🌱 Curious what makes Ghost Road near Erick so eerily unforgettable?

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In today's newsletter:

• Curious what makes Ghost Road near Erick so eerily unforgettable?

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 52.
• Monday: Sunshine and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This Abandoned Stretch of Route 66 Is One of America's Creepiest Highway Detours—and Nature Is Slowly Reclaiming It (travelandleisure.com) — Just east of Exit 11 on I-40 between Erick and Sayre, an abandoned stretch of old Route 66 called Ghost Road offers a drivable but overgrown detour that’s drawing spooky-season attention. The piece explains how to find this eerie, nature-reclaimed roadway and notes safety cautions for curious travelers exploring the area near Erick.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• MS FB @ Perryton
  Sayre Public Schools Sayre, OK 73662
  4:00 pm
• JH FB @ Perryton
  Sayre Public Schools Sayre, OK 73662
  5:30 pm
• Junior High Football VS Watonga
  Merritt Public Schools Elk City, OK 73644
  5:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• ECMS Football @ Cache
  Elk City Public Schools Elk City, OK 73644
  5:00 pm
• EC JV Football @ Cache
  Elk City Public Schools Elk City, OK 73644
  7:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• CC @ Frederick
  Sayre Ms Sayre, OK 73662
• ECHS-MS CC @ Frederick Meet
  Elk City Public Schools Elk City, OK 73644
  8:00 am
• ECHS-MS @ Frederick Meet
  Elk City Public Schools Elk City, OK 73644
  8:00 am

Thursday October 8

• MC&T Training - Elk City — Oklahoma Municipal League →
  Western Technology Center - Elk City Campus, 301 Western Dr, Elk City
  10:00 am
• MC&T Training - Elk City →
  Western Technology Center, 301 Western Drive, Elk City
  10:00 am
• Elk City-Western Technology Center-Elk City →
  Western Technology Center - Elk City Campus, 301 Western Dr, Elk City
  7:00 pm

Friday October 9

• 3RD/4TH BASKETBALL VS BURNS FLAT
  Cheyenne Public Schools, 900 Frank K Buster Ave, Cheyenne
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Loves posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Leader in Erick. Apply here.
• TravelCenters of America posted a job opening for Store Lead Cashier - PT in Sayre. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Erick here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sayre

• 2026 Today in Ag Golf Tournament (kecofm.com)

Elk City

• Tradio 10/1/26 – Garage sales and more (kecofm.com)
• 2 LA County men to be sentenced for smuggling Guatemalan immigrants into U.S. for $15K-$18K each (presstelegram.com)

Clinton

• Proposed rule would leave race, ethnicity off U.S. Census questions (kansascity.com)
• Red Tornadoes look to clip Eagles' wings (theclintondailynews.com)
• Obituary: Sams, Velda 'Jo' (wtap.com)

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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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