🌱 Why a national property-rights fight is being broadcast from Gardner

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a national property-rights fight is being broadcast from Gardner

Also on today's calendar: STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Olathe and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A few t-storms, some severe, with a high of 79 and low of 40 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 61, low: 39.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Property Rights Under Fire From Transmission Lines to Tax Overrides (kimmonson.com) — A conservative talk show host is broadcasting today from a studio in Gardner while interviewing local activist Virginia Macha about rising property taxes, energy transmission projects, and threats to landowners’ rights. Their wide‑ranging conversation links Kansas reassessments, national renewable-energy buildouts, and school tax debates, arguing these policies are stripping equity from homeowners and small towns. Gardner is highlighted as the gathering point for this organizing work.
   

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📸 Around Gardner

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gardner

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Olathe
  1585 S Mahaffie Cir, Olathe
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• USD 231 Retirement Celebration
  Gardner Edgerton USD 231 , 13875 S Gardner Rd #1 , Olathe
  5:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Toddler Storytime
  Johnson County Library - Gardner , 137 E Shawnee St , Gardner
  10:30 am

Tuesday May 12

• Pop-Up Party (Gardner)
  HTeaO - Gardner , 838 E Main St , Gardner
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• 50+ Lunch & Dominoes
  The Greenspace , 303 E Nelson St , Edgerton
  12:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Tea for Tails & Tiny Homes
  Spring Hill Civic Center , 401 N Madison St , Spring Hill
  11:00 am
• 🍷✨ Wine Glass DIY: Make & Take ✨🍷 — Hometown Olathe Family Farm
  Hometown Olathe Family Farm , 11000 S Woodland St , Olathe
  1:00 pm
• Softball: V Sunflower League Softball Festival @ ODAC
  Olathe District Activity Center , 20925 159th St , Olathe
  4:00 pm

Monday April 20

• HS Track / Waverly @ Iola
  Iola Senior High School , 300 E Jackson Ave , Iola
  10:30 am
• HS Baseball vs Marmaton Valley-Senior Night
  Oswego Junior Senior High School , 1501 Tomahawk Trail , Oswego
  3:30 pm
• Softball: V (DH) @ SH
  Spring Hill High School
  4:30 pm
• Baseball: JV @ Paola
  Paola Baseball/Softball Complex
  4:30 pm
• GSoccer: JV @ Sumner
  Spring Hill High School Spring Hill, KS 66083
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Spring Hill

• Spring Hill sanctuary founder grateful animals safe after close call with storms (kctv5.com)
• Spring Hill reverses decision, will help residents with storm debris removal (kctv5.com)
• Kansas Top High School Baseball Players For 2026 (baseballamerica.com)

Olathe

• Crunch Fitness - Olathe Invites Members to Crush Their 2026 Fitness Goals with the Gym's Crunch Goals Program (bakercityherald.com)
• Olathe County Commissioners Hold Administrative Meeting (nationaltoday.com)
• Olathe could ask JoCo to help fund future road projects. See which ones (kansascity.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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