Park City, Kansas

The community of Leawood, Kansas is located in the northeast region of Johnson County. Leawood, being the established and sophisticated community it is today was first owned by a retired police officer, Oscar G. Lee. In 1922, Lee purchased land that started the foundation of Leawood consisting of the streets of 79th, 103rd, Stateline and Blinder Road. Then in 1948, with the help of the Kroh brothers establishing the housing development, Leawood became an incorporated city. Today, Leawood is a community full of many schools, businesses and beautiful suburban areas. Leawood, being the 13th most populated city in Kansas, has a current population of 34,579 people. The city consists predominantly of Caucasian ethnicity (90.8%) as well as African…

corner of Marty Street and Santa Fe Drive. The voices of lots of people all mix together in a loud, low hum. The Overland Park Farmers’ Market is flooded. Every once in a while you hear the shrieking of a toddler running through the cold fountain spurting up from the concrete patio break through the hum. Kids sit and draw with chalk on the floor; stepping carefully is a must to avoid little hands. Music notes can be heard floating over the top of the hum. This week’s local band stands center…

As a parent have you ever felt that your child didnt have enough opportunities for growth? How about as a teen did you wish for more chances to learn about different career paths or just simply learn how to better care for yourself and prepare for adulthood? One metro man has taken the initiative to meet all those needs. While working to attain his Project Management Bachelors of science and administration degree. 29 year highly motivated Keith Thompson has decided to turn his senior project…

It’s a warm and humid summer afternoon in Kansas City. So humid where you can just feel your skin becoming moist and sweaty just from standing outside. The gym is even more hot and uncomfortable. I’m a young adolescent in grade school watching my oldest brother play competitive basketball. Normally, I’m forced to attend these activities as I’m too young to be at home by myself. There were about 200 people just packed in one big gymnasium. Parents spectating, players working their tails off, and…

Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. In her young life, Amelia climbed trees, collected bugs, and hunted rats with a .22 rifle. She lived with her grandparents up to the age of 12, where she attended a private school. During the summer months Amelia would travel to Kansas City, Missouri where her lawyer father lived. At age 12 Amelia and her sister, Muriel, went to live with their parents in Des Moines. Unfortunately Mr. Earhart was…

On May 20, 1906, officials incorporated Overland Park making it a first class city with a population of 28,085. The city’s origin traces back to 1905 when William B. Strang arrived from New York. His mother lived in Kansas City, and after the floods of 1903 complained of the stench of rotten livestock left dead in the stockyards. He had a friend, George Metcalf who lived southwest of the city who owned land. His mother went to live with Mr. Metcalf and fell in love with the rolling hills and…

For the purpose of this assignment, I chose Blue Valley Multi Service Center which is located here in Overland Park, KS. Overland Park is about 40 minutes southwest of Downtown Kansas City. It is part of Johnson County which is a fairly large county. The county itself is drastically different from the KC Metro area because it is known to be a very affluent area, especially the south half of Johnson county. Overland Park itself is one of the highest priced living areas. I chose this location…

The BTK Killer media hype began in 1974 when the Otero family of four was brutally murdered in their own home on January 15th. This marked the beginning of living in fear and confusion for the next thirty years. Joseph Sr., his wife and two children were all home during the day. Three more children were at school, and one of them would come home to find his family. In the early morning hours, Rader invaded the home and held everyone at gunpoint and ordered everyone into a bedroom to be tied up.…

No one likes a cheater, that is why Tom Brady is one of the top 10 hated football players according to (trendingtoplists.com). Although Tom Brady is one of the best quarterbacks to live, he is still hated. There are several reason why Tom Brady is disliked. These reasons include his success, his beautiful wife, and the Deflategate incident. Tom Brady is one of the most successful quarterbacks on and off the field. Some of his successes on the field include, winning 4 Super Bowl championships…

Our hearts are Bigger, our bonds are STRONGER, our hits are HARDER, our traditions OLDER, but our weaknesses… FEWER. The New York Giants are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games in East Rutherford, New Jersey, at MetLife Stadium, which it shares with the New York Jets in a unique…