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🌱 K-State pilot students could avoid outside examiner fees and delays

Gardner, Kansas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Gardner! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • K-State pilot students could avoid outside examiner fees and delays
  • Leawood backs away from another plate reader after resident pushback

Also on today's calendar: Prime Accounting Solutions and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 68 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 50, low: 28.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 46 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kansas State University Salina Gains FAA Approval to Conduct In-House Instrument Rating Assessments (afm.aero) — K-State Salina has won FAA approval to assess instrument-rating students internally, potentially saving each student up to $1,000 in outside examiner fees and reducing scheduling delays. The university also operates flight training at New Century AirCenter in Gardner, though the announcement does not specify whether the approval covers that location.
   

• Leawood Police drop plan to purchase new license plate reader following resident pushback (johnsoncountypost.com) — Leawood police are backing away from buying another license plate reader amid resident opposition, following Gardner's recent discontinuation of Flock cameras. Leawood wants to redirect a $43,000 federal grant toward a drone instead, pending federal approval. Its 13 existing plate readers are not Flock products.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • Veteran's Day Appreciation Program
    Gardner Edgerton USD 231, 425 Waverly Rd, Gardner
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Full-service leaf removal and cleanup;
    if you need this service, please call 9133881870. (Nextdoor Evergreen Park/Aspen Creek)
  • Walmart posted a job opening for (USA) Janitor (Common Areas), Manufacturing (Starting pay $21.30, M-F, 3p-11:30p) in Olathe. Apply here.
  • DICK'S Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Olathe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gardner here.

🗞 Nearby News

Olathe

  • Kansas City Auto Museum leaving Olathe, seeking new home (kctv5.com)
  • JCCC Updates: JCCC honors those who served during annual Veterans Week (johnsoncountypost.com)
  • Olathe families see first proposed boundary maps as 6 schools close (kctv5.com)

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Ok Gardner! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gardner

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gardner

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.