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🌱 What you’ll find at SCCC’s powerful Holocaust exhibition this fall
Liberal, Kansas Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Liberal! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What you’ll find at SCCC’s powerful Holocaust exhibition this fall
- How ICE sweeps turned Liberal into a fearful “ghost town” overnight
Also on today's calendar: College Fair (CPC) and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.
- Sunday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 76, low: 51.
- Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SCCC Library to Host Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition (kscbnews.net) — Liberal residents can explore a major traveling exhibition, “Americans and the Holocaust,” at the Seward County Community College Library from Oct. 23 to Dec. 4. The free display and related programs examine how U.S. government, media, and ordinary people responded to Nazism, highlighting issues like antisemitism, racism, and isolationism that shaped American actions during the 1930s and 1940s. 
• Trump's immigration sweeps leave southwest Kansas communities looking for way forward (newsfromthestates.com) — Immigration sweeps in Liberal, Dodge City, and Garden City left many local families hiding at home, businesses short-staffed, and classrooms half-empty, according to Liberal’s vice mayor and community volunteers. Residents describe traffic stops, workplace checks, and detentions that separated parents from children, while local organizers scramble to deliver food, legal help, and push for long-term immigration reforms.
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★ Featured events ★
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AMPP Gas Capital Rectifier School →
SCCC Student Union – Room SW229 C/D, 1801 N. Kansas Ave., Liberal
8:00 am
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
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9th & JV Football @ Garden City
Liberal High School Garden City, KS
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JV Volleyball Liberal Tri
Liberal High School Liberal, KS
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College Fair (CPC) →
Liberal High School, 1611 W 2nd St, Liberal
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C Volleyball @ Great Bend (Quad)
Liberal High School Great Bend, KS
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JV/Varisty Volleyball @ Holcomb (Tri)
Liberal High School Holcomb, KS
4:00 pm -
Phi Theta Kappa Fall Induction Ceremony →
SCCC Showcase Theater, Liberal
7:00 pm -
3rd Annual Biz-Tech Competition →
Whole Campus, 1801 N Kansas Ave, Liberal
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PTK: Shutting Down Imposter Syndrome →
Hobble Academic Building-AA137, 1801 N Kansas Ave, Liberal
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Americans and the Holocaust Travelling Exhibit →
SCCC Library, 1801 N. Kansas Ave, Liberal -
8 Week Grade Check →
Whole Campus, 1801 N Kansas Ave, Liberal -
December 2026 Graduate Petitions Due →
Whole Campus, 1801 N Kansas Ave, Liberal
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🗞 Nearby News
Garden City
- U.S. 83 construction project to temporarily close county roads south of Garden City (westernkansasnews.com)
- This Kansas Indoor Waterpark Is The Unexpected Adult-Friendly Getaway (takingthekids.com)
- Residents Reeling Amid ICE Enforcement Actions (kcnonline.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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