per hour beginning July 1.
Customers bid tea room fond farewell at sale
By Caroline Boyer
June 21, 2011
Sisters Dorothy Berry, Basehor, and Barbara Young, Kansas City, Kan., were out to spruce up Berry’s kitchen on Tuesday.
Top endurance athlete Karnazes comes to KC
June 21, 2011
Dean Karnazes, one of the United States’ elite endurance runners and a best-selling author, will be in Kansas City, Mo., to run with local residents.
Wrestling camp at Northwest to feature college All-Americans
By Pete Logan
June 21, 2011
Local wrestlers will have an opportunity to learn from some of the best grapplers in the nation July 6-9 at the Heart of a Champion camp at Shawnee Mission Northwest.