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Your daily planner: Monday, Aug. 29

Not to be sour about the start of another work week, but it’s National Lemon Juice Day on this Monday.

Forecast: ?️ High: 92, Low: 67. Sunny and humid to start, with a heat index near 98. Then, an increasing chance for rain and possibly some thunderstorms later this afternoon and in the evening. 

Diversions

Public Agenda

  • The Fairway Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 p.m. View their agenda here.
  • The Westwood Planning Commission meets tonight at 7 p.m. and will review the city’s proposed five-year capital improvements plan.

Noteworthy

  • A former Overland Park police officer who previously pleaded guilty to posting a threatening message on a woman’s Facebook page was booked into the Johnson County jail last week for a probation violation. Rodney Lee Wilson was later released after posting $50,000 bond. [Kansas City Star]
  • Johnson County public works officials say work will begin next spring to make improvements along 199th Street between Clare Road and U.S. 169 Highway in an unincorporated part of the county near Gardner. Residents have complained commercial trucks are using the road to cut through to I-35 and making the road unsafe. [Fox 4]

About the author

Kyle Palmer
Kyle Palmer

Hi! I’m Kyle Palmer, the editor of the Johnson County Post.

Prior to joining the Post in 2020, I served as News Director for KCUR. I got my start in journalism at the University of Missouri, where I worked for KBIA, mid-Missouri’s NPR affiliate. After college, I spent 10 years as a teacher and went on to get a master’s degree in education policy from Stanford University.

Have a story idea or a comment about our coverage you’d like to share? Email me at kyle@johnsoncountypost.com.

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