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🌱 Patch AM: How a fake ID scheme allegedly hit a Clayton bank branch
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Hello Clayton! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a fake ID scheme allegedly hit a Clayton bank branch
Also on today's calendar: Sababa Jewish Arts & Cultural Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; warm, temps: high: 82, low: 55.
- Sunday: Warm with clouds, then sun, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Woman busted in alleged fake ID bank fraud (fox2now.com) — Clayton police say a woman used a fake Missouri driver's license and forged documents to withdraw $3,200 from another person's account at a Midland Bank branch on Bonhomme Avenue. She now faces three felony charges in St. Louis County Circuit Court, with hearings set later this month and investigators linking her to similar schemes in other states. 
📸 Around Clayton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clayton
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★ Featured events ★
- City Council →
City Hall - Council Chamber, 10 N. Bemiston, Clayton
7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
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Other local events
- City Council Strategic Planning Session →
City Hall - Council Chamber, 10 N. Bemiston, Clayton
3:00 pm - Party in the Patch →
Shaw Park, 27 S. Brentwood Blvd., Clayton
6:00 pm - Class of 2006 - 20 Year Reunion →
Flight Club St. Louis, 7710 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton
6:00 pm - Sababa Jewish Arts & Cultural Festival →
S. Central Ave and Forsyth Blvd; Carondelet Ave and S. Bemiston Ave - Clayton Community 5K Run Walk →
Shaw Park, Forsyth and Brentwood Blvds, Clayton
8:00 am - Foreign Market Insights & Export Opportunities with MO ITI - St. Louis →
World Trade Center St. Louis, 120 South Central Avenue, Clayton
10:00 am - Sustainability Advisory Committee - CANCELED for 10/20 →
City Hall, 10 N. Bemiston Ave, Clayton
4:30 pm - Sustainability Advisory Committee →
City Hall, 10 N. Bemiston Ave, Clayton
4:30 pm - St. Louis Regional Meet and Greet →
Clayton MO
6:00 pm - Special Business District Advisory Board Meeting →
City Hall - Council Chamber, 10 N. Bemiston, Clayton
1:30 pm - 2026 Fall Festival At Callaway Lake →
Callaway Lake Estates, 503 Callaway Ests Dr, Defiance
12:00 pm
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
Thursday October 22
Saturday October 24
📣 Clayton Shout Outs!
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🗞 Nearby News
University City
- Wednesday marks last day to register to vote in Missouri (fox2now.com)
- Religious freedom at stake in archbishop's lawsuit against ICE (aleteia.org)
Ladue
- Here's where to catch the Wienermobile in St. Louis this month (kmov.com)
- St. Louis Teen Book Festival returns with 22 authors (laduenews.com)
- Reinhardt/Wilson Complete $36M Eagle Bluffs Elementary School (ccr-mag.com)
Webster Groves
- Killeen council set to vote on Peoples as city manager; Her contract is signed with 720 sick hours accrued on Day 1 (kdhnews.com)
Ok Clayton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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