John Taylor Editor
John Taylor is group editor for World Company weekly newspapers and editor of the Shawnee Dispatch. Taylor previously had worked from 1988 to 2004 at the Lawrence Journal-World, where he had been news editor since 1994. A 1982 graduate of the University of Kansas, Taylor also has worked for the Coffeyville Journal.
Recent stories
- Holland seeking name recognition in governor’s race
- October 28, 2010
- Around Kansas, Tom Holland is spreading his message and seeking enough name recognition to propel him to a four-year term in the Governor’s Office The Baldwin City Democrat isn’t lacking name recognition in his own hometown, though.
- Federal, state officials lead charge against detainee transfers to Fort Leavenworth
- 11:40 a.m., August 3, 2009 Updated 03:07 p.m.
- Half of the state’s congressional delegation showed for a Monday morning news conference to protest plans to possibly move suspected terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Fort Leavenworth.
- U.S. 24-40/K-7 interchange reopening
- January 22, 2009
- A major highway interchange used by area commuters is poised to reopen after months of construction.
- Basehor mayor to retire at end of term
- November 17, 2008
- Mayor Chris Garcia said family weighed heavily in his decision. His daughter, Nicoletta, will be a high school senior; son T.J. will be entering high school.
- Leavenworth possible relocation site
- November 5, 2008
- A study is under way to determine the feasibility of relocating the Army’s Sergeants Major Academy — along with its fulltime staff of 280 people and an annual rotation of 650 to 700 noncommissioned officers — from Fort Bliss, Texas, to Fort Leavenworth.
- Study looks at relocating academy to Fort Leavenworth
- Sergeants Majors Academy would move from Fort Bliss, Texas
- November 3, 2008
- Stephan Nolan, a spokesman for Fort Leavenworth, said the idea for the move was proposed by Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, and was in the “very preliminary” stages.
- Wilk won’t seek re-election
- 09:57 a.m., May 5, 2008 Updated 10:54 a.m.
- In a telephone interview Monday morning, State Rep. Kenny Wilk said it was time to “let someone else” have their chance to serve.
- Bush budget spurs talk of new prison
- February 7, 2008
- President Bush’s proposed budget includes funds to evaluate a site in Leavenworth for a new federal prison, Sen. Sam Brownback said Monday.
- No charges yet in death of fetus
- Lawmaker says Lansing shooting ‘exactly’ the sort of case Alexa’s Law is is intended
- February 7, 2008
- The shooting death of a pregnant woman last month in Lansing would be an ideal case on which to bring charges under the state’s new fetal homicide law, said a state legislator who pushed to get “Alexa’s Law” on the books in Kansas.
- Bush budget includes funds for new Leavenworth prison study
- February 4, 2008
- Bush’s fiscal 2009 budget, which was submitted Monday to Congress, seeks approximately $1.4 million for the Bureau of Prisons to evaluate a site for construction of a new prison in Leavenworth, said U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback , R-Kan.
Recent photos
The new Kindle Fire is among e-readers now on the market.
Visitors to the Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City stroll underneath a canopy of colorful leaves on the Baker University campus. The Maple Leaf Festival is staged annually on the third weekend of October in Baldwin City in southern Douglas County.
A worker installs seating in the new LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. The new, $200 million stadium opens this month as the home of soccer’s Sporting Kansas City club.
Diana Hockman, Shawnee, tends to a coneflower plant in the Country Garden at Shawnee Town. As the spring planting season nears, Leavenworth County master gardener Joy Kromer and her husband, Bill, provide tips below on spring and summer gardening.
Snow decorates the noses of these cattle sculptures in Shawnee's Pioneer Crossing Park. Another round of wintry weather is descending on northeast Kansas.
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Point of View
What’s the best way to spend a snow day?
Shovel your driveway and paths, check neighbors’ driveways and then grab all your closest little ones and find the biggest sledding hill. Snowmen also are a must. Snow days are a great time to catch up on missed shows and much-needed rest. I love snowdays, they haven’t changed one bit even as an adult, although I am sure not all working adults can say that, but I am happy I can. I was excited to see the snowmen and other snow sculptures throughout the Lawrence and Kansas City metro areas.
