🌱 Derby’s next growth plan starts with getting around town

Cheers Derby! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Derby’s next growth plan starts with getting around town
• Meet the Air Force veteran now teaching at Derby High
• How military service shaped Derby’s public works director

Also on today's calendar: Derby City Council Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
• Tuesday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 67 and low of 41 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Transportation key in comprehensive plan update (derbyinformer.com) — Derby is beginning a five-year update of its comprehensive plan, starting with how people move around the city. The Planning Commission launched the process Nov. 5 and appointed a steering committee. Road safety, walking and biking connections, and potential new crossings will inform the work, with opportunities for public involvement over the next year.
   

• DHS's Bishop trades debriefing room for the classroom (derbyinformer.com) — New Derby High School social studies teacher Michael Bishop brings more than two decades of Air Force experience to his classroom. A former recruiter who began teaching in 2023, he says military training helped him understand different learning styles. He also coached Derby Middle School’s seventh-grade football team this fall.
   

• Military helps Mendoza find niche in public works (derbyinformer.com) — Derby Public Works Director Robert Mendoza traces his career to building roads and runways at McConnell Air Force Base. That experience also helped shape his work on Derby’s Walk of Freedom at Garrett Park, where he and a department that includes other veterans continue maintaining the community’s tribute to military service.
   

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📸 Around Derby

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Derby

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday November 10

• DRC Board Meeting →
  Derby Recreation Center, 801 E. Market Street, Derby
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday November 10

• 5th Grade Music Program
  Derby Hills Elem Derby, KS 67037
  5:30 pm
• Derby City Council Meeting →
  Derby City Hall, 611 N. Mulberry, Derby
  6:30 pm

Wednesday November 11

• Camp DRC →
  Hubbard Arts Center, 801 E. Market Street, Derby
  7:00 am
• City Offices Closed →
  Derby KS
  7:30 am
• Derby Community Foundation Veterans Day Celebration →
  Garrett Park, 1100 E. Chet Smith, Derby
  2:00 pm
• Legion Poker League →
  Derby KS
  6:30 pm

Thursday November 12

• November Chamber Luncheon →
  Derby KS
• Preschool Game Day →
  Derby Recreation Center Gym, 801 E. Market Street, Derby
  10:00 am

Friday November 13

• Ribbon Cutting - United States Army Recruiting Station →
  Derby KS
• Bunco Shindig →
  Derby KS
  5:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• Drop N' Shop →
  801 E. Market Street, Derby
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. posted a job opening for Kitchen Team Member/Cook in Derby. Apply here.
• Olive Garden Italian Kitchen posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Derby. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Derby here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wichita

• ‘They fought for the opportunity for us to be here': Wichita parade honors veterans (ksn.com)
• A long list of Wichita restaurants offering 2026 Veterans Day discounts, freebies (kansas.com)
• Saturday Matinee – Lettuce, Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations, Selwyn Birchwood, and Max Hightower (tackyraccoons.com)

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Ok Derby! 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: "What kind of shoes do frogs wear?" — Open toad (Thank you Kevin M. for sending it in!)
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