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🌱 How Southern Boone’s sixth-inning surge stunned Capital City in Ashland
Coming up on the Ashland Patch calendar: MFG Day at Ranken Central MO
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In today's newsletter:
- How Southern Boone's sixth-inning surge stunned Capital City in Ashland
Also on today's calendar: Laquey at Southern Boone 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: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 71, low: 48.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Prep Softball: Southern Boone 3, Capital City 1 (newstribune.com) — A strong late-inning rally in Ashland lifted the Southern Boone Lady Eagles softball team to a 3-1 home win over Capital City, highlighted by a bases-clearing double in the sixth. The victory moves Southern Boone to 19-2 and sets up another home matchup Thursday evening against Father Tolton, giving local fans another chance to catch top-ranked Class 3 action. 
📸 Around Ashland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ashland
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★ Featured events ★
- MFG Day at Ranken Central MO →
Ranken – Central MO, 975 Perry Avenue, Ashland
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Board of Aldermen Business Meeting →
Ashland, MO Calendar, 101 W Broadway, Ashland
6:30 pm - Laquey at Southern Boone →
Southern Boone, 14520 S Crump Ln, Ashland
5:00 pm - Fall Online I Classes End →
Ranken – Central MO, 975 Perry Avenue, Ashland - Dandy Variety Show @DandyLion Café →
DandyLion Café, 102 S Main St, Ashland
7:00 pm - Dandy Variety Show →
DandyLion Café, 102 S Main St, Ashland
7:00 pm - Fall Online II Classes Begin Day 40 →
Ranken – Central MO, 975 Perry Avenue, Ashland - Fall Open Houses - Satellite Locations →
Ranken – Central MO, 975 Perry Avenue, Ashland - Smithton at Southern Boone →
Ashland MO
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Tuesday October 6
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
Tuesday October 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- JH Volleyball @ Eugene
Cole County Elementary School, 14803 MO-17, Eugene
5:00 pm - (V/JV) Softball @ Russellville
Russellville Jr/Sr High School, 13600 Rte C, Russellville
5:00 pm - HS Volleyball (V/JV) vs. Eugene-SENIOR NIGHT
New Bloomfield High School, 307 Redwood Dr, New Bloomfield
5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hey everyone!
I say a white with black spot animal body on the side of a highway right as you take the exit to Ashland. Looked to be a house cat, it was very clean… (Nextdoor Ashland)
- JBS USA Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Regional Sanitation Manager-Prepared Foods in Columbia. Apply here.
- Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Columbia
- Coming Soon: Culver's Adding a Third Columbia Location (thingstodocolumbiamo.com)
- Columbia utilities set to increase Thursday (abc17news.com)
- Landmark Tree Care Highlights Five-Star Reputation and Round-the-Clock Emergency Tree Removal (commercialappeal.com)
Jefferson City
- No injuries reported after kitchen fire in Jefferson City (krcgtv.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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