🌱 Ash Grove basketball brings more size and depth into new season

Good morning Ash Grove! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Ash Grove basketball brings more size and depth into new season
• Missouri Supreme Court rejects Moon’s stadium funding appeal

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 68 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 54, low: 30.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 49 and low of 25 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2026-27 Winter Preview: Ash Grove Boys Basketball (ozarkssportszone.com) — Ash Grove boys basketball enters the season with returning scorer Easton Rust and a deeper, taller roster after finishing 17-11. Coach Grant Williamson expects that size to strengthen defense and rebounding as younger players adjust to varsity play. The team opens Nov. 24 at Crane.
   

• Missouri Supreme Court rules against Ash Grove legislator in challenge to 2025 stadium funding bill (ozarksfirst.com) — Ash Grove state Sen. Michael Moon and two fellow challengers lost their appeal over Missouri’s stadium financing law. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Tuesday that they lacked taxpayer standing to sue, leaving the law intact without deciding their constitutional objections to the subsidies intended to keep the Chiefs and Royals in Missouri.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Sweeny/Lyon Veteran's Day Parade
  Republic R-iII Republic, MO 65738
  1:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• GBB Home vs. Monett
  Mt. Vernon Middle Mount Vernon, MO 65712
  5:00 pm
• Girls Basketball vs Carthage Junior @ Republic (7th & 8th Grade)
  Republic R-iII Republic, MO 65738
  5:30 pm
• 3-4 Musical
  Sweeny Elementary Republic, MO 65738
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Ladies Night Out at Village Pottery Cafe →
  Village Pottery Cafe, 127 S Walnut Ave, Republic
  4:30 pm

Monday November 16

• GBB Home vs. Aurora
  Mt. Vernon Middle Mount Vernon, MO 65712
  5:00 pm
• Girls Basketball vs Waynesville @Republic (7th & 8th Grade)
  Republic R-iII Republic, MO 65738
  5:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• 4th Quarter Meeting →
  Willard Middle School Library, 205 Miller Road, Willard
  10:45 am
• City Council Meeting →
  Republic, MO Calendar, 4221 S. Wilson's Creek Blvd., Republic
  6:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Girls Basketball vs Cherokee MS @Republic (7th Grade)
  Republic R-iII Republic, MO 65738
  5:30 pm

Thursday November 19

• HS Boys BB Jamboree @ MCE
  Marion C. Early R-v Morrisville, MO 65710
  5:00 pm
• Girls Basketball vs Willard @Republic (7th & 8th Grade)
  Republic R-iII Republic, MO 65738
  5:30 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

• Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Willard. Apply here.
• Chuck E. Cheese posted a job opening for Cashier - Cast Member in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ash Grove here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Willard

• On Your Side: Spire seeks a rate increase of up to 11%; how you can weigh in (ky3.com)

Republic

• Excellence In Every Set: Sears Leads LCU's Award-Winning Quartet (lcuchaps.com)

Springfield

• Downtown Springfield Association walks through Christmas parade changes (ozarksfirst.com)
• Tourism generates over $1 billion in economic impact for Springfield (sgfcitizen.org)
• Springfield police share ways to prevent holiday package theft (ky3.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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