Leah Wankum
Writer and Reporter at Freelance
“I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.” -Edna Mode
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1 week ago |
johnsoncountypost.com | Leah Wankum
Major closures along U.S. Highway 69 and Interstate 435 through Overland Park will start this week as work on the US-69 express toll lanes wrap up. Interstate 435 fully closes in both directions over the weekend between Quivira and Antioch roads. Meanwhile, ramps on the key interchanges at I-435, US-69 and College Boulevard will fully close starting Wednesday, with closures lasting from 10 days to 24 weeks.
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3 weeks ago |
johnsoncountypost.com | Leah Wankum
Hoot to you too, Johnson County! Here’s our latest roundup of happy things happening around our community. We kicked off the new year with a resolution to ourselves and our readers by answering one question:How can we share more good news happening in our community? Twice a month, we’ll be sharing a collection of some of the happy news that came into our inboxes and across our social media feeds. How to tell us your good newsIf you have good news too, we’d like you to share that with us.
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1 month ago |
johnsoncountypost.com | Leah Wankum
How y’all doing, Johnson County? We’re bringing you more mid-week positivity in our latest roundup of happy things happening around our community. We kicked off the new year with a resolution to ourselves and our readers by answering one question:How can we share more good news happening in our community? Twice a month, we’ll be sharing a collection of some of the happy news that came into our inboxes and across our social media feeds.
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1 month ago |
johnsoncountypost.com | Leah Wankum
Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas in Overland Park is set to undergo a $152 million expansion of its facilities just off Interstate 435. In an announcement late last week, Children’s Mercy Kansas City noted the big changes will aim to enhance patient care and improve access to existing services and new clinical programs.
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1 month ago |
johnsoncountypost.com | Leah Wankum
The stretch of 167th Street between Metcalf and Antioch in Overland Park will fully close to traffic for six months as part of the major reconstruction work on U.S. Highway 69. The closures also mean the entrance and exit ramps to the highway from 167th Street will close as well. The 180-day closure begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 6, effectively blocking all eastbound and westbound traffic along 167th Street from Metcalf Avenue to Antioch Road.
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