🌱 Patch AM: Overland Park chiropractor admits fraud — what happens to her next?

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In today's newsletter:

• Overland Park chiropractor admits fraud — what happens to her next?
• Overland Park contractor lands multimillion-dollar Air Force remediation job
• How Overland Park families can still get Dolly's free kids' books

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 95, low: 78.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Overland Park chiropractor pleads guilty to fraud, submitting false insurance claims (kansascity.com) — An Overland Park chiropractor has admitted in federal court to submitting false insurance claims and collecting more than $91,000, and now faces up to 10 years in prison. The case details how she allegedly billed for services never provided while her Kansas chiropractic license remains active pending sentencing.
   

• Raytheon Wins $603M Air Force B-52 Radar Modernization Contract (clearancejobs.com) — A company based in Overland Park, Eastern Shawnee – Bay West JV LLC, has secured a $14.5 million Air Force contract for long-term environmental cleanup work at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington. The broader report lists several large military and federal contracts nationwide, underscoring the role of local firms in federal defense work.
   

• Interest in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library spikes in Kansas after icon's death (kansascity.com) — Kansas families, including those in Overland Park, can still enroll young children in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which has seen a surge of interest after her death. The story explains how Kansas continues to fund the free book program, contrasts it with Missouri's cuts, and shares how heavy web traffic briefly slowed sign-ups.
   

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Saturday August 29
• Volleyball: Back to School Battle at Bluhawk (Freshman A)
  Blue Valley Northwest High Advent Health Sports Park at Bluhawk
  8:00 am
• Volleyball: Blue Valley Northwest vs Shawnee Mission Northwest (Var
  Blue Valley Northwest High St. James Academy
  8:00 am
• Volleyball: Volleyball Slam (Varsity)
  Blue Valley Northwest High St. James Academy Main Gym
  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 (Junior Varsity)
  Blue Valley Northwest High Olathe South High School South Gym - Main
  5:30 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 (Level C)
  Blue Valley Northwest High Olathe South High School South Gym - Main
  6:30 pm
• Volleyball: Blue Valley Northwest vs Olathe South (Varsity)
  Blue Valley Northwest High Olathe South High School South Gym - Main
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Safe Streets Leawood Open House →
  Leawood, KS Calendar, 4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Public Works Committee →
  Leawood, KS Calendar, 4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood
  7:30 am
• Blood Drive →
  Leawood, KS Calendar, 4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood
  11:00 am
• Bike/Walk Leawood Meeting →
  Leawood, KS Calendar, 4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A pair of female Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
  The lantana seems to be the flower of choice this year. (Nextdoor Prairie View)
• Hi all!
  I'm looking for someone who can play piano for my grandma for maybe 45 mins to an hour or so for her birthday. The player doesn't have to be… (Nextdoor Lionsgate)

• Life Care Centers of America posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in Overland Park. Apply here.
• Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for Extended Stay America Kansas City Overland Park Metcalf Ave. - Housekeeper in Overland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Overland Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Leawood

• Century-old family grocer that owns Price Chopper and Hen House stores moves HQ to Mission (johnsoncountypost.com)
• Kansas e-bike rules face scrutiny (iolaregister.com)
• Coach Lead Supervisor F&B I - Leawood, Kansas, United States job with Coach (businessoffashion.com)

Olathe

• Olathe Northwest High School Wins Performing Arts School of Excellence Award (adastraradio.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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