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🌱 Free Saturday music returns to Lenexa City Hall

Lenexa, Kansas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Lenexa? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Free Saturday music returns to Lenexa City Hall
  • Where Lenexa's college athletes are competing this week
  • How Johnson County’s E85 prices compared in late October

Also on today's calendar: Understanding Medicare and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and comfortable, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Free Performances at City Center Live Series (kansascityonthecheap.com) — The Fountain City String Quartet will perform free at Lenexa City Hall on November 14 at 6:30 p.m., opening the next stretch of City Center Live concerts. The monthly indoor series continues December 12 with the Mandolin Orchestra of Kansas City, and attendees can pair the show with dinner at Lenexa Public Market.
   

• 262 former Johnson County high school athletes listed for college action the week starting Monday, Nov. 9 (jocotoday.com) — Lenexa fans have hometown athletes to follow this week, including Rockhurst basketball guard Pierce Ross, whose team hosts Park University in Kansas City, Missouri, Monday at 6 p.m. He's among 262 former Johnson County high school athletes listed for college action, alongside Lenexa's Ty Claiborne, whose Iowa State football team hosts Cincinnati Saturday.
   

• E85 gas at $2.45 per gallon in Johnson County in week ending Oct. 31 (jocotoday.com) — Johnson County’s lowest reported E85 price was $2.45 a gallon during the week ending October 31, compared with a county average of $2.95. The GasBuddy-based report includes Lenexa among cities surveyed, but its prices reflect customer reports from that week, not guaranteed prices at the pump today.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • $25/hr needing some yard work done.
    I have the tools, but you're welcome to bring any specialty things you think you need. Mainly weeding, cleaning out some bushes and shrubs, and… (Nextdoor Oak Hill)
  • Looking for private Technician who can fix a deep freezer.
    If there is anyone that knows how to fix it please send me a message. Thanks. (Nextdoor Williamsburg Estates)
  • McNichols Company posted a job opening for Shipping and Forklift Operator in Lenexa. Apply here.
  • United Parcel Service posted a job opening for Delivery Person / Warehouse in Lenexa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lenexa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shawnee

  • Mainline Protestants Are Having a Political Moment. Can They Move From Protest to Power? (blogspot.com)

Olathe

  • Adam Hamilton speaks to Resurrection congregation for first time after U.S. Senate win (johnsoncountypost.com)
  • Johnson County mother opens cottage bakery selling cookies inspired by her son (kansascity.com)
  • Death through 7th Street Bridge gap had happened before, mother reveals (newsbreak.com)

Merriam

  • The Gentle Three-Mile Hike In Kansas That Leads You Right To A Waterfall (travelmag.com)
  • Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Johnson County in week ending Oct. 31? (jocotoday.com)

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: "What kind of shoes do frogs wear?" — Open toad (Thank you Kevin M. for sending it in!)
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