🌱 How Newport’s 2-0 division start stacks up against Capital rivals.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Newport's 2-0 division start stacks up against Capital rivals.

Also on today's calendar: Project WILD Facilitator Gathering - 2026 and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 74, low: 57.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mid-Penn Conference football standings through week 5 (pennlive.com) — Newport football fans can see exactly where the Buffaloes stand in the Mid-Penn Capital Division after five weeks, with a 2-0 league and 3-2 overall record. The full standings show how Newport stacks up against rivals like Line Mountain, Steel-High, and Susquenita heading into the heart of the season.
   

📸 Around Newport

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newport

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Little Buffalo Festival 2026 →
  Little Buffalo State Park, 1579 State Park Rd, Newport
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Susquenita at Newport →
  500 Caroline St, Newport
  7:15 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Project WILD Facilitator Gathering - 2026 →
  Little Buffalo State Park, 1579 State Park Rd, Newport
  10:00 am
• Pumpkin, Maple Leaf, Bat or Candy Corn Mosaic →
  Landis House, 67 North 4th Street, Newport
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Trivia Night at Lindgren Craft Brewery →
  Lindgren Craft Brewery, 5 N Market St, Duncannon
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• The Magic of John Westford →
  500 Caroline Street, Newport
  7:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Moonlight Paddles 2026 →
  Little Buffalo State Park, 1579 State Park Rd, Newport
  6:30 pm

📣 Newport Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Halifax at Greenwood →
  Greenwood High School, 405 E Sunbury St, Millerstown
  6:15 pm
Saturday October 3
• Susquenita at Greenwood →
  Greenwood High School, 405 E Sunbury St, Millerstown
  10:00 am
• West Perry at Greenwood →
  Greenwood High School, 405 E Sunbury St, Millerstown
  2:00 pm
• Homecoming Dance
  Susquenita SD, 1725 Schoolhouse Road, Duncannon
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Softening Into Rest →
  Amethyst Retreat Center, 44 Buffalo Creek Road, Duncannon
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Elizabethville. Apply here.
• Ryder posted a job opening for Dedicated Billing Specialist - REMOTE in Harrisburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newport here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dauphin

• Bridge inspections will require road closures at busy Dauphin County interchange (pennlive.com)
• Vote for Central Pa. girls volleyball Player of the Week ending on Sept. 26 (pennlive.com)
• Foul odor in walk-in cooler: Dauphin County restaurant inspections, Sept. 27, 2026 (lancasteronline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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