🌱 How Malden’s Green Wave will bounce back in Monday’s key match

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In today's newsletter:

• How Malden’s Green Wave will bounce back in Monday’s key match

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 55.
• Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Gideon volleyball sweeps Malden for 10th straight win (dddnews.com) — Malden High’s Green Wave volleyball team fell 3–0 to Gideon, despite strong efforts from seniors and underclassmen who filled the stat sheet. The match highlighted standout performances on both sides and sets up a key home conference matchup for Malden against Campbell on Monday, Oct. 5, that will help determine tournament seeding.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malden

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Monday October 5

• HS VOLLEYBALL VS CAMPBELL @ MALDEN
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  5:00 pm
• JH GIRLS BASKETBALL VS BLOOMFIELD @ MALDEN ( ELEM. GYM )
  Malden Lower Elem. Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm
• JV FOOTBALL VS SCOTT CITY @ SCOTT CITY
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• HS VOLLEYBALL VS CARUTHERSVILLE @ CARUTHERSVILLE
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  5:00 pm
• JH GIRLS BASKETBALL VS CAMPBELL @ MALDEN
  Malden Lower Elem. Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm
• JH GIRLS BASKETBALL VS CAMPBELL @ CAMPBELL
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• HS VOLLEYBALL VS SIKESTON @ SIKESTON
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  5:00 pm
• JH FOOTBALL VS DONIPHAN @ MALDEN
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  5:30 pm
• JH GIRLS BASKETBALL VS NEW MADRID @ MALDEN
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  6:00 pm

Friday October 9

• HS FOOTBALL VS CHARLESTON @ CHARLESTON
  Malden High Malden, MO 63863
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• HS Volleyball @ Bernie
  Gideon Elem. Gideon, MO 63848
  5:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• KVC Missouri Foster Parent Q&A Session →
  Lighthouse Church of Dexter, 18555 Lighthouse Dr., Dexter
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• On October 1, 2026, satellite detections indicated...
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• Opaa Food Management posted a job opening for Kitchen Staff Substitute in Malden. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Malden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malden here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Dexter

• Casey's to open 31 stores in the coming months. See where (miamiherald.com)

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• Midseason report: Kennett Indians reach top of SEMO Central ... (dddnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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