🌱 Prom 8-11pm and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Prom 8-11pm at Jefferson West USD 340
• HS Speech/Drama Regionals at Jefferson West USD 340
• Progress Reports Out This Week at Jefferson West USD 340

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

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A few t-storms, some severe, with a high of 82 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 59, low: 33.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.

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📸 Around Meriden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Meriden

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Saturday April 18

• Prom 8-11pm
  Jefferson West USD 340 The Silo Wedding and Event Center, 6787 Anderson Rd, Meriden, K
• HS Speech/Drama Regionals
  Jefferson West USD 340 Meriden, KS 66512

Monday April 20

• Progress Reports Out This Week
  Jefferson West USD 340 Meriden, KS 66512
• National Library Week
  Jefferson West USD 340 Meriden, KS 66512
• HSBSB V Silver Lake 4:30pm (H)
  Jefferson West USD 340 500 E Sunflower Blvd, Ozawkie, KS 66070, USA
• HSBG V Preseason League @ St. Marys 1pm (Cypress Ridge)
  Jefferson West USD 340 Cypress Ridge Golf Course, 2533 SW Urish Rd, Topeka, KS 66614
• HSSB JV/V Silver Lake 4:30pm (H)
  Jefferson West USD 340 210 Miller St, Meriden, KS 66512, USA

Tuesday April 21

• HSBG V @ Nemaha Central 1pm (Spring Creek Golf Course)
  Spring Creek Golf Course , 1800 Spring Creek Dr , Seneca

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• 2026 Paws in the Park
  Helping Hands Humane Society Inc , 5720 SW 21st St , Topeka
  9:00 am
• Men’s Shoot
  Dawn To Dusk Farms and Dusk to Dawn Fireworks , 17828 Effingham Rd , Valley Falls
  10:00 am
• CBC's Men's Shoot
  Dawn To Dusk Farms and Dusk to Dawn Fireworks , 17828 Effingham Rd , Valley Falls
  10:00 am

Thursday April 23

• Secretary Appreciation Day
  North Fairview Topeka, KS 66617

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Topeka. Apply here.
• Cardinal Health posted a job opening for Manager - Transportation Systems Management in Topeka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Meriden here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Topeka

• Topeka hospital offers pediatric intensive care closer to home (wibw.com)
• Topeka Community Foundation honors scholarship recipients and donors at banquet (wibw.com)
• Kansas Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 winning numbers for April 15, 2026 (cjonline.com)

Lawrence

• Free State Festival slate includes new film from acclaimed director and musician, films celebrating Algerian history (ljworld.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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