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Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• This week's entertainment events in Springfield Metro: Sept. 27 (springfieldstandard.com) — Springfield residents have a packed week of local entertainment options, from baby-friendly storytimes at the Library Center to trivia nights, live music, and college specials around town. Most events run Tuesday through Saturday, many hosted via the Convention & Visitors Bureau, giving families, students, and adults plenty of choices for low-cost fun close to home.
• Expert tips for soil testing, debris cleanup and more fall garden prep (news-leader.com) — If you're tending a Springfield lawn or garden, fall is the ideal time to test your soil, adjust pH, and plan aeration, overseeding, and fertilizing. The article explains how to balance cleanup with protecting pollinators and suggests using leaf mulch wisely, then points you to the Master Gardener Hotline at the Greene County MU Extension Center on Scenic Avenue for local, personalized help.
• Pleasant Hope, Mo., man accused of assaulting teen with metal chain, breaking truck (ky3.com) — Greene County deputies responded to an assault just north of Springfield where a 17-year-old driver says a man jumped into his truck bed, smashed the rear window with a metal chain, and repeatedly struck him in the head. The teen suffered serious facial injuries and possible vision loss in one eye. A Pleasant Hope man is now jailed without bond on assault and related charges.
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