🌱 July 11th ACT Registration Deadline and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 5

• July 11th ACT Registration Deadline
  Nickerson USD 309 Hutchinson, KS 67501
  8:00 am
• Delos Senior Festival →
  Delos V Smith Sr Center, 101 W 1st Ave, Hutchinson
  9:00 am
• Queer Cøuntry Night →
  Tipsy Owl & Boozy Badgers, 2203 E 4th Ave, Hutchinson
  7:30 pm

Sunday June 7

• Reno County Veteran's Memorial Wall Bike, Car ... →
  Reno County Veterans Memorial, 209 Des Moines Ave, South Hutchinson
  1:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Summer Camp, KinderCamp →
  Hutchinson Zoo
  9:00 am
• USD 331 Board Meeting
  Kingman - Norwich USD 331 Kingman, KS 67068
  5:00 pm
• USD 308 Board of Education Meeting
  Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen Administration Center, 1520 N. Plum, Hutchinson, KS 67501
  6:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Nickerson USD 309 Hutchinson, KS 67501
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 11

• National Speech and Debate @ Richmond VA
  Nickerson USD 309 Hutchinson, KS 67501

Friday June 12

• Zooper Hero Family Night →
  Hutchinson Zoo - Hutchinson KS 67501
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• June 13th ACT (@HutchCC)
  Nickerson USD 309 Shears Technology Center, 1300 N Plum St, Hutchinson, KS 67501\
• DIRTY RED & THE SOUL SHAKERS →
  The Red Shed, 6311 N k-61 Hwy, Hutchinson
  8:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Now Hiring: Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Pretty Prairie. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Pretty Prairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pretty Prairie here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hutchinson

• Via Christi, Hutchinson Regional partner to offer heart rhythm clinic (hutchpost.com)
• Hutchinson Community Foundation Opens Second Impact Cycle of 2026 Fund for Reno County Grants (fundsforngos.org)
• OLG Fiesta returns June 6-7 for 81st annual celebration (hutchpost.com)

Clearwater

• 6 bodies of water could be unsafe in KS. What to know about toxic algal blooms (kansas.com)

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-- 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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