Greeley
Greeley, KS · Education
lawrencekstimes.com
KU breaks ground on observatory for historic telescope
Students and staff from KU gathered Friday to break ground on a new observatory on campus that will be the future home of a 140-year-old telescope. The Tombaugh Observatory is named after Clyde Tombaugh, a Kansas native who discovered Pluto in 1930. He later graduated from KU. The project is...
johnsoncountypost.com
Olathe parents launch petition to force state review after school board votes to close 6 schools
Olathe families are trying to collect 6,100 signatures to trigger a state review of the six impending school closures in the Olathe Public Schools district. Families across the schools organized under Olathe Families United, formed in September to fight the Olathe district’s then recommended, and now approved, school closures using K.S.A. 72-1431. According to the statute, the group has 45 days after the vote to gather 6,100 signatures — 5% of the district’s registered voter base — to force a review by the Kansas State Board of Education.
sentinelksmo.org
USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton School District passes budget without raising property taxes
USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton passed a revenue-neutral budget for this school year, but only after an effort to exceed revenue-neutral failed by one vote in the short-handed body. The board has operated this year with six members since Keith Davenport resigned after announcing his candidacy and winning last year, moving out of his board district. The board could not reach a consensus on a replacement, according to reporting in the Johnson County Post, and decided to leave the position open until the next election.
Yahoo!
Parents respond after controlled substance found at Overland Park elementary school
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A week after a non-district employee was found in possession of a controlled substance at Heartland Elementary School, parents remain confident their children are safe at school. The situation happened last Monday, Sept. 28, and prompted the school to notify families about a "Lock and...
KVOE
Lady Indians Build on Growth as Flag Football Takes Hold in Kansas
The Osage City Lady Indians are gearing up for the final games of their second flag football season as the sport wraps up its inaugural year as a fully sanctioned high school sport in Kansas. Osage City finishes its campaign on the road Wednesday night at Osawatomie High School, taking...
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Olathe superintendent says, “I will go to sleep tonight and sleep well” after closing six schools
In the end, the decision to close six Olathe schools was unanimous. But opponents say it’s not over. The Olathe USD 233 voted 7-0 to close six schools at the end of the current school year, as opponents prepare to send “6,100 Voices” to the state school board to review the decision to close Black Bob Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Indian Trail Middle School, Scarborough Elementary, Tomahawk Elementary, and Walnut Grove Elementary.
KENS 5 Eyewitness News
Pieper High School student speaks out after school put into lockdown
WIBW
Shawnee Heights school bus rear-ended Thursday on US-40 highway
TECUMSEH, Kan. (WIBW) - A Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 school bus was rear-ended as it stopped to pick up students early Thursday on US-40 highway east of Topeka, officials said. No injuries were reported in the incident, said Tiffanie Kinsch, spokeswoman for Shawnee Heights USD 450. The crash...
University Daily Kansan
Know before you go: Day on the Hill
A decades-old tradition returns this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, with the University of Kansas’ Day on the Hill, an outdoor concert featuring Grammy Award-winning rock band Turnstile, Slayyyter and Die Spitz on Mount Oread, overlooking the stadium and the campanile. Dating back 34 years, the performance was organized through a partnership between the university and Mammoth Live, a Lawrence-based event production company, in celebration of their 20th anniversary.
WIBW
Topeka Public Schools preschoolers gear up for winter
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka Public Schools and Advisors Excel partnered up to provide preschoolers with warm clothing ahead of the winter months. Each year, TPS and Advisor’s Excel host an event for Sheldon Head Start and Pine Ridge Prep preschoolers to shop for new coats and shoes. Leaders...
lawrencekstimes.com
Hilltop closure is final, chancellor says, but work group will seek childcare solutions
University of Kansas Chancellor Doug Girod said the closure of Hilltop Child Development Center is final, but the university is putting together a work group of faculty and staff to evaluate “practical long-term childcare solutions.”. According to an email from KU Provost Arash Mafi to KU students and staff,...
Hays Post
Area hospital leaders graduate from KS Hospital Association Leadership Institute
TOPEKA — The Kansas Hospital Association Leadership Institute graduated its 24th class of 29 students on Sept. 11, 2026, at the KHA Annual Convention and Trade Show in Overland Park, Kansas. Students were nominated by their hospital's CEO to be part of this select group. They represent the future leaders of Kansas hospitals.
westernkansasnews.com
School To Participate In Body Venture Exhibit
An innovative way to learn about the importance of good nutrition and physical fitness is coming to Gertrude Walker Elementary School on Wednesday, October 7th. Students from Gertrude Walker Elementary School and Jennie Barker Elementary School will have the opportunity to explore the human body through a Body Venture exhibit. The venture will take place from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. and again from 12:20 to 2:00 p.m.
hoodline.com
KU's Hilltop Daycare to Shut Down Oct. 30 After Years of Safety Violations
Families at the University of Kansas were given 38 elapsed days' notice, from September 22 until the scheduled October 30 closure, to find new childcare after learning that Hilltop Child Development Center, the campus's longtime daycare provider, will close. The center enrolled 155 children as of the previous week, and about half of them belong to KU students and employees, leaving many parents with few immediate options in Douglas County.
kmaj.com
Our September Crystal Apple Award Winner — Janeal Lischke
Janeal Lischke is the Principal at Heritage Christian School and is the July Crystal Apple Winner!. As the Principal for HCS, Mrs. Lischke deserves the Crystal Apple award for her dedication to the school and the selflessness she shows by putting the school’s needs above her own. Mrs. Lischke addresses families’ and students’ questions and needs promptly and with a kind heart. She works long hours to make sure the children are getting the best education and school experience they can. Mrs. Lischke does all of this without expecting praise or thanks. A thank you to Mrs. Lischke is not enough for all the time and energy she puts into the school, the students, and the students’ futures.
sentinelksmo.org
Their hours reduced, Blue Valley paraprofessionals now face elimination of benefits as school district seeks to close spending gap
Blue Valley paraprofessionals received bad news in a recent “Dear colleague” letter”. I am writing to share an important change to your Blue Valley benefits. Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, classified staff and administrators who are regularly scheduled to work fewer than 30 hours per week will no longer be eligible for district benefits.
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‘Giving up wasn’t an option’: Lawrence parents fight back after sudden closure of KU’s Hilltop Daycare
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - More than 100 families in Lawrence are facing an abrupt childcare cliff after the University of Kansas announced it will permanently close the Hilltop Child Development Center this month, ending more than five decades of on-campus care. The Hilltop Board of Directors approved a plan on...