🌱 Belton Pirates vs Lee's Summit Tigers and 10 more events

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 53 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 46, low: 39.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Belton Pirates vs Lee's Summit Tigers
  Belton High School , 801 W North Ave , Belton
  5:30 pm
• Felt Ornament Making
  Stillmeadow , 28708 MO-7 , Garden City
  6:30 pm
• Board Meeting
  Raymore-Peculiar Academy @ Innovation Academy , 21001 S. School Rd. , Peculiar
  7:00 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
• The Listening Room: A Night of Christmas Jazz
  Stillmeadow , 28708 MO-7 , Garden City
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Christmas Cookie Decorating
  Stillmeadow , 28708 MO-7 , Garden City
  10:00 am
• Gingerbread Cookie Class
  The Peculiar Winery , 20709 Harper Rd , Peculiar
  1:00 pm
• Holiday Train Rides @ Belton Historical Railroad
  Belton , Grandview and Kansas City Railroad , Belton
  3:00 pm
• Christmas Dinner
  Stillmeadow , 28708 MO-7 , Garden City
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
  FOUND on December 16, 2025 in Independence, MO 64050 near Lexington Ave and N Dover St Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Pleasant Hill)
• If anyone received a package….
  that has purple dog poop bags…. Please drop them off at the address on the label. Thank you! (Nextdoor Pleasant Hill)

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Pleasant Hill. Apply here.
• Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Lone Jack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pleasant Hill here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lee's Summit

• Lee's Summit considers compromise on World Cup bar hours (kctv5.com)
• Why is Lee's Summit keeping $2 million discrimination settlement a secret? (kansascity.com)
• Chronicle: To The Women who Served — Part 5: Dottie's Story (kmbc.com)

Harrisonville

• Cass County childcare providers face costly compliance maze while families wait for spots (kshb.com)
• Helias wrestling wins duals vs. Reeds Spring, School of the Osage (newstribune.com)

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