🌱 How did Gothenburg Swede softball finish their rain-soaked regular season?

Morning Gothenburg! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Gothenburg Swede softball finish their rain-soaked regular season?
• How a Gothenburg factory is shaping NCTA welders’ future careers
• See which Gothenburg property just changed hands this week.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Warmer; breezy in the morning, with a high of 79 and low of 42 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
• Monday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Swede Softball Wraps Up Regular Season Play (gothenburgleader.com) — Gothenburg Swede varsity softball has wrapped up its regular season after a weather-soaked final week that even canceled the Adams Central Invitational. The team’s late-September trip to Hastings ended in a tough 15–2 loss despite solid contact at the plate, with senior pitcher Taye Herrick driving in the Swedes’ lone run.
   

2. NCTA advanced welding connects learning with industry (mccookgazette.com) — NCTA welding students just spent Oct. 1 inside WearParts in Gothenburg, seeing exactly how their classroom skills translate to real agricultural manufacturing jobs. The visit included hands-on exposure to hard-surfacing tillage equipment and conversations with an NCTA alumnus now working there, underscoring how local industry partnerships can turn technical training into careers for central Nebraska students.
   

3. Dawson County weekly real estate transactions, Sept. 25-Oct. 2 (kgfw.com) — A recent Dawson County Register of Deeds report includes a new property transaction in the West Lawn Addition within the City of Gothenburg, giving residents a snapshot of local real estate activity. The list also details several other Cozad, Lexington, and Johnson Lake transfers, including sale amounts and specific subdivision locations across the county.
   

4. Man sentenced to over 70 years for murder, robbery in Denver (cbsnews.com) — A Denver man convicted in a deadly 2025 crime spree has been sentenced to 76 years in prison after his flight from police ended in a Nebraska State Patrol pursuit near Gothenburg. Troopers stopped his vehicle with spike strips, pulled him and a passenger from the car, and administered Narcan, though the passenger later died.
   

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📸 Around Gothenburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gothenburg

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4

• Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church Annual Fall Dinner in Gothenburg →
  Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 1915 Ave F, Gothenburg
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• Volleyball: Gothenburg vs North Platte (Freshman)
  North Platte High School
  5:00 pm
• Football: Cozad vs Gothenburg (Junior Varsity)
  Gothenburg High School Football Stadium
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball: Gothenburg vs North Platte (Reserve)
  North Platte High School
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Girls Volleyball: Gothenburg vs Ogallala (Reserve)
  Prairie View School Prairie View Gym
  5:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball: Gothenburg vs Ogallala (Junior Varsity)
  Prairie View School Prairie View Gym
  6:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball: Gothenburg vs Ogallala (Varsity)
  Prairie View School Prairie View Gym
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Boys Cross Country: Southwest Conference XC Championships (Varsity)
  Cozad Country Club
  4:00 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Southwest Conference XC Championships (Junior
  Cozad Country Club
  4:00 pm
• Boys Cross Country: Southwest Conference XC Championships (Junior H
  Cozad Country Club
  4:00 pm
• Boys Cross Country: Southwest Conference XC Championships (Junior V
  Cozad Country Club
  4:00 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Southwest Conference XC Championships (Varsity
  Cozad Country Club
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• The Maschhoffs, LLC posted a job opening for Assistant Feed Mill Manager (Gothenburg, NE) in Gothenburg. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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