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🌱 Patch AM: How looming county budget cuts could reshape services and buildings in Clayton
Happening soon: OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones on the Clayton Patch calendar
Good day Clayton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How looming county budget cuts could reshape services and buildings in Clayton
- Police seek more victims after disturbing child exploitation arrest tied to Clayton
Also on today's calendar: OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 73, low: 51.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Page's proposed St. Louis County budget includes cuts and pushes dire need for new revenue (stlpr.org) — St. Louis County's newly proposed 2027 budget could mean continued service cuts, building closures, and possible tax or revenue changes that directly affect Clayton residents and the Roos Government Building downtown. With the aging county administration building in Clayton ordered vacated by the end of 2027 for fire-safety reasons, leaders are weighing consolidations, road maintenance shifts to municipalities, and another attempt at a use tax to avoid deeper reductions. 
• Wildwood man arrested for child pornography, bestiality (fox2now.com) — Police in Clayton have arrested a 19-year-old Wildwood man on multiple charges involving child pornography, attempted exploitation of minors, and bestiality, and they're now asking potential additional victims to come forward. The alleged crimes occurred in 2025, but the investigation continues, with the suspect held on a high cash-only bond and a court appearance set for Oct. 7.
📸 Around Clayton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clayton
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★ Featured events ★
- OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones →
1015 S Sappington Rd, St. Louis
9:00 am - Saint Louis Chamber Chorus "Choral Elements Fire" →
Second Baptist Church, 9030 Clayton Rd, St. Louis
3:00 pm - GISELLE by Saint Louis Ballet →
Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 Touhill Cir, St. Louis
7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Ward II Coffee →
Oak Knoll Park, 1 Oak Knoll Park, Clayton
9:00 am - Clayton Jazz Festival →
N. Brentwood Blvd., 10 block of N. Brentwood Blvd., Clayton
5:00 pm - Secondary and High School Night 2026 →
Visitation Academy of St. Louis, 3020 N Ballas Rd, St. Louis
6:00 pm - Live Like a Citizen: 8 Ways to Change Your Mindset and Our Country →
Clark Fox Forum, Hillman Hall, 6355 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton
7:00 pm - Housing Court →
Police Station/Municipal Court, 10 South Brentwood BLVD, Clayton
9:00 am - Community Equity Commission →
City Hall - Council Chamber, 10 N. Bemiston, Clayton
5:30 pm - City Council →
City Hall - Council Chamber, 10 N. Bemiston, Clayton
7:00 pm - City Council Strategic Planning Session →
City Hall - Council Chamber, 10 N. Bemiston, Clayton
3:00 pm - Sababa Jewish Arts & Cultural Festival →
S. Central Ave and Forsyth Blvd; Carondelet Ave and S. Bemiston Ave
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
📣 Clayton Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Movie review - Stranglehold —Mark Glass Read on Patch
🗞 Nearby News
University City
- Media Coverage: September 2026 (umsl.edu)
Ladue
- Bar mitzvah: Reid Mandel Swillinger (stljewishlight.org)
Webster Groves
- 10 St. Louis restaurants with great burgers (saucemagazine.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 girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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