BasehorInfo.com / Caroline Boyer

Caroline is a Lenexa native and a 1999 graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. She then attended the University of Kansas, where she worked for the University Daily Kansan and interned with the Lawrence Journal-World. She graduated from the William Allen White School of Journalism in May 2003 and joined the Shawnee Dispatch in September 2003. Caroline briefly worked for the Bonner Springs Chieftain, from January through August of 2004, before returning to the Dispatch as the city reporter. She and her husband moved to Shawnee in November 2007. Send e-mail to Caroline at cboyer@shawneedispatch.com.

Recent stories

Petition asks legislators to fund senior medical care: By Caroline Boyer; August 26, 2010; A senior health care facility in Shawnee was the 36th stop for a national petition effort to encourage federal and state governments to support Medicare funding.
Police continue to enforce traffic safety on K-7 detours: By Caroline Boyer; August 25, 2010; A major construction project at Kansas Highway 7 and Johnson Drive has police busy making sure motorists on K-7 and detoured into adjoining neighborhoods are observing traffic laws.
Rally supports continued support for Medicare, Medicaid: By Caroline Boyer; August 20, 2010; A senior healthcare facility in Shawnee was the 36th stop for a national petition effort to encourage federal and state governments to support Medicare funding.
Republicans pledge party unity at ‘Victory Breakfast’: By Caroline Boyer; August 5, 2010; Republican Party members and their newly annointed candidates pledged Wednesday morning to make a “clean sweep” of Kansas races in the November general election.
Close call on attempted scam prompts warning from couple: By Caroline Boyer; June 30, 2010; The early-morning phone caller had a worrisome tone to his voice when he reached Harold Klein at his Shawnee home.
Farm to Market exhibit opens at Wonderscope: By Caroline Boyer; May 12, 2010; Emmerson Keller had a busy Monday at the farm.
In GOP race for Congress, 1 drops out, another joins: By Caroline Boyer; April 28, 2010; The race to fill the seat being vacated by U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore no longer will include former State Sen. Nick Jordan of Shawnee. But as soon as Jordan dropped out, a Shawnee businesswoman and fellow Republican joined the field for Moore’s 3rd District seat.
Honor Flights offered for WWII veterans: By Caroline Boyer; March 10, 2010; Gary Swanson hopes that as many World War II veterans as possible have a chance to visit the Washington, D.C., memorial built to honor them.
Cable network to chronicle rescue of former Basehor resident: By Caroline Boyer; February 11, 2010; A Shawnee teenager who remained calm in a life-threatening situation and the firefighters who saved him will soon share their story on national television.
AG: Work continues on consumer fraud: By Caroline Boyer; January 20, 2010; The Kansas Attorney General’s Office has made some significant progress in the fight for the rights of the citizens and the state.

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Recent photos

U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore addresses the crowd at the “Driving for Quality Care” tour, a project of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living. Moore joked about a man in the crowd whose t-shirt read "you're not young forever," saying he just learned how to play The Beatles' "When I'm 64" on his guitar. The tour made a stop Friday in Shawnee.

Jerry Moran, U.S. Senate nominee, spoke Wednesday morning at a Republican Party “Victory Breakfast.” Republicans gathered to show support for the party as a whole.

Jason Kreuger works on the power steering of a vehicle at Weaver’s Auto Center, 6502 Vista Drive, Shawnee.

Divers from the Overland Park Police Department were called in Friday afternoon to assist in recovering a body from a car that was driven into a pond at the Prairie Lakes Apartment Complex in Shawnee.

Don Singo attaches a flag to a pole June 17 for the third annual Flags For Freedom display, which will be erected Sunday morning. Members of the Shawnee Downtown Business Association gathered last week to prepare the 1,000-plus flags that will be displayed along Johnson Drive and Nieman Road.

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