Wednesday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 90 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Thursday: Less humid with plenty of sun, temps: high: 86, low: 67.
Friday: Sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Highway Patrol Arrests August 22-24 (blogspot.com) — A regional Missouri Highway Patrol arrest log from August 22–24 includes a 46-year-old Overland Park resident cited on suspicion of driving while intoxicated with a minor in the vehicle and multiple traffic violations. The list also details several other DWI-related arrests from surrounding states and Missouri communities.
Back to School Night Brookridge Elementary School 9920 Lowell, Overland Park , KS 66212 5:30 pm
Friday August 28
Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Blue Valley North (Junior Var Blue Valley Northwest High Blue Valley District Activities Complex - Switzer Soccer Stadium 5:00 pm
Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Blue Valley North (Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High Blue Valley District Activities Complex - Switzer Soccer Stadium 7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Volleyball: Volleyball Slam (Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High St. James Academy Main Gym 8:00 am
Volleyball: Back to School Battle at Bluhawk (Freshman A) Blue Valley Northwest High Advent Health Sports Park at Bluhawk 8:00 am
Monday August 31
Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Blue Valley North (Level C) Blue Valley Northwest High Blue Valley District Activities Complex - Switzer Soccer Stadium 5:00 pm
Volleyball: Blue Valley Northwest vs Olathe South (Freshman A) Blue Valley Northwest High Olathe South High School South Gym - Main 5:30 pm
Volleyball: Blue Valley Northwest vs Olathe South (Junior Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High Olathe South High School South Gym - Main 5:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Update: Pet Reunited Pumpkin, a cat who went missing in Overland Park, KS, has been safely reunited with their family after 4 hours, 37 minutes. Message from Owner: "Our… (Nextdoor Nall Hills)
Some visitors today. The butterfly was electric blue in the sun but couldn't get a pic of that. He kept flying around. (Nextdoor Moody Hills)
Hot Topic posted a job opening for Part-Time Assistant Manager in Overland Park. Apply here.
ABM Industries posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner - 2nd Shift in Overland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Overland Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Leawood
Find Top Deaf Child Care Jobs in Leawood, KS (care.com)
'Botched' renderings and ChaptGPT mix-up nearly derail Leawood council's vote on 135th Street apartments (johnsoncountypost.com)
What's Kansas doing to prevent e-scooter and e-bike crashes? (kcur.org)
Olathe
Olathe rolls out tax incentives for 3 data center equipment manufacturing plants (johnsoncountypost.com)
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