It’s Monday, Shawnee Mission!
☀️ Today’s forecast: Mostly sunny. High: 84. Low: 65.
🚨 One thing to know today
Melissa’s Second Chances, a Shawnee animal rescue shelter, will soon have more money to help older dogs in its care.
The shelter was one of 90 recipients of grants totaling nearly $850,000 being given out by The Gray Muzzle Organization, a national nonprofit focused on at-risk senior dogs.
“We’ve always had a special place in our hearts for senior dogs, and this grant will allow us to continue our mission to find them loving homes,” said Melissa’s Second Chances Director Nancy Gassmann in a news release.
That includes services like veterinary and dental care for aging dogs.
“Many senior dogs in the Kansas City metropolitan area are enjoying their golden years in loving homes thanks to the wonderful work of Melissa’s Second Chances,” The Grey Muzzle’s Executive Director Lisa Lunghofer is quoted in the same release.
If you’re interested in adopting an animal from Melissa’s Second Chances, you can find out more information here.
🗓 Public meetings Monday
- Prairie Village City Council, 6 p.m. [View agenda]
- Roeland Park City Council, 6 p.m. [View agenda]
- Leawood City Council, 7 p.m. [View agenda]
- Overland Park City Council, 7:30 p.m. [View agenda]
- Shawnee Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. [View agenda]
🚀 Post’s top stories since Friday
- Shawnee youth pastor charged with attempted murder in house fire attack
- Overland Park will start allowing native plants in home lawns and gardens
- 7 injured, including children, in fire and disturbance at Shawnee home
- Local obituaries for Sept. 12-14
- New Georgetown Plaza redevelopment plan moving forward in Overland Park
📰 Other local news
- Longtime De Soto bar shuts down. Prater’s Silver Wheel — which survived World War II, several economic recessions and a global pandemic — has closed, and the building is now for sale. [Kansas City Star]
- Lenexa corporate office grows since acquisition. Financial exchange management firm Cboe has doubled its overall workforce to nearly 1,600, including 300 employees in Lenexa, since buying another firm in 2017. [Kansas City Business Journal]
- Criminal investigation into Overland Park police union ongoing. A year-and-a-half after four Overland Park police officers were put on paid leave, Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe says the investigation into alleged misappropriation of police union funds remains ongoing. [KMBC]
📸 A thousand words
Not to worry, it was only a drill. Lenexa firefighters recently trained on what to do during an emergency if one of their colleagues needs help. Photo via Twitter/@cityoflenexa.
