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Your daily planner: Tuesday, Sept. 20

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Good morning and welcome to a new day in Johnson County! Here’s your rundown to get you caught up for the day.

Forecast: ☀️ High 96, Low 72. Sunny skies on a hot day, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Diversions

  • The UMKC Conservatory Wind Symphony performs at 7:30 p.m. tonight at White Recital Hall at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Pavement and Annalibera are performing at 8 p.m. tonight at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Tickets here.
  • The Royals start their final homestand of the season agains the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium tonight with first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. Available tickets start at $10.

Public Agenda

  • The Lenexa City Council meets at 7 p.m. tonight with plans to consider a preliminary plan for a new daycare center in the Greystone South Plaza shopping center on West 87th Street Parkway. Agenda here.

Noteworthy

  • The McKesson Corporation has agreed to purchase Rx Savings Solutions of Overland Park in a deal worth nearly $1 billion. [Startland News]
  • Dozens of high schoolers in the Gardner Edgerton School District walked out of class in protest after school board members opposed getting feedback from them on a proposed policy prohibiting transgender children from using the restroom that aligns with their gender identity. [The Kansas City Star]
  • Kansas foster care contractors had more than 50 children sleep in offices and other inappropriate places in 2021 — despite a court settlement that pushes the state to fix its ailing, privatized foster care system. [KCUR]

About the author

Leah Wankum
Leah Wankum

Hi there! I’m Leah Wankum, and I’m the Post’s Deputy Editor. I’m thrilled to call Johnson County home, and I’m deeply committed to the Post’s philosophy that an informed community is a strong community.

I’m a native of mid-Missouri, and attended high school in Jefferson City before going on to the University of Central Missouri, where I earned a master’s degree in mass communication.

Prior to joining the Post as a reporter in 2018, I was the editor of the Richmond News in Ray County, Missouri. I’ve also written for several publications, including the Sedalia Democrat and KC Magazine.

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