Local Interest

More than 40,000 historical photographs, newspapers, maps and more documenting the people, places and organizations of Johnson County, Kansas, from the 19th century to the present.

JoCoHistory is a collaborative collection of digitized content from Johnson County Library, Johnson County Museum, Johnson County Archives, Kansas School for the Deaf, Lenexa Historical Society and City of Lenexa, Olathe Public Library, Overland Park Historical Society, Shawnee Mission School District and other local organizations.

The Automated Information Mapping System (AIMS) Online Mapping is a Geographic Information System (GIS) website supported by Johnson County's Department of Technology and Innovation. The AIMS database combines a variety of graphic and nongraphic Johnson County data compiled from recorded deeds, plats, tax records and other public records.

AIMS uses a Google based mapping interface and integrates information on government districts, historical images, property taxes, school boundaries, tax rates, traffic, utilities, zoning and more.

Service provider: Johnson County Government

Kansas Court Forms curated by the Johnson County Law Library and many are customized for the Johnson County District Court. Topics cover divorce, name change and more. Some forms are writable, and all forms can usually be downloaded in Microsoft Word and/or PDF formats.

Service provider: Johnson County Law Library

Local news coverage of Johnson County, Kansas, including:

• Business and restaurant openings and closings
• Things to do in and near Johnson County
• Johnson County libraries, parks and recreation
• City, County and Kansas government and candidates
• Crime, fires, accidents and police investigations
• Public schools districts
• Obituaries of Johnson County residents
• Traffic and roadwork updates

Service provider: Post Publishing Inc.

Full-text articles from many greater Kansas City and Midwest regional newspapers. Provides past and current coverage from publications such as Columbia Daily Tribune, The Emporia Gazette,  The Manhattan Mercury, St. Joseph News-Press and Topeka Capital-Journal. Also offers historical content from area newspapers such as Lawrence Journal-World and Olathe Daily News.

Service provider: NewsBank

A leading source for business news in the Kansas City area providing:

• Online articles covering the latest news, including subscriber-only content.
• Digital editions that are exact replicas of the weekly paper, plus an archive of past editions.
• Digital editions of the Book of Lists (in the "Your News" section), containing the names and contact information of hundreds of ranked companies.

The Kansas City Business Journal provides libraries access to most of its website, but some areas are restricted. Learn more »

Service provider: American City Business Journals

Full-page digital replicas of the print version of The Kansas City Star plus select subscriber-only content. The Kansas City Star Image Edition for libraries includes today's issue plus past issues back to 2013.  Tools let you search within a page or issue, clip part of a page to download or print, save articles to your personal folder and more.

Note: The daily paper is posted once received from the publisher. Some online edition content, such as Saturday coverage and "Extra" national news, the publisher makes available only to individual subscribers, not to libraries.

Service provider: NewsBank

Selection of Kansas Court Forms curated by Kansas Judicial Council including coverage on divorce, child support, civil actions, juvenile offender, probate and more. Writable forms can usually be downloaded in Microsoft Word and/or PDF formats.

Service provider: Kansas Judicial Council

The laws of the State of Kansas from the Kansas Legislature.

Service provider: State of Kansas

Directory of Johnson County and greater Kansas City area agencies, organizations and more that provide assistance for a variety of needs. Designed for individuals find and locate relevant resources and local help with groceries, clothing, housing, health care, counseling, transportation, veteran services, employment, emotional support and more. This information is compiled from United Way 211 of Greater Kansas City, various departments within Johnson County government, and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.

Service provider: Johnson County Government

Local job search assistance services ranging from resume writing assistance and  interviewing skills to career path exploration. Includes resources specifically for disabled, young adults, veterans and more. Serving Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.

Service provider: Workforce Partnership