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Even in summer, former De Soto star holds court
By Dean Backes
June 30, 2005
If there is a pickup basketball game to be played this summer, Amy Petty will probably find it. The former De Soto girls basketball player has had little trouble filling her life with basketball since the winter sports season ended in early March.
The power’s on
De Soto lifter hitting the record books
By Dean Backes
June 30, 2005
Innocence carried Kelsey Lawson into the sport of power lifting. But grit, perseverance and determination have carried her to heights in the sport that few high school girls ever reach.
Wildcats sweep, scoring often with ‘small ball’
By Dean Backes
June 30, 2005
De Soto baseball coach Dustin Jamison took a reprieve from what he likes to do on a baseball field and inserted a little small ball into the lineup Tuesday, as the Wildcats swept a double header from the Shawnee Mission South Raiders.
School district’s laptop implementation goal shifts
By Sara Shepherd
June 30, 2005
Instead of continuing to purchase laptop computers with the goal of providing one laptop for every student, the district this summer is reallocating existing laptops among schools. The district is shifting from its 1-to-1 computer-to-student goal in pursuit of a more affordable solution of “on-demand access,” providing only the number of computers that would be in use at any given time.
Fairy tale magic
June 30, 2005
Redifer-Brummitt
June 30, 2005
Ernest Eugene Johnson
1909-2005
June 30, 2005
Exploring the Past
Michele Cleveland
June 30, 2005
Mourning a loss
June 30, 2005
Fourth’s celebration of national unity
June 30, 2005
Pressure check
Monthy screenings at De Soto Senior Center help citizens stay on target
By Sara Shepherd
June 30, 2005
Johnson County Health Department nurse Patti Rule greeted each of her patients with a smile Monday at the De Soto Senior Center. “Hi,” she asked John McCaslin as he approached the empty chair next to her sphygmomanometer. “How are you?” “I don’t know,” McCaslin laughed. “I’m going to let you tell me.”
He’s academy bound
For De Soto grad, Air Force service will mean more running than flying
By Sara Shepherd
June 30, 2005
Since childhood, Casey Johnson dreamed of becoming an airplane pilot.
De Soto’s primed for holiday show
By Sara Shepherd
June 30, 2005
De Soto Fire Chief Kevin Ritter won’t be lighting fuses this year, but otherwise, the city’s annual July Fourth fireworks display will continue per tradition.
Quarry gets county’s OK on 5-2 vote
By Elvyn Jones
June 30, 2005