🌱 Patch AM: Want to get paid to help run Topeka’s November election?

Coffee in hand, Topeka? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Want to get paid to help run Topeka's November election?
• What Kansas's big primary turnout could mean for November's races

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Keith H.!

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 102, low: 78.
• Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 92 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'It's incredibly important': How to be a poll worker for upcoming November election (ksn.com) — Shawnee County's election office is actively recruiting Topeka-area residents, including Washburn University students, to serve as paid poll workers for November's general election. If you're at least 16, you can apply through the Kansas Secretary of State or your county election office, then complete a three-hour training about three weeks before Election Day.
   

• Political analysts break down the official numbers from the 2026 Primary Election in Kansas and what they could mean for the General Election (ksnt.com) — From Topeka, political analysts dig into Kansas's 2026 primary turnout of more than 650,000 voters and what those numbers might signal for November's general election. They also preview the first debate between Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton and examine how a stalled federal farm bill could affect Kansas agriculture and food assistance programs.
   

📸 Around Topeka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Topeka

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Holy Smokin' Jamboree 5K Run →
  Topeka

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• McEachron Book Fair
  Mceachron Elem Topeka, KS 66614
• PTO Meeting
  Mceachron Elem Topeka, KS 66614
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Trash Bag Sales
  Mceachron Elem Topeka, KS 66614
• Washburn Midweek Mashup Community Kickoff
  Mceachron Elem Topeka, KS 66614
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• McEachron Skating Party
  Mceachron Elem Topeka, KS 66614
  5:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 7
• Junior High Volleyball
  Silver Lake USD 372 Silver Lake High School, PO Box 39, 200 E Lake St, Silver Lake\
  4:30 pm
• High School Junior Varsity Football
  Silver Lake USD 372 Silver Lake High School, PO Box 39, 200 E Lake St, Silver Lake\
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• High School Varsity Girls Golf
  Silver Lake USD 372 Lamont Hill Golf Club, 22975 KS-368, Vassar, KS 66543, USA
  1:00 pm
• High School Junior Varsity Girls Golf
  Silver Lake USD 372 TopCITYGolf at GreatLIFE North, 350 NE US 24 HWY, Topeka, KS 66
  3:00 pm
• Junior High and High School Cross Country
  Silver Lake USD 372 Wamego Middle School, 1701 Kaw Valley Rd, Wamego, KS 66547, US
  4:00 pm
• High School Volleyball Triangular
  Silver Lake USD 372 Rossville Junior-Senior High School, 800 Main St, Rossville, KS
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If you could relive one year of your life, which one would it be?
  If I could relieve one year, it would be the day I said goodbye to Ayakashi Ghost Guild. https://colorsofflowers4590.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/1256/ (Nextdoor Jefferson Square)
• There is a dog needing to get home.
  Do you know about this dog? The dog is wondering around 14th Plass. (Nextdoor College Hill)

• Elwood Staffing posted a job opening for Bindery Associate in Topeka. Apply here.
• Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Topeka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Topeka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lawrence

• Lawrence post-punk band Sweeping Promises embrace 'romanticizing' on new album (kcur.org)
• Empowerment Expo 2026 (businessdailynetwork.com)
• B.C. Lions release defensive lineman Amani Bledsoe (bgmsportstrax.com)

Baldwin City

• See the Friday night scoreboard for Kansas City-area high school football games (kansascity.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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