🌱 Community remembers former McLoud-area resident Linda Kay Redmond’s life and legacy.

Good day McLoud! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Community remembers former McLoud-area resident Linda Kay Redmond's life and legacy.

Also on today's calendar: Full Spectrum Shotgun - Cox, Roth, Willis and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a stray t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, a shower; cooler, temps: high: 69, low: 60.
• Saturday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Linda Kay Redmond (purcellregister.com) — A longtime McLoud-area resident, Linda Kay Redmond, has passed away at 81, with funeral services set for Friday, October 2, in nearby Norman. Raised in California before building a life in Oklahoma, she was known for her love of animals, gardening, westerns, and deep faith. She leaves behind a large, close-knit family and many friends.
   

📸 Around McLoud

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🗓 Upcoming Events in McLoud

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• McLoud Blackberry Run →
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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Full Spectrum Shotgun - Cox, Roth, Willis →
  MeadHall Range, 2181 S Blackberry Dr, Mcloud
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Sentinel Concepts - Steve Fisher - Critical Handgun →
  MeadHall Range, 2181 S Blackberry Dr, Mcloud
  8:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Sentinel Concepts - Steve Fisher - Critical Shotgun →
  MeadHall Range, 2181 S Blackberry Dr, Mcloud
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• 9th/JV/V Volleyball vs Skiatook (Senior Night)
  North Rock Creek Intermediate Shawnee, OK 74804
  4:00 pm
• Shawnee Wolves vs Grove Public School →
  Shawnee Middle School, 4300 N Union Ave, Shawnee
  5:00 pm
• Homecoming Parade
  Choctaw High School Band, 14300 NE 10th St, Choctaw
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball vs. Grove (JV2, JV, V)
  Shawnee Ms Shawnee, OK 74804
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball (C, B, A) @ Shawnee MS
  Grove School Shawnee, OK 74804
  5:00 pm
• Oklahoma Baptist University Women's Volleyball vs Harding University - Pink Out Night →
  Shawnee OK
  7:00 pm
• SMS Choir Fall Conert
  Shawnee Ms Shawnee, OK 74804
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Snow Cones @ Lunches
  Shawnee Ms Shawnee, OK 74804
  10:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Shawnee. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Shawnee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McLoud here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shawnee

• Shawnee Volleyball hosts invitational at OBU (countywidenews.com)
• What Tribal members need to know about new locations for pharmacy, tag agency and more (potawatomi.org)
• Best private high schools in Oklahoma (mariettamonitor.com)

Choctaw

• Your guide to Oktoberfest celebrations across Oklahoma in 2026 (kansas.com)
• Coweta says rooftop officer at Del City game was routine security (centraloklahomaweeklies.com)

Midwest City

• OK-CADP offers congratulations to prominent anti-death-penalty leader the Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley (citynewsokc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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