Ed Eilert News Today

We asked dozens of candidates about their positions to help you cast your vote in the upcoming municipal elections.

The Roeland Park mayor is set to become the next chair of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners, defeating current district 6 Commissioner Charlotte O’Hara. The two candidates held widely divergent views on a number of key issues, including election security, property taxes and climate change.

In unofficial final results for Chairman of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners, Mike Kelly defeated Charlotte O’Hara, 56-43 percent.

Earlier this summer, we asked our readers about the issues you wanted to hear the candidates running for Board of County Commissioners chair address in the lead up to the Nov. 8 general election. Based on the input we received, we developed a five-item questionnaire for the two candidates runnin ...

As they seek the job of chairing the Johnson County Commission, a current commissioner for Johnson County's District 3 and the mayor of Roeland Park bring different agendas to the campaign trail.

The two candidates vying to succeed outgoing Johnson County Chairman Ed Eilert met Tuesday night in a forum hosted by the Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley Post. Roeland Park Mayor Mike Kelly and District 3 County Commissioner Charlotte O'Hara shared their views on Johnson County Sheriff Calv ...

The pay raise will cost more than $3 million for the rest of 2022 and more than $13 million in 2023

The Johnson County Board of Commissioners will consider the new Sheriff's Office Compensation Plan at their next meeting.

Two Olathe residents sought a temporary injunction to block the Johnson County Election Office from destroying ballots and other data from the 2020 presidential election, citing unfounded claims about voting integrity.

Kansas voters soundly rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have stripped away abortion rights. A citizen-requested recount left the results largely unchanged in Johnson County.