🌱 Baseball Practice and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 70.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 69 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 7

• Baseball Practice
  Glenwood R-vIII West Plains, MO 65775
  8:30 am
• Safety Training / Lost in the City →
  Shenanigans, 5 Luster Arcade, West Plains
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Mega Motorsports Toughest Monster Truck Tour - Saturday →
  Heart of the Ozarks Fair, US-63, West Plains
  6:30 pm
• Mega Motorsports Toughest Monster Truck Tour ... →
  Heart of the Ozarks Fair, US-63, West Plains
  6:30 pm

Monday August 10

• Baseball Tryouts
  Glenwood R-vIII West Plains, MO 65775
  4:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• New Teacher Orientation
  West Plains R-vII West Plains, MO 65775
• Softball Open Field
  Glenwood R-vIII West Plains, MO 65775
  9:00 am

Wednesday August 12

• Ozarks Regional Stockyard →
  Ozarks Regional Stockyard, 3292 US-63, West Plains
  12:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• New Student Registration
  Glenwood R-vIII West Plains, MO 65775
  8:30 am

Friday August 14

• PTO Back to School Pool Party
  Glenwood R-vIII 1136 W Broadway St, West Plains, MO 65775, USA
  6:00 pm

Monday August 17

• Teacher Work Days
  West Plains R-vII West Plains, MO 65775

Tuesday August 18

• Board of Education Meeting
  Glenwood R-vIII West Plains, MO 65775
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Thayer. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

West Plains

• Community blood drive set for Aug. 21 at Parkway Center - West Plains Daily Quill (westplainsdailyquill.net)
• Downtown West Plains launches banner sponsorship program (howellcountynews.com)
• West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff Issues Statement Following the Election (ozarkradionews.com)

Mountain View

• Skid Steer Secured (howellcountynews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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