Prairie Village News

Youa re having a great time at the companya s holiday party, or maybe at a wedding reception, or during a New Yeara s Eve celebration.

Every year, Mike Babcock proudly turns his home into a Christmas wonderland, drawing large groups of people to see his home.

Thanks to an outpouring of donations and volunteer hours, the Johnson County Christmas Bureau will help thousands of low-income families celebrate the holidays.

Been awhile since Prairie Villager Mike Babick has had to deal with ticked off neighbors... For 44 years, Babick - " or "Father Christmas" as some have come to call him - " has turned his home at 7611 Falmouth into a Pixar-like, animated Christmas spectacle.

The tart flavor of cranberry is a great base for cocktails and one that people are subconsciously craving as they experience Thanksgiving withdrawal.

An intergenerational Advent event with Holden Evening Vespers, holiday treats and craft projects starts at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.

A Leavenworth County jury convicted a man for aiding a felon in connection to a 19 year old murder case.

A 79-year-old man has been found guilty for his role in a 1990 death near Bonner Springs.

A Leavenworth County jury verdict today convicted a man for his role in the 1990 death of a Prairie Village man.The jury convicted Eric Montgomery, 75, of aiding a felon by helping dispose of the body of Lloyd Folsom, 52.The verdict ends a long mystery that hinged on two bodies of men Montgomery said were sealed in barrels and dumped in a river.

Todays problemWhen Prairie Village resident Drew Bodner drives north on Wornall Road and crosses Ward Parkway, he notices that some drivers miss the faint arrow for a left-turn only lane.

When Lois Rooney of Prairie Village learned she had lung cancer, she was very scared of the disease.

From turkey to stuffing, gravy to mashed potatoes, a lot goes into our Thanksgiving dinners.

More charges in pregnant womans deathProsecutors have charged a second man in the Friday killing of a woman who was nine months pregnant.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. a ' Blogger and former Kansas City Star columnist Hearne Christopher has been charged with DUI.

Former Kansas City Star gossip columnist Hearne Christopher Jr. has been charged with driving under the influence, according to police in Prairie Village.

Ruth Bell , Prairie Village, dedicated many years of her life to school libraries in Johnson County.

Here are some random newsy items from my reporter's notebook. Chili Cookoff Benefit Great chili comes from the heart, so the third annual chili cook-off sponsored by the Wyandotte Homeless Services Coalition is a no-brainer. The event is slated for Thursday, November 19, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Wilhemina Gill Services Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

More than a week after Ryan Haraughty was fired as a science teacher from Mission Valley Middle School, 8500 Mission Road, Prairie Village, parents and students continue to ask Shawnee Mission School District officials to reconsider.

The Shawnee Mission School District superintendent told parents tonight that it was time to put the controversial firing of teacher behind them and move forward.We recognize people are angry and upset, said Gene Johnson during a meeting at Mission Valley Middle School in Prairie Village.

Eighth-grade students at Mission Valley Middle School in Prairie Village will not let the firing of a beloved teacher fade quietly away.A group of about 50 cut classes today and demonstrated outside the school waving homemade signs urging drivers along Mission Road to honk their support for Ryan Haraughty, a science teacher who was fired Monday by ...