🌱 Debate @ Paola and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Oktoberfest at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 44.
• Monday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 47 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carbondale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3

• Oktoberfest →
  Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 3625 SW Wanamaker Rd, Topeka
  10:00 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Debate @ Paola
  Osage City USD 420 Osage City, KS 66523
  8:00 am
• North Central Region Unified Basketball Match Day →
  Topeka West High School, 2001 SW Fairlawn Road, Topeka
  9:00 am
• Gage Park Founders Fest & the Topeka Zoo Celebration Day →
  Topeka zoo, 635 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka
  9:00 am
• Shop & Style - KS →
  Dillard's, 1791 Southwest Wanamaker Road, Topeka
  12:00 pm
• Dillard's in NOTO : A Night of Fashion →
  Great Overland Station, 701 North Kansas Avenue, Topeka
  5:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Yoga →
  Center for Integrative Health, 5423 SW 7th St, Topeka
  4:00 pm
• Spoken 2026 →
  Topeka Country Club, 2700 Southwest Buchanan Street, Topeka
  6:00 pm

Monday October 5

• 6:00pm HS JV Football @ Home vs. Northern Heights
  Lyndon USD 421 Lyndon, KS 66451
• Topeka Career Fair →
  Hilton Garden Inn, Road, Topeka
• 4:30pm MS Volleyball @ MdCV
  Lyndon USD 421 Lyndon, KS 66451
• IEP DAY (2 SUBS NEEDED)
  Osage City USD 420 Osage City, KS 66523
• US Army Recruiter-Commons Area
  Osage City USD 420 Osage City, KS 66523
  11:55 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Topeka. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Topeka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carbondale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Topeka

• Topeka YMCA joins Greater Wichita YMCA to expand reach across 6 Kansas counties (wibw.com)
• Meet Skye, Topeka's only fire dog (ksnt.com)
• Topeka's ArtsConnect announces the 2026 Arty Award honorees (shoutwichita.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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