🌱 Farmers Market and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: Why are frogs poor conversationists? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A few strong p.m. t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Windy; a severe p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 54 degrees.

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📸 Around Gladstone

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 16

• Farmers Market →
  Downtown Liberty Square, 1 Courthouse Square, Liberty
  8:00 am
• Mood & Moon Book Launch
  Sacred Creations, 12 N Main St. Unit B, Liberty
  10:00 am
• William Chrisman HS Graduation
  William Chrisman High School, 1223 N Noland Rd, Independence
  5:00 pm
• WCHS Class of 2026 Graduation Ceremony
  William Chrisman High School, 1223 N Noland Rd, Independence
  5:00 pm
• Truman HS Graduation
  Truman High School, 3301 S Noland Rd, Independence
  6:30 pm

Sunday May 17

• Sunday Worship Services
  Independence Chamber-Commerce, 17902 North Whitney Road, Independence
  9:45 am
• Kansas City Bridal & Wedding Expo →
  Bartle Hall, 301 W 13th St, Kansas City
  12:30 pm
• Kansas City Ballet - The Great Gatsby →
  Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City
  1:30 pm

Monday May 18

• Winnetonka High School Graduation
  T-Mobile Center
  4:00 pm
• City Council Special Regular Session →
  Liberty Calendar
  7:00 pm
• Staley High School Graduation
  T-Mobile Center
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Oak Park High School Graduation
  T-Mobile Center
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Suspicious activity in Marketplace.
  Today I listed 2 items for sale, within minutes I was contacted by 2 different people asking if still available the first response came from a… (Nextdoor Strafford Park)
• City of Gladstone Residents
  You may have gotten your City Magazine but in the event you threw it away or didn’t look this photo shows the upcoming dates for events related to… (Nextdoor Northaven Dr)

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🗞 Nearby News

North Kansas City

• Where are the Kansas City area's safest hospitals? See the latest ratings (kansascity.com)
• Good Shotguns at a Better Price (huntingretailer.com)
• Get in the game: World Cup match lights opportunity (but only if a risk-taker is willing to strike) (startlandnews.com)

Kansas City

• Vigil honors Erica Green on what would have been her 29th birthday (kctv5.com)
• ‘I'd like to see prosecutions:' Crossroads business owners raise security concerns (fox4kc.com)
• Man charged in 71 Highway shooting that left woman critically injured (fox4kc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They jump to conclusions. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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