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Kansas City, Kansas Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Kansas City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How $3.7 million in EPA funds could reshape KCK sites
- How a late Monarchs homer flipped the game at Legends Field
- Thinking of taking your kids to FIFA Fan Fest? Read this first
Today's riddle: What did the mommy tomato say to the baby tomato? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 71.
- Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Emporia receives $500,000 from EPA to assess potentially contaminated sites (ksn.com) — Kansas City just secured $3.7 million in EPA brownfields funding to help clean up and redevelop contaminated sites through local loan programs. Alongside a separate $500,000 grant for Emporia, this money could transform long-blighted properties in Wyandotte County into safer, more productive spaces for residents and businesses. 
• Canaries can't hold off late Kansas City rally (dakotanewsnow.com) — Kansas City baseball fans saw late-game drama at Legends Field as the Monarchs rallied past the Sioux Falls Canaries 3–2. A Kansas City solo homer in the fifth and a two-run shot in the seventh erased Josh Rehwaldt’s two RBI night, with Sioux Falls limited to one baserunner the rest of the way in Wednesday’s matchup.
• Lindsay Shively shares her family guide for attending FIFA Fan Fest Kansas City (kshb.com) — Families from Kansas City thinking about FIFA Fan Fest will find this mom’s guide packed with practical tips on registration, security rules, and what to pack for kids. It also explains how to use ConnectKC26 Region Direct buses, including pickup options stretching from Liberty to The Legends, to reach the National World War I Museum and Memorial fan zone more easily.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Kansas Retail Sales and Compensating Use Tax
Shawnee Chamber of Commerce Johnson County Community College
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Kansas Sales and Compensating Use Tax for Construction Contractors
Shawnee Chamber of Commerce Johnson County Community College
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MOKAN Swim Meet – Mission Family Aquatic Center Closes at 4:30pm →
Mission Family Aquatic Center, 5930 W 61st St, Mission
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Shawnee Downtown Partnership
City of Shawnee City Hall at 11110 Johnson Drive
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Conditioning - Condensed →
Krav Maga & Fitness Center, 6242 Merriam Dr, Merriam
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Johnson County Watch Party - USA v Türkiye →
The Theatre in the Park, 7710 Renner Rd, Shawnee
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Rockabilly in Shawnee →
Aztec Shawnee Theater, 11119 Johnson Dr, Shawnee
6:30 pm
Thursday June 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please help!
My mother-in-laws white elderly shih tzu went missing yesterday near 59th and Leavenworth rd. He is 16 years old. Please let me know if he is spotted. (Nextdoor Mt. Hope) - Lost Dog by 51st street and yecker ave kck 66104
This is Sky, she is a Great Pyrenees she ran away from home around 6 - 7 in the afternoon, she is a nice friendly dog. If anyone has any information,… (Nextdoor 51st)
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🗞 Nearby News
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Merriam
- 4 Experience-Enhancing Hospital Design Strategies (aha.org)
- New Aldi grocery store to replace OfficeMax at Merriam Town Center (kctv5.com)
- When will Johnson County's new Trader Joe's open? What city leaders expect (kansascity.com)
Ok Kansas City! 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: Ketchup! (Thank you Gregory S. for sending it in!)
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