Olivia Acree
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‘We deserve those answers': Olathe families share final message before school closure vote (opens the original)
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OLATHE, Kan. — KSHB 41 reporter Olivia Acree covers portions of Johnson County, Kansas, including Olathe and Lenexa. Share your story idea with Olivia. —Families in Olathe have been grappling with potential school closures for weeks. On Thursday night, the school board will vote on a plan to close six schools at the end of this school year. District leaders like deputy superintendent Jim McMullen have shared why closures are necessary. “We need to operate our system efficiently and when we have
'The city promised to listen': Overland Park approves Playbook OP despite residents' wishes (opens the original)
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — KSHB 41 reporter Olivia Acree covers portions of Johnson County, Kansas, including Olathe and Lenexa. Share your story idea with Olivia. Overland Park voted Monday to approve Playbook OP, a long-term parks and recreation plan. The approval came even as residents and council members pushed back on the pool portion of the plan, saying it goes against what taxpayers asked for. "We should be investing in our municipal community pools, in the community [that] vehemently requeste
Overland Park leaders set to vote tonight on Playbook OP amid pool controversy (opens the original)
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — KSHB 41 reporter Olivia Acree covers portions of Johnson County, Kansas, including Olathe and Lenexa. Share your story idea with Olivia. —Overland Park city leaders are scheduled to vote Monday night on Playbook OP, the city's long-range plan for its parks and recreation system. The pool portion of the plan is drawing criticism from residents and at least one council member who say the proposal could have unfair consequences for some communities. The city has already closed
Celebration of life to be held Sunday for Smithville man Ryan Weeks (opens the original)
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SMITHVILLE, Mo. — KSHB 41 reporter Olivia Acree covers portions of Johnson County, Kansas, including Olathe and Lenexa. Share your story idea with Olivia. Family and friends of Ryan Weeks are inviting the public to celebrate his life at an event in Smithville, Missouri, on Sunday, Sept. 27. His family has been searching for answers since Weeks went missing in 2022. Smithville Police reopened his case in 2025 and announced in 2026 that they had positively identified skeletal remains discovered in
Olathe City Council set to vote on 2027 budget that exceeds revenue neutral tax rate (opens the original)
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OLATHE, Kan. — KSHB 41 reporter Olivia Acree covers portions of Johnson County, Kansas, including Olathe and Lenexa. Share your story idea with Olivia. The Olathe City Council is set to vote Tuesday night on the 2027 city budget. It total more than $657,000,000 and includes exceeding the revenue neutral rate — meaning the city would collect more money from property taxes than the year before. The city held a public hearing on the matter last Tuesday, where residents voiced concerns about rising
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