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Coming up on the Overland Park Patch calendar: Boys Soccer: Blue Valley Northwest vs Blue Valley North (Level C)
Hi Overland Park! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Overland Park's library is becoming a one-stop help center
- Which Overland Park alums are competing on Sunday and where?
- Overland Park chiropractor admits fraud; what could her sentence be?
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Near-record heat, temps: high: 101, low: 79.
- Tuesday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 101 and low of 82 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Your Library: Community Connections hub expands essential support (johnsoncountypost.com) — Overland Park residents can now access job help, mobile health care, recovery resources and free community meals right inside the Central Resource Library through Johnson County Library's expanding Community Connections hub. Partner nonprofits regularly staff a dedicated space, hosting hiring and benefit-enrollment events that use the library's computers and printers to simplify applications. Organizers say the trusted library setting reduces stigma and makes support easier to find. 
2. Who are the ex-high school stars from Johnson County area competing on Sunday, Aug. 30? (jocotoday.com) — Several former Overland Park high school standouts are in action today across minor league baseball, including players from Olathe West and Blue Valley West, plus other Johnson County grads. If you follow local athletes, this roundup tells you exactly who's playing, for which teams, and when their Sunday, Aug. 30 games start.
3. Overland Park chiropractor faces up to 10 years in prison for fraud (johnsoncountypost.com) — An Overland Park chiropractor has pleaded guilty in federal court to health care fraud tied to claims submitted between 2022 and 2025, and now faces a possible 10-year prison sentence. Prosecutors say the chiropractor billed Blue KC for treatments on days patients never visited the Overland Park clinic at Quivira Crossings. A judge will set sentencing after a presentence investigation.
4. Kansas City auto industry faces a new threat from Canada. Here's what is at stake (kansascity.com) — Overland Park-based Compass Minerals and Morton Salt could feel the squeeze as a new U.S.-Canada trade war threatens cross-border salt shipments, alongside Kansas City's auto exports. The article explains how new tariffs on Canadian goods may raise costs, unsettle manufacturers, and potentially impact jobs at major regional plants if the dispute drags on.
📸 Around Overland Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Overland Park
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- 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 - Boys Soccer: BVW "Fat Cat" Boys Soccer Tournament (Varsity)
Blue Valley Northwest High Blue Valley West, Blue Valley District Activities Complex - Antio
4:00 pm - Volleyball: Olathe North vs Blue Valley Northwest (Junior Varsity)
Blue Valley Northwest High School Main Gym
5:00 pm - Volleyball: Olathe North vs Blue Valley Northwest (Freshman A)
Blue Valley Northwest High School South Gym
5:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
📣 Overland Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Safe Streets Leawood Open House →
Leawood, KS Calendar, 4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood
5:00 pm - 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
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Today, August 28, Tiny Pantry Times has free pineapples!
This unexpected blessing will be available until it is gone. We are asking everyone to limit what they take to two pineapples NOT two cases. The… (Nextdoor 75th and Metcalf) - Good afternoon everyone!
It is Friday, August 28 and we have more produce to distribute! Tiny Pantry Times is located at 7450 CONSER Holland Park, KS 66204. Distribution… (Nextdoor 75th and Metcalf)
- Blue Valley School District posted a job opening for Assistant Cheerleading Coach - BVNW in Overland Park. Apply here.
- Accenture posted a job opening for SAP Product Costing Manager - CMT (High Tech) in Overland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Overland Park here.
Ok Overland Park! 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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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