Johnson County

South Park Elementary School in Merriam, Kansas.

Meet Two Kansas Women Who Helped Integrate South Park Elementary School

Recalling a landmark Johnson County school integration case that came before Brown v. Board of Education.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Reopening Just in Time for a Summer Like No Other

The Kansas City area is reopening for a summer like no other during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Reopening Week Begins… Now

Life in the Kansas City area is taking it’s first halting steps toward the new normal in the wake of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

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Strang Depot (1930s)

Securing the Cornerstone of the Johnson County Land Boom

The Overland Park Historical Society is moving into arguably the most historic building in Overland Park – the 1906 depot built by railroad entrepreneur William Strang, Jr.

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How Is “Switzer Road” Really Pronounced?

How Is ‘Switzer Road’ Really Pronounced?

curiousKC investigates the history behind the name Switzer Road.

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