Caroline Boyer Bonner Springs Reporter
Caroline is a Lenexa native and a 1999 graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. She 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. In 2010, she returned to The Chieftain. She lives in Shawnee with her husband and daughter. Send e-mail to Caroline at cboyer@theworldco.info.
Recent stories
- All-night Kaw Valley Relay For Life begins Friday
- June 12, 2013
- When Jonna Harris of Bonner Springs first entered a team in the Relay for Life of Kaw Valley in 2004, she thought she already had too many reasons to create a team.
- Dentist celebrates 25 years
- May 29, 2013
- John Williamson got into dentistry because he liked to see people smile.
- A dedicated duo: Couple finds purpose, each other through missions work
- May 29, 2013
- A Bonner Springs couple discovered a lifelong mission — and each other — through their work with a foundation offering medical care in developing countries.
- Pool opens with new director at the helm
- May 29, 2013
- Summer is officially underway in Bonner Springs with the opening of its aquatic park, and this year a new aquatics director is at the helm.
- ‘They have served well’
- Scouts, VFW retire flags in flames
- May 22, 2013
- Before the flags could be engulfed in flames, Lt. Col. James Holley proclaimed that each had “served well and honorably.”
- City considers smoke-free parks
- May 15, 2013
- In a workshop prior to its regular meeting Monday, the Bonner Springs City Council discussed the possibility of smoke-free parks.
- EMS department among first to use new cots
- May 15, 2013
- The Bonner Springs EMS Department is the first in Kansas to use new, hydraulic, battery-powered stretchers or cots in their ambulances.
- Festival balloon launch to honor late city clerk
- April 24, 2013
- When Jessica Rogoza’s dad, an Edwardsville firefighter, would bring her to Edwardsville City Hall as a child, she found a special friend in former city clerk, the late Phyllis Freeman.
- Smith lauded after 10 years as mayor
- April 24, 2013
- Several dignitaries from the local and state levels turned out Monday for a retirement reception honoring former Bonner Springs Mayor Clausie Smith.
- Smith reflects on decade as Bonner Springs mayor
- April 17, 2013
- It’s clear Bonner Springs Mayor Clausie Smith is known far and wide.
Recent photos
Star Gomez, 7, of Bonner Springs makes motions as she sings along with "The Wheels on the Bus" during storytime.
Sienna Morris, 3, of Bonner Springs drives her tractor across a piece of paper to create muddy tracks during the storytime craft.
Tenley Pretz, 2, of Shawnee, center, points to her cheeks to go along with a storytime song, while her mother, Dawn Pretz, her 8-month-old sister, Kyndal, and Lyra Stout, 2, of North Kansas City (far right) look on.
Jada Brown (left), 4, of Bonner Springs makes arm motions that go along with the book for storytime.
Layton Jennings, 4, of De Soto, checks out his toy truck after running its wheels through paint during the storytime craft Tuesday at the Bonner Springs City Library.
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What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial this year?
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