🌱 See the new Parade of Hearts sculpture now outside Belton City Hall

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• See the new Parade of Hearts sculpture now outside Belton City Hall

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a nicely dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 74, low: 64.
• Monday: Warm; a morning thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 44 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• South of the City: Parade of Hearts From Red Bridge to Raymore (martincitytelegraph.com) — Belton residents can visit the “Kansas City Kindness” Parade of Hearts sculpture right in front of City Hall, celebrating Midwestern friendliness with bright native wildflowers and an uplifting message. It’s part of a larger Southland route of eight public art hearts stretching from Red Bridge through Grandview, Belton, and Raymore, many placed near family-friendly attractions, parks, and local eateries you can explore this summer.
   

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📸 Around Belton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belton

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Tuesday April 28

• BMS Track @Grandview Invite (Grandview HS)
  Grandview High School , 2300 Highgrove Rd , Grandview
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 25

• BCMS Tennis
  Bernard C. Campbell Middle School LSNHS
  8:00 am
• Beauty In Black
  Elevation Grille , 6141 Blue Ridge Blvd , Raytown
  9:00 am
• Taste of Ray-Pec - Food Vendors
  Raymore Activity Center , 1011 S Madison St , Raymore
  5:30 pm
• Brass Rewind
  Peoples Theater , 110 Veterans Pkwy , Pleasant Hill
  7:30 pm
• Brass Rewind at Peoples Theater
  Peoples Theater , 110 Veterans Pkwy , Pleasant Hill
  7:30 pm
• LEES SUMMIT - Double Take "Live" - Iron Horse Bar & Grill
  Iron Horse Bar & Grill - Lees Summit , 1012 SE Blue Pkwy , Lee's Summit
  8:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Mourning Math Group
  Underwood Elementary School , 1125 N.E. Colbern Road , Lee's Summit
  8:15 am
• Robotics - de Castro's room
  Underwood Elementary School , 1125 N.E. Colbern Road , Lee's Summit
  8:15 am
• Math Challenge
  Greenwood Elementary School , 805 W Main , Greenwood
  8:25 am
• HS Track Viking Invite
  Midway R-i Cleveland, MO 64734
  3:45 pm

Tuesday April 28

• ACA Club Coffee | Lee’s Summit, MO
  The Fillmore Café , 700 Unity Way , Lee's Summit
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Menards posted a job opening for Part Time Order Pick Up & Delivery in Belton. Apply here.
• Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. posted a job opening for Server in Belton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Grandview

• Man convicted of illegal re-entry after arrest in Grandview, Missouri (kttn.com)

Lee's Summit

• 2026 KSHSAA Daily Roundup: April 23rd (prepbaseballreport.com)
• ‘The good stuff's always here': Duck Donuts opens 4th KC-area shop. Here's where (kansascity.com)
• Flash flood warning for Johnson and Jackson counties until early Friday morning (kansascity.com)

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Ok Belton! 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 tire. (Thank you Joan B. for sending it in!)
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