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Column: News editor bids farewell
Shawnee Dispatch news editor Jennifer Bhargava says goodbye to readers.
A home away from home: senior care facility opens in Shawnee
The first Golden Oaks Memory Care Home will be opening in Shawnee next month
Shawnee Mission program leads students to success
Partnership equips developmentally disabled young adults with job, life skills
A new program in the Shawnee Mission School District is helping to ease the transition after high school for special education graduates.

Get to know new Ward 3 council member Lisa Larson-Bunnell
Attorney Lisa Larson-Bunnell was appointed to fill the vacant Ward 3 seat.
Local business owners work together to bring Santa mailbox to Shawnee
A magical mailbox has appeared in Shawnee.
Is the Shawnee Civic Center a community center? Shawnee city staff says ‘no’
A look at the Shawnee Civic Center and the role it plays in the city, as plans for a potential new community center pick up speed.
City of Shawnee gets a new council member
The Shawnee City Council appoints attorney Lisa Larson-Bunnell to fill the vacant Ward 3 seat.

Hooters not coming to Shawnee, city confirms
The city of Shawnee confirmed to the Dispatch today that Hooters is not coming to Shawnee.

Shawnee election results: Familiar faces, newcomer capture wins
Here are the unofficial state representative results from the local midterm election races.

Shawnee photographer sets focus on city hall, helps change ordinance
When her life was nearly turned upside down because of a single phone call, however, Shawnee photographer Sarah Chou found herself in the midst of an unexpected civics lesson, and on the path to changing a city law.