Evergy Pays $534 Million in Dividends While Requesting a $218 Million Rate Increase
by Jennifer Williams In this hyper-inflationary economy, caused by a multitude of issues, the People are being inundated with the erosion of the value of the dollar, causing an unbearable increase in the cost of living for necessary expenses – like food, housing, supplies, fuel, and now taxes and utilities. As government municipalities and public… Read more
Underfunding to Defunding the Johnson County Sheriff
Printed in the Johnson County GazetteShared with Permission by Charlotte O’Hara It began with our Sheriff’s Office being UNDERFUNDED for years by the JoCo Board of County Commissioners which severely handicapped recruitment and retention of Sheriff deputies. Finally, in September of last year, the BOCC relented and increased the Sheriff’s budget to staunch the hemorrhaging… Read more
The Battle in Prairie Village
By Will Hoerl On Monday night Aug 7, 2023, the Prairie Village city council held its regularly scheduled council meeting. The room was crowded with citizens, there to observe and to speak on the ongoing debate about proposed ‘zoning’ changes, and to hear the current status on citizen petitions. Prairie Village has three active citizen… Read more
Indifference and Our Crumbling Republic
Shared from Johnson County Gazette columnwith permission By Charlotte O’Hara 10.72%, that was the turnout for the August 1, 2023 primary election. 10.72% means that each person who voted represented 9.3 voters. If YOU did not vote, someone else voted for YOU. YOU gave away YOUR right to vote by not taking time to advance… Read more
Sunflower Barn Dance
Friday August 4, 2023 from 6pm-10pm Be there tonight for an evening of fun. Agriculture Hall of Fame Barn630 N 126th St, Bonner Springs, KS 66012 Speaker: Kris Kobach KS Attorney General Music by: Walt Chambers and Terry Hancock BandJack Stack BBQ Meal $40 donationContact Laura Sanchez by text for tickets. 816-820-7005Raffles and Silent Auction… Read more
