Happy Thursday, Blue Valley!
Today’s forecast: Sunny and still lovely. High: 84. Low: 59.
One thing to know today
The Sykes/Lady Overland Park Golf Club is set to get renovations this fall.
The improvements will center on the club’s sand bunkers, which will all get new stand installed by Texas-based golf course contractor Fleetwood Services.
All 36 holes at the club, 12501 Quivira Rd., will get improvements.
The club will remain open and golfers will still be able to tee off throughout the fall during the project.
But play could be impacted, with temporary tees and greens and some holes closed at times.
You can learn more about the project here.
Public meetings Thursday
- Board of County Commissioners, 9:30 a.m. [View agenda]
- JCCC Board of Trustees, 5 p.m. [View agenda]
Post’s top Wednesday stories
- JCCC staffer convicted for traffic run-in with student
- Westlake Ace Hardware to close longtime Overland Park store
- Blue Valley teachers, staff get 6% pay bump as new year starts
- 1 critical after Leawood crash at 119th and State Line
- What’s happening with first Popeyes in south Overland Park?
Other local news
- College Boulevard in Overland Park closed Tuesday morning. A stretch of the busy road just east of Metcalf Avenue was shut down temporarily following a vehicle crash. One person was hospitalized in stable condition. [KSHB]
- Olathe Schools remains short on bus drivers. The district’s bus contractors said they’re still looking for drivers to fill vacant positions, even after Olathe Schools cut dozens of routest last year. [Fox 4]
- Mother-daughter team expand coffee shop into Missouri. Shelly and Kiersten Graham opened a Summer Moon coffee franchise in Overland Park in 2021, and have now opened a second local location in Lee’s Summit. [Kansas City Star]
A thousand words
Monet’s Garden at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens is in “full bloom,” according to reader Fred Bissler, who submitted this photo. “Looking forward to seeing the new welcome center in a few weeks. Looks awesome,” he added.
