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Softball earns 10 all-league honors

3 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Cody Friesen

After taking third place in Class 6A, Derby softball received 10 all-AVCTL-I selections in the first season honors of the 2025 season. Ava Boden, Jersey Ramirez, Carsen Carpenter and Olivia Parra received first-team honors in their respective positions. Karlie Demel, Loren Sweat and Brielle Hendrick were named to the second team. Kelby Clingan, Kayla Cooper and Ashlyn Hamilton also were received honorable mention honors. The Panthers went 23-8 in the 2025 season.
OPINION: Derby Public Library a film hub

3 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Hannah Adamson

The library is the place to go for all things books. Adult fiction, non-fiction, middle grade chapter books, picture books – the library has them all. However, Derby Public Library is also the place to go for movies and film. While streaming services dominate the film industry, physical DVDs are still available for checkout at the library.
Ramirez

4 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Cody Friesen

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Baseball receives AVCTL-I honors

4 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Cody Friesen

Derby baseball earned seven all-AVCTL-I selections after the 2025 season. Jace Hambleton was named to the second team at first base and received an honorable mention nod as a pitcher. Rowan Foster took honorable mention honors at shortstop and pitcher. Junior Cooper Williams, sophomore Jack Trainer, sophomore Hunter Gibbon and sophomore Talon Cunningham also received honorable mention recognition.
Longtime Derby High coach resigns

4 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Cody Friesen

Derby head coach Jimmy Adams announced his resignation after the 2025 swim season. Adams had been a coach at Derby for nearly 15 years in cross country, track and field, and boys and girls swimming. Adams took the position as head coach of boys and girls swimming in 2010 and head cross country coach in 2014. During his time as the head coach of Derby swimming, the team won the AVCTL-I league meet in seven straight seasons for both the boys and girls programs.
BOE discusses updated phone policies

5 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Cody Friesen

Recommended changes to the elementary, middle and high school student handbooks for the 2025-26 school year were discussed at the May 27 Derby Board of Education meeting. Topics updated in the handbooks covered issues like updates to the discipline matrix, chronic absenteeism, and the personal electronic device policy – including cell phones – at all levels.
Contested zoning for TSC moving forward

5 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Kelly Breckunitch

After being recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on a split vote (6-3 in favor) earlier in the month, a zoning request for the planned site of a new Tractor Supply Company (TSC) location in Derby came before the City Council for final action at its May 27 meeting.
Panthers have record-breaking state meet

5 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Cody Friesen

It was a record-breaking state track meet for the Panthers on May 31. Derby broke program records in the boys and girls 4x100 relay and the 400m dash at the state meet. The boys squad finished 13th overall while the girls team took 12th in Class 6A. The Panthers had several peak performances at the meet. Davon Morrison led the boys team with a strong finish to the season. The sophomore showed off both on the track and in the field events and left Cessna Stadium with three medals.
Congress begins considering first federal AI regulations

6 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Paige Gross

In one of the first major steps in discussing widespread regulations for artificial intelligence legislation at the federal level, members of the House subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade met May 21 to discuss the United States’ place in the global AI race. The hearing took place amid a push from House Republicans to put a stop to state-level AI legislation for the next decade.
Softball takes third in Class 6A

1 week ago | derbyinformer.com | Cody Friesen

The Panthers finished in third place in Class 6A with an 8-2 win over Mill Valley on May 30. The Derby offense got off to a fast start and powered its way to a strong finish to end the season. Karlie Demel went three-for-four with a two-run home run and the Derby had a freshman pitcher toss a complete game. Derby fell 7-1 to the top seed of the tournament, Olathe West, in the state semifinal on the morning of May 30.