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🌱 How Silver Lake handled a local officer’s stalking conviction and punishment
Make time for Oktoberfest on the Silver Lake Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Silver Lake handled a local officer's stalking conviction and punishment
Also on today's calendar: Oktoberfest and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
- Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former Shawnee County Deputy Convicted of Stalking Woman After Using Law-Enforcement Database for Personal Surveillance (thisistopeka.com) — A former part-time Silver Lake police officer and Shawnee County deputy has been convicted of stalking, official misconduct, and telephone harassment, but will serve two years of supervised probation instead of three years in jail. Silver Lake officials had already suspended his police powers and placed him on unpaid leave once the allegations surfaced, then ended his employment the day he was found guilty, underscoring local accountability concerns around law-enforcement database misuse. 
📸 Around Silver Lake
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Lake
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★ Featured events ★
- Oktoberfest →
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 3625 SW Wanamaker Rd, Topeka
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Little Eagle Clinic
Silver Lake USD 372, 200 E Lake St, Silver Lake
5:00 pm - High School Football
Silver Lake High School, PO Box 39, 200 E Lake St, Silver Lake
7:00 pm - High School Varsity Volleyball Tournament
Silver Lake High School, PO Box 39, 200 E Lake St, Silver Lake
8:00 am - High School Junior Varsity Volleyball Tournament
Jefferson West High School, 619 Condray St, Meriden
8:00 am - High School Varsity Girls Golf
Spring Creek Golf Course, 1800 Spring Creek Dr, Seneca
1:00 pm - Junior High Volleyball
Silver Lake High School, PO Box 39, 200 E Lake St, Silver Lake
4:30 pm - High School Junior Varsity Football
Seaman High School, 4850 NW Rochester Rd, Topeka
6:00 pm - High School Volleyball Triangular
Silver Lake High School, PO Box 39, 200 E Lake St, Silver Lake
5:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
📣 Silver Lake Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Pilates + CIRCL Mobility™ →
Center for Integrative Health, 5423 SW 7th St, Topeka
12:15 pm - Zumba® →
Center for Integrative Health, 5423 SW 7th St, Topeka
5:30 pm - Love Your Zoo →
Topeka Zoo, 635 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka - Pound® →
Center for Integrative Health, 5423 SW 7th St, Topeka
12:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our website is back online and functioning normally.
Customers can now access online content and services as usual. Thank you for your patience while we worked to resolve the issue, and we apologize… (Nextdoor ) - We're currently experiencing issues with our website, and customers are unable to access online content and services.
Our teams are actively working to restore service as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we… (Nextdoor )
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- Walmart posted a job opening for Online Order Filling Team Supervisor in Topeka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Topeka
- Gordon Ramsay to visit North Topeka cafe for 'Kitchen Nightmares' show (wibw.com)
- End of an Era? Beauchamp's Gallery in Topeka seeks new ownership (ksnt.com)
- Good Kids - Topeka High senior named September Senior of the Month (wibw.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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