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🌱 Miami makes an Ozarks retirement list with homes around $108,000

Miami, Oklahoma Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Miami! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Miami makes an Ozarks retirement list with homes around $108,000
  • NEO gala sets a scholarship fundraising record
  • Joplin girls seek a turnaround under new coach Nick Reid

Also on today's calendar: Miami Downtown Redevelopment Authority Regular Meeting and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 70 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 60, low: 30.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 12 Wallet-Friendly Small Towns To Retire In The Ozarks (worldatlas.com) — Miami earns a spot among 12 affordable Ozarks retirement towns, with a reported median home value of about $108,000, roughly half Oklahoma’s median. The guide pairs that affordability with an in-town hospital, college activities and the Coleman Theatre, plus nearby access to Grand Lake.
   

2. NEO Golden Gala raises record-breaking $200,000 for student scholarships (newstalkkzrg.com) — NEO’s Golden Gala raised more than $200,000 for student scholarships in Miami, setting a new record for the annual fundraiser. Proceeds from the Nov. 5 gathering support both college students and high school students taking concurrent courses, surpassing last year’s total of just over $150,000.
   

3. 2026-27 Winter Preview: Joplin Girls Basketball (ozarkssportszone.com) — Joplin's girls basketball team heads into the season with a new coach and a goal of ending 36 years of losing records. Nick Reid plans to emphasize defense, rebounding and a faster offense. The Lady Eagles' schedule includes the NEO tournament in Miami in late January.
   

4. Roy Scribner (blogspot.com) — Roy Scribner, a longtime Seneca pastor and retired Eagle Picher worker, died November 9 at 88. Born in Ottawa County, he pastored area churches for nearly 60 years. Visitation is November 12 from 6–7 p.m. at Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, with services November 13 at 10 a.m. at Seneca Assembly of God.
   

5. OFX hosting screening, panel for nuclear waste doc ‘To Use a Mountain' (freepressokc.com) — Miami is among four Oklahoma cities scheduled to host screenings of “To Use a Mountain,” with filmmaker Casey Carter joining discussions about nuclear waste and community resistance. The documentary follows rural and Native communities that fought proposed disposal sites. The report does not provide a date or venue for Miami's screening.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Miami

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