🌱 How Republic stunned top-ranked Fair Grove on the baseball diamond

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In today's newsletter:

• How Republic stunned top-ranked Fair Grove on the baseball diamond

Today's riddle: How did the ram get lost while driving? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Windy with clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
• Monday: Windy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
• Tuesday: Windy with a strong t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Benajmin leads Tigers past top-ranked Eagles (greenecountycommonwealth.com) — Fair Grove’s top-ranked Class 3 baseball team was upset 5-3 by Republic, snapping the Tigers’ 11-game losing streak. Fair Grove jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but Republic rallied in the middle innings and held off a late Eagles threat to secure the win.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday May 20

• Racing to Read Storytime →
  Fair Grove Branch Library, 81 S Orchard Blvd, Fair Grove
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Monday May 18

• School In Session
  Fair Grove R-x Fair Grove, MO 65648
  7:45 am
• Elementary Transition Day
  Fair Grove Elem. Fair Grove, MO 65648
  8:00 am

Tuesday May 19

• Breakfast With A Buddy
  Fair Grove Elem. Fair Grove, MO 65648
  7:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday May 17

• Beauty & the Beast 2026 →
  Springfield Ballet, 411 N Sherman Pkwy, Springfield
  1:30 pm
• HS Spring Play Matinee-
  Pleasant Hope High School, 303 N Main St, Pleasant Hope
  2:00 pm
• BHS Graduation
  Bolivar R-i Bolivar, MO 65613
  3:30 pm

Monday May 18

• PHES Community Service Day
  Pleasant Hope R-vI Pleasant Hope, MO 65725
• PHMS Community Service Week
  Pleasant Hope R-vI Pleasant Hope, MO 65725
• FFA Banquet
  High School Cafeteria, 303 N Main St, Pleasant Hope
  6:00 pm
• FFA Banquet at The Harbor
  Pleasant Hope R-vI, 1888 MO-215, Pleasant Hope
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• FOOD TRUCK: PINEAPPLE WHIP
  Pleasant Hope R-vI Pleasant Hope, MO 65725

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Strafford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

• Rescue One hosts 12th annual 5K fun run in Springfield (ky3.com)
• Ozarks Food Harvest hosts plant and seed distribution event in Springfield (ky3.com)
• Springfield Art Museum launches free art-making kits for kids to learn about conservation in the Ozarks (ky3.com)

Willard

• Rising price of diesel driving up the cost of raising and processing livestock (ky3.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He missed his ewe turn. (Thank you Clayton M. for sending it in!)
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