🌱 Patch AM: What’s next in the wrongful-death case for Irmo firefighter Muller?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's next in the wrongful-death case for Irmo firefighter Muller?
• Why did Irmo tumble in this week's statewide football rankings?

Also on today's calendar: Friends of the Irmo Library Book Donation Day and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Nice with periods of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Judge hears motions in lawsuit over Irmo firefighter James Muller's death; depositions to move forward (wistv.com) — An Irmo firefighter's wrongful-death lawsuit is moving forward as a judge allowed key depositions to proceed in the case over James Muller's 2023 death at a Columbia apartment fire. For Irmo residents, this means more testimony from city officials is coming soon, with a tentative trial date already set for October 26.
   

• Latest SC high school football media poll: Three new teams crack the rankings (charlotteobserver.com) — Irmo High's football team slipped six spots to No. 9 in the latest Class 4A statewide media poll after a loss to North Augusta. The rankings highlight how competitive this season is across South Carolina, with several Midlands programs moving up or dropping out after key Friday night games.
   

📸 Around Irmo

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Irmo

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16
• Decoupage Pumpkins - Created to Delight & Fright! →
  Poore House Furnishings, 7565 Saint Andrews Road, Irmo
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Holmes and Watson
  Chapin Theatre Company, 830 Columbia Ave, Chapin
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Friends of the Irmo Library Book Donation Day →
  6251 St Andrews Rd, Columbia
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Coffee Talk with the Irmo Chamber
  Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center, 800 Lake Murray Blvd., Irmo
  8:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• October 2026 Partner Luncheon
  Salem United Methodist Church, 1321 Salem Church Rd., Iermo
  11:30 am
Thursday October 15
• Irmo Food and Wine Festival
  Moore Park, 7473 Church Street, Irmo
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• HUSH NO MORE's Walk, Roll, Run Against Domestic Violence →
  Moore Park, 7507 Eastview Drive, Irmo
  9:00 am
• The Treasures We Carry →
  Poore House Furnishings, 7565 St Andrews Rd, Irmo
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Wine and the Mediterranean Lifestyle →
  1085 SC-60, 1085 South Carolina 60, Irmo
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday October 7
• National Coffee with a Cop Day →
  Lexington SC
  7:00 am
• Court →
  111 Maiden Ln, Lexington
  9:00 am
• Toddler Time →
  Lexington Main Library, 5440 Augusta Road, Lexington
  9:30 am
• Fulmer Football Game (Home) vs. Blackville Hilda
  R. H. Fulmer Middle School, 1315 Boston Ave, West Columbia
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lexington

• LEXINGTON HAPPENINGS: 'Tis the season for fall delights, Halloween frights (lexingtonchronicle.com)
• Lexington Police Department to participate in National Coffee With a Cop Day (coladaily.com)
• 3 named to Lexington 2 Fine Arts Hall of Fame (lexingtonchronicle.com)

West Columbia

• Columbia Shipping Point Vegetable Prices Report (indexbox.io)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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