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October 18, 2014

• How do you celebrate fall? Send us your photos
• Shawnee Mission East’s Elizabeth Barnickel leads Lancers to Kansas team tennis title
• Pembroke Hill’s Yurie Heard wins Missouri Class 1 girls tennis title
• Cass County recoder: Mike Medsker says he’s brought back an office that was in disarray
• Jackson County executive: Incumbent Mike Sanders opposing hopefuls who are running low-key campaigns
• Missouri House, 32nd District: Neither contestant strictly follows party orthodoxy
• Missouri House, 33rd District: Role of government plays big part for two of three hopefuls
• Missouri House, 17th District: Medicaid, abortion, tax cuts divide contestants for open seat
• Missouri House,12th District: Candidates’ careers influence their priorities – public safety and education
• Missouri House, 14th District: Business lawsuit joins policy issues in campaign debate
• Independence City Council: Two seek Mayor Eileen Weir’s old seat
• Jackson County Legislature: Crystal Williams faces two challengers for 2nd District at-large seat
• Missouri House, 53rd District: Political passions and professions align for candidates
• Jackson County Legislature: Former Royals infielder Frank White has low-key challenger in Weldon Woodward
• Missouri House, 20th District: School funding, taxes fuel debate in a rematch
• Missouri House, 36th District: Candidates differ on economic ‘border war’ with Kansas
• Educators are taking no chances against dormant campaign on teacher tenure and evaluations
• Clay County collector: McEvoy disputes criticism from Brandom about how she’s spent money
• Mill Valley beats St. James on late touchdown pass
• Lee’s Summit pummels Liberty North, moves into Missouri Class 4 softball’s final four
• Incomplete claims by the U.S. Senate candidates in Kansas can be misleading
• Critics challenge Gov. Sam Brownback’s claims on arts dollars
• Here’s how the Royals did against the Giants this season
• Chiefs wary of the Chargers’ red-hot Philip Rivers, and with good reason
• Chiefs-Chargers scouting report
• Kansas City Repertory Theatre Rep stages Ayad Akhtar work about the American experience
• Choose Paul Davis for governor to put Kansas on a better path
• Readers share thoughts on Gov. Sam Brownback, Sen. Pat Roberts and Kansas’ legacy
• Kansas Republicans outpace Democrats in picking up new voters since August
• Family and demonstrators mourn the shooting death of 6-year-old Angel Hooper
• Winning numbers for Saturday, Oct. 18
• Sporting KC on shaky postseason ground after 2-1 loss to Philadelphia Union
• Cheyenne Bottoms is the waterfowling jewel of the Great Plains
• After a concussion, it’s unclear when — or if — high school athletes should return to action
• Six-year-old cancer patient from Olathe gets tickets to the World Series
• Royals are willing to join the crowd off the field
• It’s a repeat performance for KC marathon winner
• Family wanted: Jordan hopes for a home
• If you need motivation for a 5K run in Liberty, how about zombies?
• Missouri Lottery Scratchers ticket brings Raytown man a big jackpot
• Halloween attractions across the country get more extreme
• Is your nonprofit group selling holiday cards? Share them with The Star
• Jarrod Dyson is the Royals’ engine who could
• The view from San Fran: Too early to call Giants a dynasty?
• Joe Posnanski: After all this time, the Royals display perfect timing
• James Shields, Yordano Ventura tabbed to start for Royals in first two games of World Series
• Missed field goal helps Kansas State escape Oklahoma with a 31-30 victory
• Quarterback Jake Waters plays through the pain in K-State’s win over Oklahoma
• Game report: No. 14 Kansas State 31, No. 11 Oklahoma 30
• Replay: Updates, stats from Saturday’s Kansas State-Oklahoma game
• Marcus Murphy, stingy defense power Missouri past Florida 42-13
• Game report: Missouri 42, Florida 13
• Replay: Updates, stats from Saturday night’s Missouri-Florida game
• Against Texas Tech, Kansas’ Ben Heeney is a humble tackling machine
• Missed opportunities haunt Kansas in 34-21 loss at Texas Tech
• Game report: Texas Tech 34, Kansas 21
• Replay: Updates, stats from Saturday's Kansas-Texas Tech game
• Celebrated builder offers several homes in Cedar Creek
• Farmers National’s upcoming auctions highlight farms near KC
• Vacation 365 days a year Loch Lloyd
• Sales at One Park Place outpace city’s condo market
• $1,000 prize in second annual Cutest Kid Halloween Photo Contest
• Maintenance-provided living at The National