Audio clips
Births
- Lynsey and Jeff James, Gardner, a girl.
- Brian and Tiffany Jones, Tonganoxie.
- Lisa and Todd Carpenter, a boy.
- Jenny and Aaron Drown, De Soto , a boy.
- Ashley Fisher and Hunter Noe, De Soto , a girl.
- Joseph and Jamie White , De Soto .
- Benjamin and Susan Ross, twin girls.
- Jim and Laney Coker, Springfield, Mo., twin girls.
Chats
- Randy Johnson: Chat with De Soto mayoral candidate Randy Johnson
- Dave Anderson: Chat with Mayor Dave Anderson about his re-election bid
- Elvyn Jones: Explorer editor to chat about new newspaper format
- Stephanie Kelton: 38th House District candidate Stephanie Kelton to chat
- Tony Brown: Tony Brown to chat about November election
Couples
- Engagement: Grob and French
- Wedding: Hansen and Palmberg
- Engagement: Montgomery and Faircloth
- Wedding: Coker and Hawkins
- Engagement: Weber and Mellott
- Anniversary: Carter
- Engagement: Flynn and Francis
- Wedding: Bernard and Jones
Obituaries
On the street
- Do you think Republican Sam Brownback will be the next governor of Kansas?
- With the Johnson County Appraiser’s Office will mail out annual valuation notices next week. Do you want your property value to go up, down or stay the same?
- What’s your favor event in the Winter Olympics?
- What’s the best Valentine’s Day gift you ever received?
- What’s your favorite part of the Super Bowl?
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
What's your favorite spring break destination?
| Response | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| What’s a spring break? | 54% | ||
| The beach | 27% | ||
| The NCAA basketball tournament | 18% | ||
| Somewhere else | 0% | ||
| The ski slopes | 0% | ||
| Total | 11 | ||
| Note: This is not a scientific poll. | Vote | ||
Videos
- Joe Bisogno, Mr. Goodcents Subs and Pasta founder and CEO, …
- There may be some areas of patchy fog and mist …
- The Wednesday morning commute could involve damp roads due to …
- The Tuesday morning commute could include some areas of patchy …
- The Monday commute should bring temperatures in the 40s and …
- Commuter forecast for March 18, 2010
- March 18, 2010
- There may be some areas of patchy fog and mist hindering your Thursday morning drive. Other than that the traffic conditions should be favorable and the sun is most likely going to make an appearance. Drive safely!
- De Soto bar managers, customers give smoking ban a thumbs down
- March 18, 2010
- Trey Heffner doesn’t know how the JT’s Grill and Sports Bar he manages will respond to the new state smoking ban, but he knows he’s concerned.
- District learns to keep bond language flexible
- March 18, 2010
- Bond issues come with a hefty price tag in De Soto USD 232. But those price tags have built new schools, expanded existing schools and purchased technology designed to better equip the district’s students for the challenges of tomorrow.
- McPherson named Kansas City clerk of the year
- March 18, 2010
- Lana McPherson, De Soto city clerk, was named the 2010 Mildred Vance City Clerk/Finance Officer of the Year for Kansas.
- Neighbors
- March 18, 2010
- The De Soto United Methodist Church had its annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner Wednesday. The church’s Pleasant Hour club will have a salad luncheon at 10 a.m. Thursday at the its Fellowship Hall.
- Students first when district deals with budget cuts, PTA told
- March 18, 2010
- Budget worries for patrons of USD 232 aren’t going away anytime soon, but the De Soto Area PTA Council is trying to help them stay up-to-date on the latest budget news from Topeka.
- Explorer to cease publication
- March 18, 2010
- Today marks a milestone in the 13-year history of The De Soto Explorer. After more than 670 issues, the publication will cease production of its weekly newspaper.
- Working on Wellness
- March 18, 2010
- Businesses are stepping up efforts to keep employees healthy and productive and help keep insurance costs down.
- Final issue of The Explorer time for acknowledgements
- March 18, 2010
- Volume 13, Number 5. Those two figures appearing on the front page of this week’s De Soto Explorer serve as a RIP of sorts as this will be the last.
- Planning under way for 2010 Relay for Life
- March 18, 2010
- Planning started last week for the 2010 De Soto Relay for Life. The local event will be without a chairmen this year after Rita Jones stepped away from that position last year. Lori Murdock said instead she and others with share in the organizational duties of the Relay.
- LTMS students get March Madness for heart disease
- March 18, 2010
- Although winter sports have wrapped-up, basketballs were flying last Thursday in the Lexington Trails Middle School gym.
- Ready to strike
- DHS senior pitcher Williams looks to lead Wildcats again
- March 17, 2010
- Excitement levels are high for the De Soto softball team that returns several starters from last year.
- Seniors look to lead DHS baseball team
- March 17, 2010
- A veteran group of seniors will lead Joel Thaemert’s Wildcats onto the baseball diamond when they open the season April 1 at Baldwin.
- Wildcat runners look to fulfill team’s potential
- March 17, 2010
- Brian Dinkel and his coaching staff are excited about the potential for success of both the boys and girls track teams in 2010.
- Commuter Forecast for March 17, 2010
- March 17, 2010
- The Wednesday morning commute could involve damp roads due to some drizzle, but no major hazards.
- Senior group hits bumpy road with transportation funding
- March 17, 2010
- Inside a meeting room in the massive United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, a group of senior citizens sit down and listen to a speech from Joe Bisogno, founder and CEO of Mr. Goodcents Subs and Pasta.
- De Soto City Council meeting agenda for March 18
- March 16, 2010
- De Soto City Council: 7 p.m., March 18, City Hall, 32905 W. 84th St.
- Commuter Forecast for March 16, 2010
- March 16, 2010
- The Tuesday morning commute could include some areas of patchy fog and normal traffic across the region.
- De Soto city clerk recognized for her work
- March 15, 2010
- Lana McPherson, De Soto city clerk, has been named the 2010 Mildred Vance City Clerk/Finance Officer of the Year for the State of Kansas
- Sweepstakes scam hits Johnson County
- March 15, 2010
- Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe is warning of a scam in which area residents are called and congratulated on winning a publishing house sweepstakes then contacted again separately seeking a tax payment on the prize.
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