🌱 Which Blue Springs native just earned first-team AP All-American honors?

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• Which Blue Springs native just earned first-team AP All-American honors?

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 49 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 53, low: 42.
• Thursday: Very windy; cooler, with a high of 47 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chris Brazzell II, four Red Raiders named AP All-Americans (mrt.com) — Blue Springs football fans can cheer Iowa guard Beau Stephens, who has been named a first-team AP All-American and is listed from Blue Springs. He headlines a long list of standout players honored nationwide, including several from Texas Tech and other major programs, as the College Football Playoff approaches.
   

📸 Around Blue Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blue Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Aurora Prism
  Pinot's Palette, 483 NE Coronado Dr, Blue Springs
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Economic Development Council
  Blue Springs Calendar , Training Room 210, City Hall 903 W Main , Blue Springs
  8:15 am
• Homeschool Engage
  Blue Springs Calendar , 425 NE Mock Avenue , Blue Springs
  1:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Toddler Time
  Blue Springs Calendar , 425 NE Mock Avenue , Blue Springs
  10:00 am
• Christmas Luncheon at Vesper Hall
  Blue Springs Calendar , 600 NW Vesper St. , Blue Springs
  11:00 am
• NinjaCross Competition
  Blue Springs Calendar , 425 NE Mock Avenue , Blue Springs
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Planning Commission Meeting
  Blue Springs Calendar , 1100 SW Smith Street , Blue Springs
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Canceled - Public Safety Citizen Advisory Board Meeting
  Blue Springs Calendar , 1100 SW Smith Street , Blue Springs
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• ACA Club Coffee | Lee’s Summit, MO
  The Fillmore Café , 700 Unity Way , Lee's Summit
  9:00 am
• Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
  City Hall , 2110 South Broadway , Oak Grove
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Oak Grove Municipal Court
  Oak Grove Calendar , 2110 S Broadway , Oak Grove
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Santa's Little Market
  Roger T Sermon Community Center , 201 N Dodgion St , Independence
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Animal Control told me they don't want the black and white dog so they put it outside on a chain in freezing temps because they don't want the bother.
  We gotta find this beautiful once loved dog a new forever home today..!!! He is begging someone to love him. So sad. (Nextdoor Blue Springs Manor South)
• This poor sad shorthaired good natured dog is forced to exist with only a 7 ft yellow chain and a so called dog shelter blocking it from having any room to move around for exercise.
  He is chained up often 24/7 and gets his food and water put out every few days and that's it. It's 22 degrees and this dog is suffering. This dog get… (Nextdoor Blue Springs Manor South)

• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Walmart Merchandiser in Blue Springs. Apply here.
• Boot Barn posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Blue Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blue Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Independence

• Independence City Council weighs plan to sell City Hall to Mid-Continent Public Library (kshb.com)
• Independence schools to reopen Tuesday after outage at water treatment plant causes closures (kctv5.com)
• Kansas residents ask Leavenworth to deny ICE prison permit, based on CoreCivic's poor track record (kmuw.org)

Oak Grove

• Independence water issues felt across metro; Oak Grove schools cancel class (kmbc.com)

Lee's Summit

Ok Blue Springs! 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: I don't know, but April May!
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