Caroline Boyer Bonner Springs Reporter
Caroline is a Lenexa native and a 1999 graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. She 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. In 2010, she returned to The Chieftain. She lives in Shawnee with her husband and daughter. Send e-mail to Caroline at cboyer@theworldco.info.
Recent stories
- Revved up crowd helps open Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway
- February 3, 2012
- With the call of “Gentlemen, start your engines,” the ceremonial first craps shoot was thrown Friday, and the doors of the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway opened to the public.
- Hollywood Casino set to open Feb. 3
- January 4, 2012
- Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway announced Monday that it would open to the public on Friday, Feb. 3, pending final regulatory approvals by the state of Kansas and the Kansas Lottery Commission.
- Hollywood Casino taking shape
- October 12, 2011
- It is five months away, but the buzz about the opening of the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway is definitely in the air.
- Storm shelters bring safety to Camp Naish
- August 4, 2011
- Boy Scouts at Theodore Naish Scout Reservation in Bonner Springs have had an extra measure of safety this summer not found at any other Scout camp in the country.
- Horseshoe club keeps rules of pitching shoes alive
- June 30, 2011
- The saying goes that “almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.”
- Comedian’s show pays visit to Bonner
- April 14, 2011
- Parts of a stealth visit late last year to Bonner Springs by comedian Larry the Cable Guy soon will be broadcast on cable television’s History Channel.
- Moore, Yoder again square off in debate
- September 22, 2010
- Candidates for the 3rd Congressional District on Wednesday debated on topics including education, health care reform and climate change.
- Museum to herald township’s history
- September 22, 2010
- Years of work will culminate Saturday into a dedication of a museum focusing on the history of the Monticello Township.
- Cyclist thankful for Samaritan
- September 1, 2010
- Judi Schwartz and her husband were walking last month in Shawnee Mission Park, as they often do, when they saw an older man lying near the walking path in cycling gear.
- Rally supports continued support for Medicare, Medicaid
- August 20, 2010
- A senior healthcare facility in Shawnee was the 36th stop for a national petition effort to encourage federal and state governments to support Medicare funding.
Recent photos
Telemarketing scams are now contacting people via text, such as the text above, which uses a misleading web address to appear to be a well-known national chain.
This camping season, the nearly 15,000 Scouts and leaders who attend summer camp are making use of 11 FEMA Severe Storm Shelters. Officials with the Boy Scouts Heart of America Council say the shelters are the first of their kind to be constructed in a Scout camp.
Betty Parker of Linwood (photo at left) watches her horseshoe as it soars toward the pit.
Troie Thompson of De Soto keeps track of points scored in a doubles game.
Chris Hagger of Shawnee lines up her pitch at the South Park horseshoe courts while visiting player Chuck Blunck of Boise (background) awaits his turn. The Bonner Springs Twister’s Horseshoe Club has been playing doubles games every Tuesday night since mid-April and will begin singles games in early July.
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