Sunday: Very hot, with a high of 98 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 95, low: 77.
Tuesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 100 and low of 78 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kansas City's best mini golf courses will have you putt-putting through fine art and dinosaurs (kcur.org) — Overland Park families have a new mini golf destination at Tap Ins at the Greenhouse on Metcalf, offering indoor and outdoor courses plus a full restaurant, bars, and ice cream. The guide also rounds up other nearby mini golf spots across the metro, with pricing, hours, and tips to help you plan affordable outings from Lenexa to Independence.
• KC-area parents worry when extreme heat affects youth sports. What are the rules? (kansascity.com) — Parents with kids playing at Overland Park's Scheels Soccer Complex and other Johnson County fields are questioning how safely leagues handle extreme heat, especially during a long 90-plus-degree stretch. The article explains differing temperature rules used by Heartland Soccer, KSHSAA, and local clubs like Sporting Blue Valley, and how those policies affect practice times, game cancellations, and player safety across the metro.
• Judge dismisses Edgerton, Kansas, lawsuit against citizens in data center debate (kshb.com) — A Johnson County judge has thrown out Edgerton's lawsuit against two residents who led a petition to restrict large data center development, a case closely watched across Johnson County communities like Overland Park. A separate lawsuit could still force the petition onto the November ballot, with a key hearing set for September 24 that may shape future industrial growth and infrastructure debates.
Football: Blue Valley vs Blue Valley Northwest (Freshman) Blue Valley Northwest High Blue Valley District Activities Complex - Switzer Football Stadium 4:00 pm
Football: Blue Valley vs Blue Valley Northwest (Junior Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High Blue Valley District Activities Complex - Switzer Football Stadium 6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Girls Golf: Hoots Hollow (Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High Hoots Hollow 8:00 am
Boys Soccer: Mill Valley vs Blue Valley Northwest (Junior Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High Blue Valley District Activities Complex - Switzer Soccer Stadium 4:00 pm
Volleyball: Washburn Rural vs Blue Valley Northwest (Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High School Main Gym 5:00 pm
Volleyball: Shawnee Heights vs Blue Valley Northwest (Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High School Main Gym 7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Raymore-Peculiar (Level C) Blue Valley Northwest High Raymore-Peculiar High School 4:00 pm
Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Raymore-Peculiar (Junior Vars Blue Valley Northwest High Raymore-Peculiar High School 4:00 pm
Volleyball: C Team Quad (BVNW, STA, SHHS, BVW) (Level C) Blue Valley Northwest High School South Gym 5:00 pm
Volleyball: Frosh B Quad (Freshman B) Blue Valley Northwest High Blue Valley West MAIN GYM 5:00 pm
Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Raymore-Peculiar (Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High Raymore-Peculiar High School 6:30 pm
Football: Blue Valley Northwest vs Olathe Northwest (Varsity) Blue Valley Northwest High College Boulevard Activity Complex CBAC Football Field 7:00 pm
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Today through Labor Day, Tiny Pantry Times will NOT be distributing produce on the sidewalk like we normally do. It is just too too hot. We will distribute produce through the mini fridge outside in small batches throughout the coming week and weekend. We want… (Nextdoor 75th and Metcalf)
UPDATE: Fur Babies have been reunited with their owner!!!!! Thank you, everyone! Found two dogs, little and big, no collars, please let us know if you are… (Nextdoor Park At Forest Green)
Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Overland Park. Apply here.
AdamsBrown, LLC posted a job opening for Payroll Implementation Specialist in Overland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Overland Park here.
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Olathe Public Schools district leaders speak on potential closure of 6 schools (fox4kc.com)
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