🌱 Mahjong In-Person and 11 more events

Morning Liberal! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Mahjong In-Person at Liberal Memorial Library
• Parent-Teacher Conferences at Liberal USD 480
• Parent Teacher Conferences at Eisenhower Middle School

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 98 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with sunshine, temps: high: 102, low: 66.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 103 and low of 72 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Liberal

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Friday August 7

• Mahjong In-Person
  Liberal Memorial Library Cooper-Clark Room
  1:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Parent-Teacher Conferences
  Liberal USD 480 Liberal, KS 67905
• Parent Teacher Conferences
  Eisenhower Middle School Liberal, KS 67901
  7:30 am
• Evening Storytime In-Person
  Liberal Memorial Library Children's Area
  5:30 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Library and Lunch In-Person
  Liberal Memorial Library Cooper-Clark Room
  12:00 pm
• Modern Arcade In-Person
  Liberal Memorial Library Downstairs Activity Area
  4:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• K-12 First Day of the 26-27 School Year
  Liberal USD 480 Liberal, KS 67905
• Storytime In-Person
  Liberal Memorial Library Children's Area
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• 11:30 SPIAA League Mtg Dodge City
  Minneola USD 219 Minneola, KS 67865
  8:00 am
• New Teacher Inservice - NO SCHOOL
  Charles O Stones Intermediate Ctr Garden City, KS 67846
  8:00 am
• 4th & 5th grade Enrollment
  Elkhart USD 218 Elkhart, KS 67950
  8:00 am
• JROTC Raider Hammer Time Camp
  Charles O Stones Intermediate Ctr Garden City, KS 67846
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Heritage Grocers Group posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk ELR in Liberal. Apply here.
• Arby's - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Liberal. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Liberal here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Garden City

• USD 457 Board of Education Meeting Recap July 30, 2026 (westernkansasnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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