Olathe Local News – Thursday, January 16th, 2025

Daily Olathe

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

Good morning, Olathe. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 16th of January.

COMMUNITY NEWS

➤ Johnson County offers multiple ways to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2025 through donation drives, service projects, and celebrations. Johnson County Post

ACCIDENTS NEWS

➤ A 77-year-old woman died in a collision involving her car and a pickup truck in Olathe, with the incident currently under investigation. KCTV 5

ECONOMY NEWS

➤ Farmers Insurance is relocating from its Olathe campus to a more spacious facility in Kansas City, Kansas, to accommodate growth and new technology. KCTV 5
➤ Olathe City Council has unanimously approved the creation of two Community Improvement Districts with a special 2% sales tax to support the opening of new Pizza 51 South and Third Street Social restaurant locations in downtown Olathe. Johnson County Post

GOVERNMENT NEWS

➤ Byron Roberson, the first Black sheriff of Johnson County and former Prairie Village police chief, emphasizes community partnership, mental health support for inmates, and evaluating federal immigration requests, succeeding former Sheriff Calvin Hayden. Johnson County Post

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