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This includes Olathe, Overland Park, Lee's Summit, Leawood, Grandview, Lenexa, Shawnee and Mission to name just a few. http://kcmetro.com/local-news/lenexa-ks/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:40:06 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb http://kcmetro.com/2012020540137/local-news/lenexa-ks/overnight-freeze-made-for-difficult-drive-sunday.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020540137/local-news/lenexa-ks/overnight-freeze-made-for-difficult-drive-sunday.html The overnight freeze made for a difficult drive Sunday morning.]]> Lenexa, KS Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:43:13 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020540127/local-news/lenexa-ks/kc-tries-to-replace-its-vanishing-trees.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020540127/local-news/lenexa-ks/kc-tries-to-replace-its-vanishing-trees.html Like the Lorax in the Dr. Seuss story, Kevin Lapointe speaks for the trees. These days, he and others are screaming in their defense.]]> Lenexa, KS Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:57:51 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020440107/local-news/lenexa-ks/we-are-mizzou-video-inspires-a-clever-satirical-kansas-rebuttal.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020440107/local-news/lenexa-ks/we-are-mizzou-video-inspires-a-clever-satirical-kansas-rebuttal.html Whether it's Missouri fans printing T-shirts championing a Civil War raid as "scoreboard" or Kansas declaring victory by forfeit in the rivalry after Missouri announced it was SEC-bound, the Border War has produced some memorable pranks. Rarely, however, has there been a more decisive victory for one fan base than the viral video battle in advance of Saturday's matchup in Columbia. On Friday ...]]> Lenexa, KS Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:42:56 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020340049/local-news/lenexa-ks/caption-contest-give-us-a-high-five-and-a-caption.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020340049/local-news/lenexa-ks/caption-contest-give-us-a-high-five-and-a-caption.html We don’t like to give away too much about a photo, but we can tell you that this one has something to do with the Super Bowl. Although not necessarily the one you’ll be watching in two days.]]> Lenexa, KS Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:44:04 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020340048/local-news/lenexa-ks/inspections-reveal-violations-at-restaurants-grocery-stores.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020340048/local-news/lenexa-ks/inspections-reveal-violations-at-restaurants-grocery-stores.html Several restaurants and two grocery stores in the area recently had critical health code violations. Most are corrected at the time of the inspection.]]> Lenexa, KS Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:44:02 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020139955/local-news/lenexa-ks/redistricting-to-cost-arpkea39s-seat.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020139955/local-news/lenexa-ks/redistricting-to-cost-arpkea39s-seat.html Salina Rep. Tom Arpke said Tuesday he approves of a proposed redistricting plan in the Kansas House that will eliminate his seat.]]> Lenexa, KS Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:43:00 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020139941/local-news/lenexa-ks/redistricting-plan-would-send-69th-district-to-northeast-kansas.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020139941/local-news/lenexa-ks/redistricting-plan-would-send-69th-district-to-northeast-kansas.html A redistricting plan under consideration in Topeka would substantially alter state House of Representatives district boundaries in and around Salina. Among the proposed changes: • Parts of northwest Saline County, and all of Ellsworth County, would join the 113th District, now represented by Rep. Bob Bethell, and would include Rice County and northwestern Reno County.]]> Lenexa, KS Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:43:40 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012013139933/local-news/lenexa-ks/sor-helps-customers-keep-operational-costs-down-with-new-green-product.html http://kcmetro.com/2012013139933/local-news/lenexa-ks/sor-helps-customers-keep-operational-costs-down-with-new-green-product.html SOR, Inc. introduces a new level switch, totally compatible with low power control systems.Lenexa, KS (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 As today’s industries continually move toward saving money and energy through reducing power consumption, hard contact switches designed for higher power may not respond to signals routed through the DCS or similar systems. That’s why SOR has enhanced their existing 1500 ...]]> Lenexa, KS Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:44:13 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012013139917/local-news/lenexa-ks/many-in-kc-area-are-turning-to-apartment-living.html http://kcmetro.com/2012013139917/local-news/lenexa-ks/many-in-kc-area-are-turning-to-apartment-living.html Richard Penney, a 37-year-old biotech consultant who moved here from Nashville, Tenn., a year ago, is renting the good life at Briarcliff City Apartments in the Northland.]]> Lenexa, KS Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:43:27 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012013139910/local-news/lenexa-ks/this-weeks-business-calendar.html http://kcmetro.com/2012013139910/local-news/lenexa-ks/this-weeks-business-calendar.html CENTRAL EXCHANGE: AMERICA’S CREATIVE CROSSROADS: THE INSPIRED WORLD OF CHRISTOPHER ELBOW: centralexchange.org.]]> Lenexa, KS Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:43:02 +0000