Kansas City aims for - platinum' pedaling

15 May 2008, 4:02 pm

"There are sewer grates big enough to suck up tires" There’s no better way to see the beauty of Kansas City than at 15 miles per hour, Councilman Russ Johnson declared Wednesday.But you also notice just how much Kansas City needs to do to make it easier for ... via Kansas City Star ... read more

Zoltek names Andrew Whipple chief accounting officer

13 May 2008, 3:59 pm

Zoltek Cos. Inc. said Monday it hired Andrew Whipple as vice president and chief accounting officer, one week after the company announced that Kevin Schott resigned as its chief financial officer and it had ... via St. Louis Business Journal ... read more

The Watchdog: Who's responsible for trash on roads near landfill?

11 May 2008, 3:56 pm

"We assume we contribute to the litter problem, but we don't think we are the litter problem" Today’s problemMerriam’s Bernard Herman doesn’t like all the litter in the area of the Deffenbaugh landfill in Shawnee.“Isn’t it a law that trash needs to ... read more

Panel selects candidates for district judge

9 May 2008, 3:44 pm

The 10th Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission today recommended three attorneys to fill the Johnson County judicial opening created by the retirement of Judge Janice Russell.Nominees are David ... via KansasCity.com ... read more

Radar guns on loan to citizens

9 May 2008, 8:45 am

"This is a way to try to get residents more involved in taking care of their own problem, with our assistance, of course." St. Joseph residents will get radar guns to nail speeders in their neighborhoods under a new program with the Police Department. via KSHB-TV Kansas City ... read more

Copper theft linked to license tag switch

7 May 2008, 8:37 am

A Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged with stealing copper, a trash truck license plate and an employee’s pickup truck from Deffenbaugh Industries in Shawnee.Keith Andrew Brown, 19, is charged with ... via Kansas City Star ... read more