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🌱 Which authors are coming to meet Madras students this winter?
Madras, Oregon Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Madras! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which authors are coming to meet Madras students this winter?
- How short staffing is changing police work inside Madras city limits.
Also on today's calendar: Nature Kids: Batty for Bats! and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 43 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 46.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 41 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Authors coming to visit Madras students this winter (madraspioneer.com) — Madras students and families can meet three well-known youth authors this winter through Jefferson County Library Association events, including an October visit at the Jefferson County Library and two later talks at the Madras Performing Arts Center. Partnering with downtown bookstore Blackbird Tea and Tales, organizers hope these school-day and evening sessions, with Q&As and book signings, will spark more reading among local youth. 
• Jefferson County Sheriff's Office fully staffed, Madras Police Department still recruiting (madraspioneer.com) — Staffing at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is finally full, but the Madras Police Department is still trying to fill three positions and secure a permanent chief, affecting how officers spend their time in the city. Local leaders explain how pay, intense background checks, and national scrutiny of policing make recruitment difficult, and what that means for response times and proactive work inside Madras city limits.
📸 Around Madras
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Upcoming Events in
Madras
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★ Featured events ★
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Klamath Union JV Football @ Madras →
Madras High School, 390 SE 10th St, Madras
5:30 pm
Monday October 5
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Other local events
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MHS 2026 Homecoming Parade
Metolius Elem Madras, OR 97741
12:30 pm -
Nature Kids: Batty for Bats!, Sahalee Park →
Southeast 7th Street, Madras -
Nature Kids: Batty for Bats! →
Sahalee Park, 1-99 SE 7th St, Madras
10:30 am -
Heart Health 101 - Madras, OR →
St. Charles Madras, 470 Northeast A Street, Madras
11:00 am -
Molalla at Madras →
Madras OR
6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 17
Wednesday October 21
Tuesday October 27
📣 Madras Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Lost River JV Football @ Culver →
Culver High School, 710 5th Ave, Culver
5:30 pm -
CMS Cross Country Meet ? Trinity / Pine Nursery Park
Pine Nursery Park , Bend
4:00 pm -
MHS 2026 Homecoming Parade
Metolius Elem Madras, OR 97741
12:30 pm -
Lakeview Varsity Football @ Culver →
Culver High School, 710 5th Ave, Culver
7:00 pm -
Culver Bulldogs Football vs Lakeview →
Culver High School, 710 5th St., Culver
7:00 pm -
Lakeview at Culver →
Culver High School, 710 5th St., Culver
7:00 pm
Monday October 5
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Thursday October 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- St. Charles Health System, Inc. posted a job opening for Public Safety Officer in Madras. Apply here.
- Daimler Trucks North America posted a job opening for Operations / Facility & Event Support Technician – HDPG in Madras. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madras here.
🗞 Nearby News
Warm Springs
- $100K in federal money goes to Central Oregon families displaced by wildfire (centraloregondaily.com)
- Boil Water Notice (kwso.org)
Redmond
- Heart of Oregon Corps hosts ribbon cutting ceremony for new Redmond campus (ktvz.com)
- Redmond breaks ground on new youth mental health treatment center (ktvz.com)
- Arts group donates $40,000 for Redmond elementary programs (redmondspokesman.com)
Ok Madras! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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