🌱 How long Metcalf and Johnson Drive disruptions will snarl Mission traffic

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In today's newsletter:

• How long Metcalf and Johnson Drive disruptions will snarl Mission traffic

Also on today's calendar: Sustainability Commission and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny and delightful, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
• Monday: Sunny and delightful, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Metcalf Avenue bridge repairs in Mission and northern OP delayed by months (johnsoncountypost.com) — Drivers in Mission face extended lane closures and ramp shutdowns along Metcalf Avenue and Johnson Drive as state and city bridge and street projects now stretch into spring 2027. Expect single-lane traffic over Johnson Drive, a closed Johnson Drive entrance ramp, and significant access limits that are already affecting small businesses on Mission’s west side.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mission

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4

• Mission Worship Services →
  The Mission Theatre, 5909 Johnson Dr, Mission

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• MS Volleyball Bartlett/Oswego @ Thayer
  Oswego USD 504 Thayer, KS 66776, USA
  4:00 pm
• HS JV Football Vs West Elk
  Oswego Nehi Elem Oswego, KS, USA
  6:00 pm
• Sustainability Commission →
  Mission City Hall, 6090 Woodson St., Mission
  6:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Apply Kansas
  Oswego USD 504, 1501 Tomahawk Trail, Oswego
  12:30 pm
• HS VB @ SCC w/ Northeast
  Oswego Nehi Elem LeRoy, KS 66857, USA
  5:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Community Development Committee →
  Mission City Hall, 6090 Woodson St., Mission
  6:30 pm

Thursday October 8

• MS Volleyball Oswego @ SE A-B-C 5:00 PM
  Oswego USD 504 Cherokee, KS 66724, USA
• PTA Skate City - 6-8 PM
  Rushton Elementary School, 6001 W 52nd St, Mission
  6:00 pm
• MS Football Oswego @ Southeast
  Oswego USD 504 Oswego, KS, USA
  6:00 pm

Friday October 9

• HS Football Vs Erie (HOMECOMING)
  Oswego Nehi Elem Oswego, KS, USA
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Scarecrow Festival
  City Hall, 11110 Johnson Drive, Merriam
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am wanting to buy a piece of furniture but am having to arrange delivery.
  Isn’t there an app that lets you hire a guy or two with their truck? The name of the app escapes me! Anyone? (Nextdoor Mission Hills Acres)

• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Manager in Training in Mission. Apply here.
• AtWork posted a job opening for Shipping Receiving Coordinator in Kansas City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mission here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fairway

• A Midcentury-Modern Home in Fairway Gets a New Lease on Life for Interior Designer Leslie Mark and Her Family (inkansascity.com)
• Kelly to headline Holscher fundraiser following difficult primary (sunflowerstatejournal.com)

Merriam

• Merriam business owners worry about flooding, future downtown redevelopment (kmbc.com)
• A roach found on noodles, mice nests: Latest KC-area restaurant inspections (kansascity.com)

Prairie Village

• A message from Prairie Village: Drone show, live music, food trucks – join Prairie Village for a birthday celebration October 10! (johnsoncountypost.com)
• Overland Park to get a $28M cut in Black & Veatch big incentive deal. Here's how (johnsoncountypost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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