🌱 Shawnee native tapped for key front-office role at K-State

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• Shawnee native tapped for key front-office role at K-State

Also on today's calendar: Coffee, Culture and Community Brain Trust and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and not as cool, with a high of 50 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: Colder with variable clouds, temps: high: 37, low: 21.
• Saturday: Colder with periods of sun, with a high of 27 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Collin Klein finds his GM for Kansas State football, reports (cjonline.com) — A former Kansas State quarterback from Shawnee, Trey Scott, is set to become the Wildcats’ new football general manager under head coach Collin Klein. Scott, a onetime NFL front-office rising star, brings experience from the Washington Commanders and Las Vegas Raiders, and will oversee recruiting and roster management in Manhattan.
   

📸 Around Shawnee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shawnee

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Strategy Driven Leaders Networking (Kansas City)
  11101 Johnson Dr, Shawnee
  9:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Orchestra Concert
  Shawnee Mission West High School SMW
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Coffee, Culture and Community Brain Trust
  Café Equinox , 7036 Nieman Rd , Shawnee
  9:00 am
• Transport Brewery Shawnee — Smoke 'n' Seoul
  Transport Brewery Shawnee , 11113 Johnson Dr , Shawnee
  5:00 pm
• Golf the Halls
  Pawnee Elementary School , Pawnee Elementary , Shawnee
  6:00 pm
• All Is Calm
  Music Theatre Kansas City , 16301 Midland Dr , Shawnee
  7:30 pm
• The Outtakes – LIVE MUSIC
  Barley's Kitchen + Tap , 16649 Midland Dr , Shawnee
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Free Santa Community Event
  Cross Points Church , 6824 Lackman Rd , Shawnee
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Evenings on Oak in Downtown Bonner Springs
  Range 23 Taproom , 200 Oak St ste 100 , Bonner Springs
  4:00 pm
• Winter Fest
  Broken Arrow Elementary School , 5901 Alden Street , Shawnee Mission
  5:30 pm
• đŚ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (2 lanes) - Short Course
  SMSD Aquatic Center , 17251 W. 87th St. Parkway , Lenexa
  6:30 pm
• Orchestra Concert
  Shawnee Mission West High School SMW
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ana is back home!!!
  Her name is Ana and she would have gotten out in the last hour. Near Quivira and Shawnee Mission parkway. Sh is microchipped and may be skittish. She… (Nextdoor Shawnee)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on December 2, 2025 in Overland Park, KS 66207 near W 103rd St and Woodson Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Tomahawk Hills)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Shawnee. Apply here.
• US Foods Holding Corp posted a job opening for Transportation Manager - Lenexa, KS in Lenexa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shawnee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lenexa

• Lenexa Hills Elementary students create ornaments for National Christmas Tree (kctv5.com)
• Strong High Weak Laws: An in-depth look at kratom & 7-OH-related overdoses in the area (kshb.com)
• SM East golfer earns metro's top honor. Read that and more JoCo good news. (johnsoncountypost.com)

Merriam

• Royals' new assistant hitting coach is from KC — and received strong endorsement (kansascity.com)
• David Jeffrey 'Jeff' Swanson (johnsoncountypost.com)

Olathe

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