🌱 Patch AM: Which Overland Park vet just earned a top national dentistry honor?

Good day Overland Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Overland Park vet just earned a top national dentistry honor?
• Why one Overland Park museum is spotlighting a controversial ceramic artist

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 58 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Sunny, breezy and much colder, temps: high: 29, low: 18.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 40 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• American Veterinary Dental College – September 24, 2025 (avma.org) — An Overland Park veterinarian, Dr. Susan Crowder, has been honored with the American Veterinary Dental College’s Presidential Medal for Stewardship, recognizing her leadership in veterinary dentistry. The award highlights her work at Companion Animal Dentistry of Kansas City and her national influence in the specialty, giving local pet owners another reason to trust the area’s advanced dental care options.
   

• A Kansas City artist crafts fashion — and guns — out of ceramic. Her provocative career gets a new look (kcur.org) — Overland Park art lovers can see a major retrospective of Kansas City ceramic artist Linda Lighton at the Nerman Museum through May 3, 2026, highlighting decades of provocative work on gender and gun violence. The show and a past controversy at The Epsten Gallery in Overland Park spotlight how her gun-themed sculptures intersect with local memories of violence and ongoing debates about art and censorship.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• 📆 Calendar Swap! 📆
  Hometown Olathe Family Farm , 11000 S Woodland St , Olathe
  1:00 pm

Monday December 29

• đŚ 7:00 am - 11:00 am (2 lanes) - Short Course
  SMSD Aquatic Center , 17251 W. 87th St. Parkway , Lenexa
  7:00 am
• đŚ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (2 lanes) - Short Course
  SMSD Aquatic Center , 17251 W. 87th St. Parkway , Lenexa
  4:00 pm
• December Info Sessions – How to Become a Foster Parent in Kansas
  KVC Kansas , 21344 W 153rd St , Olathe
  6:00 pm
• đŚ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (3 lanes) - Short Course
  SMSD Aquatic Center , 17251 W. 87th St. Parkway , Lenexa
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Stormwater Management Committee
  Leawood, KS Calendar , 4800 Town Center Drive , Leawood
  7:30 am
• 50 Plus Ring in the New Year
  Roeland Park Community Center (RPCC) , 4850 Rosewood Drive , Roeland Park
  11:30 am

Thursday January 1

• City Hall Closed - New Year's Day
  Mission Hills Calendar Mission Hills, KS 66208
• City offices closed for New Year's Day
  City of Shawnee , 11110 Johnson Dr , Shawnee
• City Council Meeting
  De Soto, KS Calendar De Soto, KS 66018
  7:00 pm

Friday January 2

• đŚ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (2 lanes) - Short Course
  SMSD Aquatic Center , 17251 W. 87th St. Parkway , Lenexa
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Tiny Basketball League Season Starts
  De Soto, KS Calendar De Soto, KS 66018

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Barbo Baggins, a cat who went missing in Lawrence, KS, has been safely reunited with their family after 21 hours, 37 minutes. Message from Owner: … (Nextdoor Highcroft)
• LOST CAT ALERT!
  Have you seen this pet? Alfie was lost on December 24, 2025 and was last seen near Bucyrus, KS If you have information on their location, please… (Nextdoor Nottingham Forest South)

• Savers | Value Village posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Overland Park. Apply here.
• Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Overland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Overland Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Olathe

• 63-year-old pedestrian dies in Olathe crash involving SUV (kctv5.com)
• Tiki Taco Wraps Up 2025 with Momentum, Plans for Growth (qsrmagazine.com)
• A Sunday Reality Weather Check (kshb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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