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🌱 Patch AM: Which Springfield events are worth your time this week?

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What's up Springfield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Springfield events are worth your time this week?
  • Need fall lawn help? Springfield's Master Gardener Hotline can guide you.
  • Teen badly hurt in chain attack just north of Springfield

Also on today's calendar: Spooky Sprint - Springfield and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy and windy, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 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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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A man gets into his car and heads down the highway to work.
    His wife calls him in his car and says, "Be careful, Dear. The police report that someone is driving down the highway in the wrong direction." … (Nextdoor Phelps Grove)
  • Edit: REUNITED!!!
    Found dog on E Buena Vista x Fremont. Sweet husky girl puppy. Please call 8704160178 (Nextdoor Rosemont)
  • MGM Healthcare posted a job opening for Housekeeping Assistant $1,000 Sign On Bonus in Springfield. Apply here.
  • ABEC, Inc. posted a job opening for Manufacturing Team Lead - 1st & 2nd Shift Available in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Ok Springfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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