Caroline Boyer City Reporter
Caroline is a Lenexa native and a 1999 graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. She then attended the University of Kansas, where she worked for the University Daily Kansan and interned with the Lawrence Journal-World. She graduated from the William Allen White School of Journalism in May 2003 and joined the Shawnee Dispatch in September 2003. Caroline briefly worked for the Bonner Springs Chieftain, from January through August of 2004, before returning to the Dispatch as the city reporter. She now lives in Shawnee. Send e-mail to Caroline at cboyer@shawneedispatch.com.
Recent stories
- Future bright for Baker University senior
- Greg Rogers will graduate in December with a major in business and a minor in music and psychology
- December 2, 2008
- In many ways, it’s a typical morning for any Baker University student. Greg Rogers has no classes on Thursdays, but he’s still out the door of his Zeta Chi fraternity house at 9:30 a.m. He’s off to a morning piano lesson, a chapel service and a lunch with friends after the service.
- Networking business aims to help women ‘celebrate themselves’
- November 25, 2008
- For seven years, Michelle Harris loved leading weekly meetings as a sales director for Mary Kay cosmetics.
- De Soto USD 232 bond issue approved
- November 5, 2008
- Unofficial final results from the Johnson County Election Office show the bond passed with 55.65 percent of the vote, 8,431 to 6,729.
- Voters OK De Soto school bond
- November 4, 2008
- Third time’s a charm. At least, the third time in as many years. That’s what supporters of De Soto USD 232’s bond referendum were hoping at 8:20 p.m. given the rough numbers they had gathered from polling places and the advance votes the Johnson County Election Office had just released.
- School district cautiously declares victory in bond issue
- Early numbers indicate the “yeses” have it in De Soto
- November 4, 2008
- Third time’s a charm? At least, the third time in as many years. That’s what supporters of De Soto USD 232’s bond referendum were hoping at 8:20 p.m. given the rough numbers they had gathered from polling places and the advance votes the Johnson County Election Office had just released.
- Former colleagues battle in DA race
- October 29, 2008
- When it comes to the main differences between the two candidates for Johnson County district attorney, one candidate says it’s all about experience, while the other says the difference is in his style of leadership.
- Accusation flies in Jordan-Moore race
- October 16, 2008
- Republican congressional candidate Nick Jordan on Thursday charged his opponent, 3rd District U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore, as a major contributor to the country’s current economic crisis. Moore said Jordan was merely trying to gain media attention with the charge.
- Election worker no longer takes voting for granted
- October 8, 2008
- Working at a polling site on Election Day may be the best way to increase a person’s appreciation of the democratic process, Anne Malin says.
- Charity consignment auction moving to De Soto
- September 3, 2008
- The Shawnee resident’s consignment business, Affordably Chic, will have its fourth semi-annual consignment boutique shopping event from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 19 and 20 at Zimmerman’s Kill Creek Farm’s barn, 9210 Kill Creek Road, De Soto. The event will benefit The Healing House for Women, a sobriety home in Kansas City, Mo., and this time is sure to have an even greater selection thanks to participation from area boutiques.
- D.A. race pits two Shawnee residents
- July 30, 2008
- Two Shawnee residents are facing off for the right to move on to the general election in one of the more highly-publicized races of Tuesday’s primary.
Recent photos
Michelle Harris said the Here’s To You! studio in Shawnee was designed to be comfortable and cozy.
