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🌱 How a 346-unit project will reshape K-10 and Canyon Creek

Lenexa, Kansas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Lenexa! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a 346-unit project will reshape K-10 and Canyon Creek
  • How World Cup shuttles will connect Lenexa to the entire KC metro
  • Ready for Lenexa’s biggest barbecue showdown of the summer?

Also on today's calendar: June Network Gathering • Joy Meadows and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Periods of sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lenexa Planning Commission Approves Plans for 346-Unit Multifamily Development (ingrams.com) — Lenexa’s Planning Commission has signed off on final plans for Canyon Ridge Apartments, a 346-unit complex at K-10 and Canyon Creek Boulevard that also includes an 80-bed nursing home and convenience store. The 36-acre project, previously rezoned by the City Council, will add garages, a clubhouse and pool, and new neighborhood services as it’s built out.
   

2. MO: KC metro boosts public transportation for the World Cup. But will it stick around? (masstransitmag.com) — Lenexa residents will have new free shuttle and bus options during the 2026 World Cup, including direct service from Kansas City International Airport to Lenexa City Center and circulator routes through Johnson County. These temporary lines connect to World Cup festivities and Arrowhead Stadium, and county leaders hope strong ridership could help keep some expanded transit running after the tournament ends.
   

3. The best things to do this month in KC: June 2026 (kansascitymag.com) — Lenexa’s Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park will host the 42nd annual Kansas State Championship barbecue cook-off June 26–27, with public festival fun Friday and competition Saturday. The wider roundup also spotlights concerts, festivals, World Cup watch parties, and cultural events across the Kansas City metro throughout June, giving Lenexa residents plenty of reasons to explore nearby neighborhoods.
   

4. Jeronimus, Franchione inducted into MIAA Hall of Fame (morningsun.net) — A former Pittsburg State basketball standout from Lenexa, Lizzy Jeronimus, has been inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame after a record-setting college career. The ceremony also honored longtime football coach Dennis Franchione and recognized Pittsburg State’s dominance across multiple sports, including track, football, soccer and baseball, at a Kansas City awards celebration.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday June 4
  • Old Shawnee Days
    City of Shawnee Shawnee Town 1929, 11600 Johnson Drive
  • Bicycle Advisory Committee
    City of Shawnee Parks Maintenance Building at 18570 Johnson Drive
    7:00 am
  • Old Shawnee Days Kickoff Breakfast →
    Shawnee Chamber of Commerce Shawnee Town Hall 11600 Johnson Drive Shawnee, KS 66203
    8:30 am
  • Ribbon Cutting & Open House at Westlake Ace Hardware!
    Shawnee Chamber of Commerce 6515 Silverheel St Shawnee, KS 66226
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • For the person/persons living at 22150 W 95th Terrace.
    Did you receive a piece of mail for me from Warrensburg Kansas? If so, can I pick it up? Or did you send it back? (Nextdoor Brampton West)
  • AMCOR, plc posted a job opening for Pouch Line Operator in Lenexa. Apply here.
  • Flowers Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for BAKERY: Shipping Associate / 2nd Shift - 2pm to 10pm / in Lenexa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lenexa here.

Ok Lenexa! 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: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lenexa

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