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Spotted on the Topeka calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

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Greetings Topeka! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Oakland's 100-year celebration in Topeka is happening Saturday
  • How will SE 29th Street's six-month closure affect your daily drive?
  • What Topeka leaders are weighing on police license plate cameras

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
  • Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. How to attend Oakland's 100-year celebration of being in Topeka (cjonline.com) — Oakland neighbors and Topeka residents are invited to a free Annexation Celebration on Oct. 10, marking 100 years since Oakland officially became part of Topeka. The event, held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oakland Community Center, will honor the neighborhood's Mexican American roots, historic sites and long-standing community ties within Topeka's District 2.
   

2. Topeka businesses concerned as section of SE 29th Street closes for months-long project (ksnt.com) — Drivers in Topeka should plan around a six-month closure of SE 29th Street at Butcher Creek, which started Tuesday and stretches from just east of SE Kansas Place to Church's Chicken. Nearby businesses like Car Toyz worry about losing customers, though the city says the work will improve pavement, utilities, and safety once the wider project wraps up next summer.
   

3. Topeka City Council hears from TPD on Flock, security camera usage (wibw.com) — Topeka's City Council has begun debating how police and county agencies use Flock-style security and license plate cameras, with no decisions made yet. Officials outlined current systems, data access limits and a new 21-day retention policy, while residents voiced strong privacy concerns and city leaders weighed the technology's crime-fighting benefits against civil liberties.
   

4. How much Topeka merchandise printer is making in DHS medical contracts (cjonline.com) — A Topeka-based merchandise printer, Kalos Inc. on SE 21st Street, holds two Department of Homeland Security contracts for medical-related services worth several million dollars. One contract, tied to pharmacy and nursing support for electronic health records, could extend through 2029, bringing substantial federal revenue into the local business community.
   

5. Drag Strip Auction: 12 IHRA-Linked Tracks, Bids Due Nov. 17 (backfirenews.com) — Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka is being offered in a sealed-bid auction, with bids due November 17 and a 30-day, no-contingency closing for buyers. The 622-acre property is zoned light industrial and could be sold whole or in tracts, meaning its future as a racetrack is uncertain. Local racers and businesses may be affected if new owners choose warehouses or logistics instead of motorsports.
   

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📸 The No. 13 Washburn University Volleyball hosted the University of Central Missouri Jennies, Tuesday evening in Whiting Field House. Tuesday's match was a white out in Whiting game. —keith H. Like

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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