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Morning Overland Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Inside the Overland Park "idea factory" redefining what welding can be
  • Overland Park teen tied to I-35 racing crash in Johnson County
  • How an Overland Park card shop outlasted the hobby's wild swings

Also on today's calendar: Oktoberfest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Clouds and sun with a shower, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Creative welding at the idea factory (thefabricator.com) — Fabricators at Overland Park-based Dimensional Innovations are turning welding into high art, building pieces like a 15-foot "StarBot" sculpture and intricate microphone displays for a Kansas City entertainment venue. The story follows two welders whose careers led them to this local "idea factory," where they blend structural know-how with creative freedom on high-profile projects.
   

2. Vehicle racing on I-35 in Johnson County leads to crash, 1 hurt (wibw.com) — An 18-year-old Overland Park resident was involved in a racing-related crash on I-35 near Johnson Drive in Johnson County, where another driver was taken to the hospital with a possible injury. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the Overland Park driver's car lost control while reportedly racing, striking another vehicle and a wall before coming to rest in the right lane and shoulder.
   

3. The 50-Year Evolution of Baseball Cards (blogspot.com) — Baseball card collecting's journey from porch trades to graded "slabs" includes a nod to Overland Park, where a surviving local shop helped Kansas City-area fans stay engaged during a quieter era. The article traces how scarcity, pricing, and technology reshaped the hobby over five decades, turning simple cardboard into a speculative, algorithm-driven marketplace.
   

4. These 10 KS and MO billionaires are some of the richest in the country for 2026 (kansascity.com) — Kansas and Missouri now claim 10 of America's 400 richest people, including Peter Mallouk, who runs Overland Park-based wealth management firm Creative Planning and owns stakes in Sporting KC and the Royals. The list, led regionally by Wichita's Charles Koch, shows how much billionaire fortunes dwarf typical households and even the combined Kansas and Missouri state budgets.
   

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    Tuesday September 22
  • Chess →
    Matt Ross Community Center (MRCC), 8101 Marty, Overland Park
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • LOST, Orange Tabby, 13 yrs.
    old, named Tigger. Lost near 126th Street, Leawood ((Windermere Place) yesterday afternoon. Please respond to this post if you have any sighting of… (Nextdoor Windermere Place)
  • Lost dog in Oak Park.
    Name Wally. Seems like an older some kind of weener mix. Anyone know who he belongs to? (Nextdoor Oak Park)
  • TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Experienced Medical Writer - CSRs, Protocols, IBs (Part-Time/30+ hours) in Overland Park. Apply here.
  • HCA Healthcare posted a job opening for Cardiac Unit Secretary in Overland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Overland Park here.

Ok Overland Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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