Best of 66221

Celebrate the people and places that make south Overland Park great — and win local prizes doing it.

This season's prize pool

$1,000

Gift cards to locally owned 66221-area businesses, funded by sponsors and reader support.

Quarterly

Sunsets over the trails, first snow, spring storms rolling in. Your best original photo taken in or around 66221.

Prize: $300 local gift card + featured on the homepage

Monthly, Apr–Oct

Nominate your own yard or a neighbour's (with their permission). Judged on design, care and curb appeal.

Prize: $150 garden-centre gift card + yard sign

Twice a year

Coaches, volunteers, teachers, first responders, business owners — tell us who makes 66221 better.

Prize: $250 donated to the hero's chosen local charity

Official rules (summary)

No purchase necessary. A purchase or donation does not improve your chances of winning.
Eligibility: legal U.S. residents 18+. Employees of 66221.com and sponsors, and their households, are not eligible.
Entry period: each contest's window is announced on this page; late entries are not considered.
Limit: one entry per person per contest period.
Judging: a panel scores entries on originality, quality and local relevance (photo/yard) or community impact (hero). Public voting, when used, counts for no more than 30%.
Prizes: as listed; no cash alternative; non-transferable except where required by law. Winners are responsible for any taxes.
Notification: winners are notified by email and must respond within 14 days or an alternate is chosen.
Licence: entrants keep copyright but grant 66221.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display the entry with credit on the site and its social channels.
Privacy: entry data is handled under our Privacy Policy.
Void where prohibited. We may cancel or modify a contest if fraud or technical issues compromise fairness.