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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Johnson County's 189,114 advance votes, plus Friday's football regionals

Plus, where Olathe's football teams play Friday and what Mayor Bacon said about growth.

The Daily Olathe team1 story11 sources4 min read

ElectionsTop story

Johnson County voters cast 189,114 advance ballots before Tuesday's election

Most Johnson County advance votes were cast in person

Source: KMBC

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AmountShare
In person161.9K85.6%
By mail27,17914.4%

If you voted early, you had plenty of company. Johnson County reported 189,114 advance votes by the time early voting closed at noon Monday, and most were cast in person. Statewide, more than 470,000 Kansans had voted as of Monday afternoon.

At the in Olathe, the city set out traffic cones to funnel cars along East Kansas City Road. Parking spaces still filled up in the last hour. Brianna Parker, who just turned 18, cast her ballot there Monday.

  • Early voting opened Oct. 17
  • Statewide advance voting: up 33% from the same point in 2022
  • Statewide in-person advance voting: up 56% from 2022
  • Election Day polls in Johnson County: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Statewide, Republicans cast the most advance votes by party registration

Source: KMBC

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Value
Republicans203.5K
Democrats192K
Unaffiliated and third-party74,700

Those statewide counts go by party registration, so they don't account for split tickets or crossover votes.

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News Notes

State of the City

Mayor John Bacon gave his annual State of the City address Oct. 30 under the theme "Growing with Purpose." The Johnson County Post rounded up five takeaways, including record-breaking housing permits and investments in public safety and parks. Johnson County Post

Friday football

Olathe South plays at Mill Valley, Olathe North plays at Lawrence, and Olathe West faces Olathe Northwest at CBAC in Friday's Kansas regionals. The Kansas City Star has the full area schedule. Kansas City Star

Four Olathe teams play in Friday's Kansas regionals

MatchupSite
Olathe South at Mill ValleyMill Valley
Olathe North at LawrenceLawrence
Olathe West vs. Olathe NorthwestCBAC

Source: Kansas City Star

Max Mix

Max Mix, a gourmet spice brand the Crawford family founded three years ago, is now at 150 Hy-Vee stores across the country, including the ones in Olathe. Max Crawford, 23, who has Down syndrome, is working toward an independent life with his family's help. Olathe Reporter

Kirkland's

Kirkland's is closing its Lee's Summit store at the end of December. Employees at the Olathe location at 15325 W. 119th St. told The Star they haven't been told by corporate that it will close. Kansas City Star

Home

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RIO Theatre

The Overland Park City Council approved a $425,000 grant for Dream Theatre LLC to renovate the downtown RIO Theatre, which opened in 1946. Of that, $200,000 goes to the Mossman brothers, who own the property now, and $225,000 goes to exterior renovation. FOX4KC.com

Overland Park's RIO Theatre grant splits two ways

Overland Park's RIO Theatre grant, $425,000, by where it comes from and where it goes

Comes from

$425,000

Goes to

$425,000 Overland Park grant 100%
$200,000 Mossman brothers (owners) 47%$225,000 Exterior renovation 53%

Comes from

  • $425,000 Overland Park grant 100%

$425,000

Goes to

  • $200,000 Mossman brothers (owners) 47%
  • $225,000 Exterior renovation 53%

Source: FOX4KC.com

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AmountShare
From: Overland Park grant$425,000100%
To: Mossman brothers (owners)$200,00047%
To: Exterior renovation$225,00053%

Parks tax

Overland Park voters will decide in April on a quarter-cent sales tax for parks and recreation after the City Council voted Monday night to put it on the ballot. The city said it would generate $176 million over the next decade for upgrades to pools, trails and playgrounds. KMBC

Strang Depot

Overland Park will take over part of the Strang Depot property downtown to use as a public plaza. The historical society keeps the depot building near 80th Street and Santa Fe Drive and gives up its final $100,000 grant payment from the city. Johnson County Post

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The Wrap

Olathe has a new bookstore: 3 of Cups, a general interest independent shop that sells games and book-themed gifts along with the books. The Kansas City Star listed it among the metro's noteworthy openings. Cloudy Thursday, anyone? Browsing a shelf or two sounds about right.

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Daily Olatheto me · Wed., Nov. 46:00 a.m.

Johnson County's 189,114 advance votes, plus Friday's football regionals

Plus, where Olathe's football teams play Friday and what Mayor Bacon said about growth.

The TLDR

  1. Johnson County had 189,114 advance votes before Election Day
  2. Mayor Bacon calls Olathe's state of the city 'strong'
  3. Four Olathe-named teams play Friday in Kansas regionals
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