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‘Partisan, divisive, combative’: Johnson County city officials try to hamstring mayor
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn an escalating battle for control in Shawnee, Mayor Michelle Distler is accusing City Council...
Exodus of high-level staff in this Johnson County city as tensions flare with council
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA number of department heads and other high-level staff have resigned from the city of Shawnee, and...
Shawnee chief executive resigns, citing ‘separate vision’ for city’s future
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoThe Shawnee city manager announced Sept. 26 that he’ll resign at the beginning of November,...
Full-time employees of City of Shawnee to get one-time retention bonus of $5,000
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoShawnee will award a one-time bonus to all city employees next month after the city council approved...
Chill factor: Sign up for the Polar Plunge and help out Special Olympics Kansas
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoGet yourself ready to take the plunge in Lake Olathe for Special Olympics Kansas. The nonprofit will...
Shawnee city manager placed on administrative leave
WDAF via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSHAWNEE, Kan. — City leaders in Shawnee, Kansas voted Wednesday night to put the city manager on leave. It reportedly involves an email containing...
Former Topeka interim city manager caught up in Johnson County masturbation scandal
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA former Topeka deputy and interim city manager is facing an uncertain future in his current...
Sexting video of Shawnee city manager was sent to employees, roiling City Hall
Kansas City Star via AOL· 7 months agoUpdate: The Shawnee City Council placed City Manager Doug Gerber on indefinite leave Wednesday...
Has Johnson County city been ‘reckless’ on finances? Candidates spar as election nears
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 7 months agoShawnee mayoral candidate Mike Kemmling, a council member, said he’s helped the City Council break...
Johnson County elections are nonpartisan. Yeah, right. Polarization has gotten local | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIssues such as Prairie Village’s zoning ordinances and the mayor-City Council conflict in Shawnee...