License plate game appears safe as bill to remove county decals stalls (Hutchinson News)
The two-letter county designation listed on Kansas license plates appears safe for now in the Kansas ...
‘Lord of the Rings Symphony’ added to Pops schedule (The Kansas City Star)
The symphony created from the score to the “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy is finally coming to Kansas City.
Push for coal plants picks up momentum, but is it enough to pass? (The Kansas City Star)
TOPEKA | Last year, Kansas backers of coal-burning power plants were like Sisyphus in mythology, doomed to roll a boulder up an incline again and again.
Missouri, Kansas schools await details on stimulus funds (The Kansas City Star)
Big auto companies, banks and highways arent the only ones getting federal dollars to rescue the crippled economy. Add Kansas and Missouri public schools to the list.
MARC committee recommends 14 Kansas road projects to share in stimulus money (The Kansas City Star)
Wyandotte County could get nearly a quarter of the stimulus money coming to local governments for roads on the Kansas side of the region.
Business calendar: Week of Feb. 23 and later (The Kansas City Star)
JOHNSON COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS: Kick-off reception for Overland Park Chamber of Commerce program. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Trezo Vino Wine Bistro, 11570 Ash, Leawood. Free for members, $10 for others. Register. Call 913-491-3600 or go to opks.org.
Summons to have sex to improve marriage is coming from the pulpit (The Rock Hill Herald)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Birds do it. Bees do it. Even educated fleas do it. Not only fall in love. But make whoopee. Married couples at Mercy Church in Olathe, Kan., have been challenged to do it and do it every day during February. And the challenge came from their pastor.
Tribute | Dr. Fernando ‘Vernon’ Basantz knew attending to the sick was his calling (The Kansas City Star)
Who: Fernando V. “Vernon” Basantz, 79, of Leawood When and how he died: Feb. 12, of Alzheimer's disease
80-Plus Birthdays (Hutchinson News)
Gregg Knott, Plains, celebrated his 80th birthday with a surprise celebration Feb. 7 with his childr ...