🌱 Patch AM: How a Town and Country donor became Missouri’s biggest political spender

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Town and Country donor became Missouri's biggest political spender

Also on today's calendar: Slyman Bros Appliances Sept. 1, 2026 Inaugural Charity Golf Open to Benefit The Dream Factory and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• Missouri campaigns draw $75M in big donations, much of it from undisclosed donors (newstribune.com) — A retired businessman from Town and Country, Mike Rayner, has emerged as Missouri's largest individual political donor this year, giving $3.1 million to campaigns. His contributions are part of roughly $75 million in big checks, including tens of millions in largely anonymous "dark money" backing recent ballot measures and upcoming fights over abortion, redistricting, and the initiative process.
   

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Thursday August 20
• Yoga Stretch →
  Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
  8:00 am
• Yoga Flow →
  Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
  9:00 am
• Bricks 4 Kidz →
  Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
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• Ross Meet the Teacher/Supply Drop Off
  Ross Elementary Chesterfield, MO 63017
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• River Bend Meet the Teacher
  River Bend Elementary Chesterfield, MO 63017
  4:00 pm
• Meet the Teacher (Last Names M-Z)
  Bellerive Elementary Chesterfield, MO 63017
  4:15 pm
• PTO Event: Back to School Bash
  Hanna Woods Elementary Chesterfield, MO 63017
  4:30 pm
• Municipal Court →
  Town and Country, MO Calendar, 1011 Municipal Center Drive, St. Louis
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Slyman Bros Appliances Sept. 1, 2026 Inaugural Charity Golf Open to Benefit The Dream Factory →
  Tapawingo National Golf Club, 13001 Gary Player Dr, St. Louis
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Books and Bagels with Joanna Dee Das
  The J - St. Louis St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131, United States
  10:00 am
• SOD PM - Emma →
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  1:00 pm
• Municipal Court →
  Manchester, MO Calendar Manchester, MO 63011
  4:00 pm
• Horticulture, Ecology and Beautification Committee Meeting →
  Creve Coeur Calendar, 300 N New Ballas Rd Meeting Room 2, Creve Coeur
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Our Past: The Telegraph headlines for Aug. 17 over past 100 years (thetelegraph.com)

Kirkwood

• Three Guys Not Named Scottie: The Kalshi Edge At Bellerive (oddsshopper.com)

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