Olathe News

As producer of the ALMA awards honoring Latinos in television, music and sports, Olathe minority small-business owner David Chavez has brought recognition to famous Latino stars such as Penelope Cruz, Oscar De La Hoya and John Leguizamo.

A Lenexa woman said she is still shaken up after being an attacked in a shopping center parking lot, but thankful for those who helped her.

Leon Bauman of Olathe, a member of Advent Lutheran Church, was one of 27 Thrivent Financial representatives who helped build a community of homes for families in El Salvador.

Northbound Interstate 35 in Olathe has been reopened after three vehicles collided near College Boulevard about noon.The interstate was closed for more than an hour while crews worked to clear the scene.

Paula Burnetta-Carter says she will visit the Olathe City Council every week until it agrees to change the new citywide recycling program.

Sean Pechon, a junior at Olathe Northwest High School, has attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest in Boy Scouts.

Robert Henry is thankful his son's alive after being wounded multiple times in a shootout with federal agents and police.

A man is accused of shooting at agents with the FBI's Violenct Crimes Task Force.

This year's Veteran's Day ceremony will be at the Earl Collier Post 153 of the American Legion, 410 E. Dennis, today, starting at 4:30 p.m. Students from the "Comets Care" program at Cedar Creek Elementary School will sing the National Anthem.

The tough economy could force an Olathe food pantry to move from its current location and possibly suspend operations.

Olathe is holding an "amnesty day" Tuesday to try and help resolve more than 6,200 outstanding warrants.

Olathe police have identified a suspect in an aggravated robbery that was reported Saturday night and is a 'person of interest' in two other cases now under investigation.

The Blue Valley and Olathe school districts have announced the first dates and locations for upcoming H1N1 vaccination clinics hosted in partnership with the Johnson County Health Department.

OLATHE, Kan. a ' Olathe authorities are looking for two men who robbed a woman with a knife Saturday afternoon outside a Dollar Tree Store.

The former school leader in Abilene and Lindsborg, Kan., will become the next superintendent of the 27,000-student Olathe School District July 1.Marlin Berry, the districts assistant superintendent for general administration, was selected Thursday by the school board to succeed the current superintendent, Pat All, when she retires next year.Berry ...

OLATHE, Kan. a ' The Olathe School District has a new superintendent. The districta TMs board of education voted unanimously Thursday night to appoint Dr.

Army Reserve Spc. Keara Bono's family was working up to the idea of her going to Iraq.

The U.S. Attorney for Kansas has filed charges against two people for allegedly putting methomyl into the salsa at Mi Ranchito restaurant in Olathe on Aug.

Olathe had few restaurants two decades ago. There were the family-owned-and-operated bistros and a smattering of chain eateries, but it wasn't until the commercial and residential boom of the late 1990s that the number of restaurants multiplied at a staggering rate.

An Olathe man died from injuries he suffered in a house fire involving a medical oxygen tank.