by Charlotte O’Hara – as printed in the Johnson County Gazette – reprinted with permission Well, well, well, the saga of Billable Hours vs. Public Service continues!!! Chairman Kelly announced, on November 16th, his desire to increase the threshold of contract value to be reviewed by the board from $100,000 to $150,000. This little magic trick,… Read more

by Connie Newcome The Immunize Kansas Coalition held a zoom meeting on November 14, 2023, which was open to the public. They had a good attendance of about 80 people. Several of the attendees were obviously not on the same page as the IKC. The topic: Childhood Immunizations: The Moral Choice… Learning about Religious and Medical Exemptions The… Read more

by Charlotte O’Hara – As Printed in the Johnson County Gazette, Shared with Permission In the last few weeks, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners has been discussing the 2024 Calendar. In the study session on the subject, Chairman Kelly pressed the idea of reducing the number of meetings nearly 50% from 46 to… Read more

by Will Hoerl Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) chairman Mike Kelly (along with Sharice Davids) are headliners at a pre-election ‘Get Out The Vote’  (GOTV) event for Democrats. This ‘Act Blue’ event is in support of party volunteers for local candidates in the upcoming 2023 Election on November 7th. On the surface this… Read more

Michael Murphy is a retired captain with United Airlines. He and his wife own and operate a B&B in south-central Kansas, along with a small farm/ranch. He enjoys writing and following politics, is the author of the novel Spare Time and is currently the Representative for Kansas 114th District *originally published by Michael Murphy on November 1,… Read more