🌱 MPS Staff Professional Development Day and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 89, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Breezy, very warm and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• MPS Staff Professional Development Day
  Milford Public Schools Milford High School, Milford Elementary
  8:00 am
• Young at Heart →
  Seward Memorial Library, 233 S 5th St, Seward
  12:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Community Activities: Family Reunion - Roth (High School)
  Milford Public Schools Milford Elementary Multi Purpose Room
  5:30 pm
• Community Activities: Fairview Youth Group (High School)
  Milford Public Schools Milford High School South Gym
  7:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Teacher Work Days
  Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools Wilber Clatonia Public Schools
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Night Last Names A - L - Elementary
  Milford Public Schools Milford Elementary
  6:00 pm
• Board of Education Regular Meeting
  Crete Public Schools Welcome Center-1-Board Room (60) [Video Conferencing]
  6:00 pm
• Back to School Night - Last Names M - Z - Elementary
  Milford Public Schools Milford Elementary
  6:45 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Back to School night - All JH/HS students
  Milford Public Schools Milford High School
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 30

• HarvFest 2026 →
  Junto Wine, 1356 182nd, Seward
  12:00 pm

Monday September 7

• Christmas Festival Planning Meeting →
  Civic Center, 616 Bradford St, Seward
  7:00 pm

Monday September 14

• Readers Choice →
  Seward Memorial Library, 233 S 5th St, Seward
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Pizza Hut Cook in Crete. Apply here.
• Tenneco, Inc. posted a job opening for Welding Ops Lead 1 (2nd Shift) in Seward. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dorchester here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Seward

• Every Seward County Community College player drafted by the Golden State Warriors (usatoday.com)
• Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 (sewardindependent.com)
• A bench full of Seward history (sewardindependent.com)

Lincoln

• Hope Village: A nearly decade-long dream nears completion in north Lincoln (1011now.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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