Westwood News

A Texas couple is donating $10 million to the University of Kansas Hospital to support the University of Kansas Cancer Center.

WESTWOOD, Kan. -- Marcia Willman is combining her love of art with a desire to help others.

WESTWOOD, Kan. a ' A Chicago professor is hoping to use Kansas Citya TMs model to improve his breast cancer survivorship program in his community.

A gas leak has led to the evacuation of homes and businesses in Westwood, Kan.

A natural gas leak was reported in Westwood near 47th and Rainbow on Nov. 18, 2009.

A gas leak has forced evacuation of the area around the Westwood Public Works Department, 2545 W. 47th St.Smells and sounds consistent with a leak were reported in the area about 3:30 p.m., Johnson County fire personnel said.

A Pittsburg woman and her daughter whose organs were donated after they died in a car accident will be honored on a float at the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year's Day.

Floral portraits of Teresa and Taylor Kemp will be among those on the Donate Life float "New Life Rises" in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year's Day.

The times Pat Antonopoulos spent in conversation with three other women at a Johnson County Library made up some of "the most important periods" of her life, she said.

Fairview Elementary school held its annual Hawk Walk on Oct. 9. The Hawk Walk is the school's only fundraiser.

Another tool in the parental kit: those small adult gadgets with touch-screen technology, so easy a child, even a toddler, can use them.

I admit, I have a thing for coffee shops, and I'm not even a coffee drinker! Although this is true, I always enjoy a vanilla steamer or a hot cocoa, especially when I find a charming coffee house along an unexpected route.