Johnson County Post

Established in 2010 as the Prairie Village Post, the Johnson County Post is a digital-only news outlet that has emerged as the primary source for community updates in Johnson County. Each month, we engage around 200,000 visitors and boast over 7,000 paying subscribers.

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Overland Park will offer downtown shuttles on farmers market Saturdays this summer

1 day ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kyle Palmer

Starting this Saturday, Overland Park will offer shuttles downtown on Saturdays for the next two months, coinciding with the city’s popular farmers market. The move comes as the Overland Park Farmers Market is at a temporary home this summer outside the Matt Ross Community Center as a new permanent market pavilion is being built at the market’s traditional spot off Santa Fe Drive downtown.
Overland Park will offer downtown shuttles on farmers market Saturdays this summer

1 day ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kyle Palmer

Starting this Saturday, Overland Park will offer shuttles downtown on Saturdays for the next two months, coinciding with the city’s popular farmers market. The move comes as the Overland Park Farmers Market is at a temporary home this summer outside the Matt Ross Community Center while a new permanent market pavilion is being built at the market’s traditional spot off Santa Fe Drive downtown.
Johnson County election season is officially here — See who's running in your city and school district

2 days ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kyle Palmer

The filing deadline came and went Monday, and nearly 180 candidates filed to run for local offices in Johnson County, from mayors to city councils to school boards and more. This is an off-year election, meaning no state or federal races will be on the ballot, just local contests to determine who will govern your Johnson County communities, making decisions on how to use your taxpayer dollars and determine the future direction of your city or school district.
Prairie Village clears way for new city hall to have eco-friendly features

3 days ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Juliana Garcia

Supporters of Prairie Village’s new city hall project came out in force at Monday’s city council meeting, this time urging the city to pay for “green” sustainable features that critics say is driving the cost up. Those same critics also mobilized at the meeting to outright oppose the entire $30 million project altogether, arguing that it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars and that Prairie Village voters should get a say in whether the plan should move forward.
KC company will take over old Waddell & Reed HQ in OP but won't park trucks there

3 days ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kaylie McLaughlin

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4 to include comments from Southwind CEO and cofounder Josh Herron.Â Southwind Management, a Kansas City-based home services firm, has changed some of its plans but still intends to make the old Waddell & Reed office building in Overland Park its new headquarters.
Looking for housing in Johnson County? The Post wants to hear from you

3 days ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kyle Palmer

It’s not easy looking for a place to live in Johnson County these days. In fact, it’s been a tough market for years. Even as home values continue to increase steadily, the available stock of housing in Johnson County hasn’t kept up with demand. County data shows the average resale price of a single-family home now tops $500,000. A newly built home goes for much more — nearly $750,000, on average. It’s not cheap to rent either.
Lenexa advances $200M project with 500+ housing units and retail near K-7 Highway

3 days ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Andrew Gaug

Lenexa has advanced a $200 million, 75-acre mixed-use development near Kansas Highway 7 and Prairie Star Parkway. On Monday, the Lenexa Planning Commission unanimously approved the rezoning, concept plan and preliminary plan for Solera, a project featuring retail space, apartments, townhomes and duplexes.
Where do things stand with Aspiria after Royals show interest in Overland Park site?

3 days ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kaylie McLaughlin

A recent announcement from the Kansas City Royals that it had acquired through an affiliate the mortgage of a keenly-watched property in central Overland Park raises some questions about the past and future of the mixed-use campus. Aspiria sits between 115th and 119th Streets along Nall Avenue, right on the border of Overland Park and Leawood.
Overland Park advances modified plan for 900+ apartments near Stilwell community

4 days ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kaylie McLaughlin

A mixed-use project featuring several hundred apartments proposed in southern Overland Park can go ahead, but it looks a little different than originally planned. Located near the southeastern corner of 159th Street and Metcalf Avenue, the project originally proposed more than 930 multifamily units, some civic space for community gathering and more than 20,000 square feet of commercial space.
Westwood calls for 'best' ideas for old school building after public vote scuttled previous plan

4 days ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Juliana Garcia

The city of Westwood has bought more time for a new plan to emerge to repurpose the old Westwood View Elementary School property off Rainbow Boulevard. Still, it remains to be seen whether some residents’ hopes the school site can become part of a larger park will come to fruition. The Westwood City Council at a special meeting last week unanimously approved an extension to a purchase agreement with the Shawnee Mission School District that would have expired on Monday.