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🌱 How are Blue Springs’ 150 new Flock cameras really being used?
And on the Blue Springs Patch calendar - Bonnie The Biologist: Missouri Mustelids
Hey hey Blue Springs! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How are Blue Springs' 150 new Flock cameras really being used?
- Where do the Blue Springs Wildcats now rank among Missouri's best?
Also on today's calendar: Medicare Made Easy with Greg Greenwalt and 7 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Patty H.!
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Blue Springs neighbors continue to call for transparency on Flock camera usage (kshb.com) — Blue Springs has spent nearly $5 million on more than 150 Flock license plate cameras, and some residents are now pressing the City Council for clear rules, metrics, and independent audits of how police use them. Their concerns follow a new Missouri executive order tightening ALPR regulations, as civil liberties advocates stress transparency and oversight in this expanding surveillance system. 
• 2026 Missouri High School Football Top 25 Rankings – Sept. 21 (on3.com) — Blue Springs Wildcats football has surged back into Missouri's top five, boosted by quarterback Wyatt Ericksen's three-touchdown night in a big win over Liberty North. The latest statewide Massey Ratings put Blue Springs among elite programs, alongside rivals like Kearney, Nixa, and Lee's Summit schools, giving local fans plenty to watch this season.
📸 Around Blue Springs
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blue Springs
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★ Featured events ★
- Bonnie The Biologist: Missouri Mustelids →
Burroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary, 7300 SW West Park Road, Blue Springs
10:00 am
Wednesday September 23
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Other local events
- College & Career Fair @ CIC
Blue Springs High School, 2000 N.W. Ashton Drive, Blue Springs
6:00 pm - Medicare Made Easy with Greg Greenwalt →
Mid-Continent Public Library - Blue Springs North Branch, 850 Northwest Hunter Drive, Blue Springs - Bike Night with Kurt Allen Band at The Bar →
The Bar, 1621 South 7 Hwy, Blue Springs
7:00 pm - Nature Center Program: Monarch Tagging and Release →
Burroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary, 7300 SW West Park Road, Blue Springs
2:00 pm - Planning Commission Meeting →
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6:30 pm - JNE PTA Rink Ratz Night
John Nowlin Elementary School, 5020 N.W. Valley View Road, Blue Springs
6:00 pm - PTA PAINT NIGHT
Hazel Grove Elementary School, 2001 N.W. Blue Pkwy, Lee's Summit
5:30 pm - Sunset Alpaca Picnic with KC Cannabis →
Colonial Gardens, 27610 East Wyatt Road, Blue Springs - Grain Valley Eagles Volleyball vs Blue Springs South →
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5:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
🗓 Events Nearby
- College & Career Fair @ CIC
Blue Springs High School, 2000 N.W. Ashton Drive, Blue Springs
6:00 pm - Grain Valley, MO →
Grain Valley Police Department, 719 R D Mize Road, Grain Valley
8:30 am
Wednesday September 23
Monday September 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I've found that every time I love a dog, they take a piece of my heart, and every new dog who comes into my life gift me a piece of theirs.
If I live long enough, my heart will be made up of dogs, and I will become as generous and loving as they are!! PS: I believe this also applies to… (Nextdoor Waterfield North) - ISO: someone to haul away some fencing ( back section) and hopefully not charge alot.
It's been there for 3 months with no response from property management, just really want it gone please and thank you. (Nextdoor East Lakeview)
- Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Blue Springs. Apply here.
- LSI Staffing posted a job opening for Material Handler in Independence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blue Springs here.
🗞 Nearby News
Independence
- Benefit for Child (921news.com)
- Kansas City Turnaround: Taylor's Tank Top, Tragedy & La Migra Fight (tonyskansascity.com)
- Family marks one year since Anthony Myers' killing with new outreach effort (kctv5.com)
Lee's Summit
- 2 Mystery Winners of $93K Just 14 Minutes Apart in Missouri (khmoradio.com)
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