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Johnson County and RideKC announced Wednesday, June 29 its micro transit routes are increasing their service area along with adding Sunday service that would begin Tuesday, July 5. Fares will be adjusted based on distance traveled to either three or five dollars.

Kansas U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall announced Monday, June 28 that Amelia Earhart’s statue will be placed in the U.S. Capitol after the Congressional Statute Dedication Ceremony July 27.

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday in an unanimous decision overturning lower court decisions and rejected the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals 2021 findings that Johnson County had overtaxed Walmart’s 11 properties and Sam’s Club’s two properties by tens of millions of dollars.

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday, July 1 that a 2006 agreement between the City of Olathe and the City of Spring Hill regarding land annexation is not legally binding. The City of Spring Hill and the City of Olathe entered into an agreement March 2006 to restrict their future growth by establishing boundaries for annexing land adjacent to the two cities.

Three city parks were looked at for needed improvements during a budget policy presentation at the Tuesday June 21 Gardner City Council meeting. Matt Wolff, finance director, presented the figures on Veterans Park, Stone Creek and Winwood Park as part of the 2023-2024 Budget Policy and said they hadn’t been updated in 20 years.