🌱 How Nixa’s new water rescue team could save lives faster

Cheers Nixa! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Nixa's new water rescue team could save lives faster
• How many free smoke alarms are headed to Nixa's fire crews?

Also on today's calendar: Deric Cahill and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm or two; not as warm, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
• Saturday: Warmer with a stray t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nixa Fire and Ozark Fire join forces to improve water rescues (ozarksfirst.com) — Nixa residents will see faster, more coordinated water rescues thanks to a new joint Swiftwater Rescue Team formed by the Nixa and Ozark fire protection districts. The agreement standardizes training, dispatch, and equipment so local crews can respond quickly to dangerous flooding while still keeping firefighters available for emergencies back in Nixa neighborhoods.
   

• Springfield-area fire departments to get 800 donated smoke alarms (news-leader.com) — Nixa families could benefit from a donation of 800 smoke alarms being shared among nine southwest Missouri fire departments, including Nixa's. The alarms, funded entirely by private donors, will support local fire prevention and education efforts during Fire Prevention Week and are expected to help protect thousands of residents across the region.
   

📸 Around Nixa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Nixa

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Shayne Smith →
  Springfield Comedy Club, 420 W College St, Springfield
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Riann Lubinski Invitational →
  Nixa MO
• Walking With Ghosts at Aetos Center For The Performing Arts →
  Aetos Center For The Performing Arts, 514 S Nicholas Rd, Nixa
  7:00 pm
• Walking With Ghosts - Nixa, MO →
  Aetos Center For The Performing Arts, 514 S Nicholas Rd, Nixa
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• AI Collective - Springfield Chapter October Event →
  4 By 4 Brewing Company - Fremont Hills, 9003 Sawgrass Ave, Nixa
Saturday October 10
• Deric Cahill →
  Springfield Comedy Club, 420 W College St, Springfield
  8:45 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Kickapoo at Nixa →
  Nixa MO
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2
• Ozark Chamber First Friday Coffee →
  City of Ozark Calendar, 116 N. 2nd Avenue, Ozark
  7:30 am
• After Hours at The Workshop →
  The Workshop, 840 Finley Farms Ln, Ozark
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Lifting Workshop →
  City of Ozark Calendar, 1530 W. Jackson St., Ozark
  10:30 am
Monday October 5
• Board of Aldermen Meeting →
  City of Ozark Calendar Ozark, MO 65721
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Painting The Seasons: Fall →
  The Workshop, 840 Finley Farms Ln, Ozark
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Reminder: Summer Sewer Averaging Period Ends October 31
  Dear Residents of Fremont Hills, Fair Haven, and Briarbrook, This is a reminder that the summer sewer averaging period will end on October 31. … (Nextdoor )
• Just spotted 4 pound small terrier like dog on whole number 13 Fairway in Fremont Hills.
  The little dog is headed west towards the tea box of 13. (Nextdoor Fremont Hills)

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Nixa. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Nixa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nixa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ozark

• Mountain Home High School Band finishes first in class at Pride of the Ozarks (ktlo.com)
• Overnight road work in Ozark, Mo., aims to limit impact on shoppers (ky3.com)
• Summer surge to end a very hot September (ozarksfirst.com)

Springfield

• 47th Annual Ozark Fall Farmfest returns to Ozark Empire Fairgrounds Oct. 2-4 (ozarksfirst.com)
• Learn about Monarchs and More with MDC Oct. 3 in Springfield (mo.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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