Two new restaurants have popped up along U.S. Highway 24-40 in and around Basehor during the past two months, with each angling for a different niche.Shark’s Cove Grill and Bar, which caters to the sports-bar crowd, opened in early May, and 24-40 Roadside Café, which serves comfort food in a ...
As the cut-out cows springing up around town declare, it’s almost Dairy Days time in Basehor.And if you think you’re seeing more cows heralding the annual festival’s arrival this year, you’re correct. This year’s cattle are more colorful, too, as they’re part of a new promotion ...
A running group promoting world peace made a stop Wednesday in Tonganoxie.The 2012 World Harmony Run is a global relay founded by global peace leader Sri Chinmoy that seeks to promote international friendship and understanding. As a symbol of harmony, runners carry a flaming torch, passing it ...
Problems with the state’s vehicle title and registration system Monday slowed down the process at county treasurer offices across the state.But drivers will get a break in the form of a one-month extension to renew vehicle tags or get license plates for new vehicles, according to a news ...
LCDC leads and projects, January through April2012: 35 leads, 18 projects2011: 17 leads, 10 projects2010: 15 leads, 5 projects2009: 24 leads, 9 projects2008: 16 leads, 6 projectsSteve Jack thought things had seemed busy around the Leavenworth County Development Corporation office.Then he sat ...
The banner on the west side of Jalapenos Mexican Grill in Tonganoxie has changed from “coming soon” to “now open.”Residents have seemed to take notice.The restaurant, at 215 West St. (U.S. Highway 24-40), opened Monday and has been a popular spot for folks dining out.Asked whether the ...
Erik Wallace had hoped to make this trip on Saturday, but when he walked up to the Basehor Orscheln Farm & Home store it was still closed.But on Monday morning, the doors were open for the first time. It was worth the wait, he said.Walking the store’s aisles at about 11 a.m., Wallace ...
The lights were on, employees lined the aisles and country music rang from the speakers at Basehor’s new Orscheln Farm & Home store Friday morning, but the doors to the city’s new retail anchor were still closed.Those doors are set to open by 8 a.m. Monday, said Orscheln district ...
Kansas third-district Congressman Kevin Yoder is partnering with Workforce Partnership to organize a Jobs Fair and Resource Expo on April 10 at the Great Mall of the Great Plains, 20700 W. 151st St., Olathe.The Jobs Fair will begin at 9 a.m., and the first hour is exclusively for job-seeking ...
Orscheln Farm & Home tentatively is planning to open its new Basehor store by the end of this month.The store's tentative opening date is March 30, said Rick Powers, chief financial officer of Orscheln Farm & Home, on Monday.In December, the company announced plans to open a ...
