🌱 How a former Maize school board member reshaped Kansas politics

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In today's newsletter:

• How a former Maize school board member reshaped Kansas politics

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 96, low: 70.
• Wednesday: Humid; an a.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Former Kansas Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker Dies at 94 (pulptastic.com) — Maize residents may recall that Nancy Kassebaum Baker once served on the Maize school board before becoming a groundbreaking U.S. senator. The longtime moderate Republican and first woman elected to the Senate from Kansas without a political spouse has died at 94, leaving a legacy of bipartisan work, health insurance reform, and deep ties to her home state.
   

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📸 Around Maize

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maize

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12

• Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy →
  WAVE, 650 E 2nd St N, Wichita
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

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📣 Maize Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24

• Board of Bids & Contracts →
  Wichita, KS Calendar, 455 N. Main St., Wichita
  10:00 am

Tuesday August 25

• 1st day of PreK Last Names N-Z
  Colwich Elem Colwich, KS 67030
• Storytime in the Park →
  Wichita, KS Calendar, 601 E Douglas Avenue, Wichita
  10:00 am
• Regular City Council Meeting →
  Goddard, KS Calendar, 118 North Main Street,, Goddard
  12:00 pm
• Delano District Advisory Committee →
  Wichita, KS Calendar, 271 W. 3rd St., Wichita
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball: (Junior Varsity)
  Goddard Public Schools USD 265 Eisenhower High School Main Gym
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball Jamboree
  Valley Center High Goddard, KS
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: Eisenhower Volleyball Jamboree (Varsity)
  Goddard Public Schools USD 265 Eisenhower High School Main Gym
  5:00 pm
• IS Band Instrument Display Night
  Valley Center Intermediate School 737 N. Meridian Ave. Valley Center, KS
  5:30 pm
• City Council Meeting (Evening Meeting) →
  Wichita, KS Calendar, 455 N. Main St., Wichita
  6:00 pm
• CDS- Carousel Skate Night
  Goddard Public Schools USD 265 312 N West St, Wichita, KS 67203, USA
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Johnson Service Group posted a job opening for CMM Operator Level I in Valley Center. Apply here.
• Legends Hospitality posted a job opening for Warehouse Runner - INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maize here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Park City

• Man's body found in KDOT East Lake in north Wichita, authorities say (kansas.com)

Wichita

• Funston Pl, Wichita, KS 67207 (redfin.com)
• Music across the city: See photos, video of local bands from Wichita Forever Fest (kansas.com)
• Response Time to Fatal House Fire in Wichita (KS) Slower Than National Standard (firefighternation.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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