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🌱 How Carl Junction’s state representative is shaping Missouri’s energy future.
Happening soon: Carl Junction Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Joplin on the Carl Junction Patch calendar
Hello Carl Junction! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Carl Junction's state representative is shaping Missouri's energy future.
Also on today's calendar: Volunteer Day for Army SPC Billy Chandler and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 68, low: 58.
- Saturday: Some sun with a stray t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Missouri unveils plan to keep up with rising energy demands (newstalkkzrg.com) — Missouri is rolling out a long-range energy plan to boost in-state power generation, and Carl Junction's own Rep. Bob Bromley is helping shape it as chair of the House Utilities Committee. The task force is weighing nuclear expansion, new reactor technologies, and how rising data center demand could affect residential and small-business electric bills statewide. 
📸 Around Carl Junction
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carl Junction
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★ Featured events ★
- Carl Junction Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Joplin →
Joplin High School, 101 N Rangeline Road, Joplin
4:30 pm
Monday October 12
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Other local events
- Volunteer Day for Army SPC Billy Chandler →
7200 S 540 Rd, Miami
10:00 am - West Plains at Carl Junction →
Carl Junction High School, 206 S Roney, Carl Junction
4:30 pm - Carl Junction Bulldogs vs West Plains →
Carl Junction MO
4:30 pm
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
📣 Carl Junction Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Free High School Equivalency And College Preparation Classes →
Webb City MO
5:00 pm - Sun-Style Tai Chi →
Webb City MO
9:30 am - Webb City vs West Plains →
Webb City MO - Webb City Farmers Market →
Webb City Farmers Market, 106 E Tracy St, Webb City
9:00 am - Willard Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Webb City →
Webb City High School, 621 N Madison St, Webb City
4:30 pm - Webb City vs Willard →
Webb City MO
4:30 pm - Baby Bookworms →
Webb City MO
10:00 am - Mahjong Classes →
Webb City MO
1:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (01685) - 624 South Madison in Webb City. Apply here.
- Freeman Health System posted a job opening for Unit Secretary | ICU Step Down | Part-Time Days in Joplin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carl Junction here.
🗞 Nearby News
Webb City
- Webb City dedicates bench to former mayor (fourstateshomepage.com)
- Webb City softball's bats put up big numbers against Neosho (fourstateshomepage.com)
- Rhonda Yates (blogspot.com)
Joplin
- Golfers hit the green to support Spiva (fourstateshomepage.com)
- Joplin (MO) Fire Department Receives Grant for Staffing (firefighternation.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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