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🌱 How a 500-megawatt data center could reshape Osawatomie’s future
Osawatomie, Kansas Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Osawatomie! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a 500-megawatt data center could reshape Osawatomie’s future
Also on today's calendar: Osawatomie's Lights on the Lake and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 69.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• City of Osawatomie, Alcove Development Announce Plans for 500 Megawatt Data Center Campus - Ingram's (ingrams.com) — Osawatomie officials and Alcove Development plan a massive 500-megawatt data center campus just south of town that could dramatically boost city, county, and school district revenues. Leaders say the project may lower local taxes and fund new power infrastructure, while residents are raising concerns about its proximity to homes and Osawatomie State Hospital and the broader impact of such a large facility. 
📸 Around Osawatomie
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Upcoming Events in
Osawatomie
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★ Featured events ★
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Open House - Main Body Works →
Main Body works, 564 Main St, Osawatomie
10:00 am
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Board of Education Meeting
Trojan Elem Osawatomie, KS 66064
7:00 pm -
National ACT Date (5 of 6)
Osawatomie USD 367 Osawatomie, KS 66064 -
Osawatomie's Lights on the Lake →
Osawatomie Golf Course, 32942 W Lakeside Dr, Osawatomie
5:00 pm
Monday June 8
Saturday June 13
Saturday June 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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50+ Lunch & Dominoes →
The Greenspace, 303 E Nelson St, Edgerton
12:00 pm -
2026 Shifting Gears Passport Cruise →
Louisburg Cider Mill, 14730 K-68 Hwy, Louisburg
11:00 am -
City Council Meeting
City of Paola Paola Justice Center - 805 N Pearl Paola KS 66071 -
Codes Court →
Miami County, KS Calendar, 201 S. Pearl, Paola
9:00 am -
Board of County Commissioner Meeting →
Miami County, KS Calendar, 201 S. Pearl, Paola
8:00 am -
Golf Lesson →
Osawatomie Golf Course, 32942 W Lakeside Dr, Osawatomie
10:00 am -
Planning Commission Meeting →
City of Paola
5:00 pm -
Pop-up Workforce Center @ Paola Free Library →
Paola Free Library, 101 E Peoria St, Paola
10:00 am
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
Tuesday June 9
Wednesday June 10
Tuesday June 16
Thursday June 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook Osawatomie Hospital in Osawatomie. Apply here.
- Americare Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper- SNF in Paola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Osawatomie here.
🗞 Nearby News
Paola
- Lee Ann Lee (linncountyjournal.com)
- Shakeup from 2026 elections looms for Kansas State Board of Education (hutchnews.com)
- Jane 'Janie' Ball (johnsoncountypost.com)
Ottawa
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch Covers Kansas City and Topeka Until 4 AM Monday With Tennis Ball Hail, 70 MPH Winds and Tornadoes Possible (chicagomusicguide.com)
- Wichita addiction recovery provider says $4 million grant is ‘major step' (ksn.com)
Ok Osawatomie! 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: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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