🌱 I-35W closes both directions in Alvarado Thursday midday

Hello Alvarado! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• I-35W closes both directions in Alvarado Thursday midday
• Dickens on the Strand wins statewide honor over fellow finalists
• Family questions medical care after deportee's death following Prairieland detention

Also on today's calendar: Crotchet Club and 6 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Traffic Alert - DFW Road Work Scheduled for Monday, November 9th thru Sunday, November 15th (audacy.com) — Both directions of I-35W at CR 604 in Alvarado will close from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, November 12, with traffic diverted to the service road. Nearby, alternating lanes on I-35W between FM 917 and Bethesda Road in Burleson are scheduled to close nightly through Sunday.
   

2. Dickens on the Strand wins statewide award (galvnews.com) — Galveston's Dickens on the Strand won a statewide downtown promotion award in a finalist field that included an Alvarado initiative. The Victorian-themed festival earned recognition for drawing visitors to the historic Strand district, where costumes, performances and vendors will return for this year's holiday celebration.
   

3. ‘Heartbreaking and entirely preventable': Chicago-area man dies after deportation, family attorney says (suntimes.com) — A Chicago-area man whose detention transfers included Prairieland in Alvarado died hours after arriving in Pakistan, his attorney says. Ayaz Ahmed's family is exploring legal action over concerns about his medical care, though his attorney cannot confirm medication gaps. ICE says Ahmed was medically cleared and received scheduled medication during the flight.
   

4. US human rights advocates demand accountability as Trump administration skips UN review (newsbreak.com) — The prosecution of a participant in Alvarado's July 2025 anti-ICE protest drew attention at a human-rights gathering in Geneva. Savanna Batten, whom the report says received a 50-year sentence, addressed advocates by video from Johnson County Jail. The gathering accompanied a UN review that the Trump administration declined to attend.
   

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📸 Around Alvarado

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alvarado

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 12

• Magic the Gathering →
  210 N Baugh St, Alvarado
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Crotchet Club →
  210 N Baugh St, Alvarado
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• GBB @ Boyd, JV1 @ 5 and Varsity @ 6:15
  Boyd High School, 700 Knox Ave, Boyd
  5:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Monday Storytime →
  210 North Baugh Street, Alvarado
  11:30 am
• City Council Meeting →
  104 W. College Street, Alvarado
  6:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• GBB @ Burleson, JV2 and JV1 @ 7, and Varsity @ 5:30
  Burleson High School, 100 Elk Dr, Burleson
  5:30 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Game Club →
  210 North Baugh Street, Alvarado
  1:00 pm

Friday November 20

• Community Bingo →
  210 N Baugh St, Alvarado
  2:00 pm

Monday November 23

• Monday Storytime →
  210 North Baugh Street, Alvarado
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• MBB - Scrimmage
  Keene Wanda R. Smith High School, 404 Charger Dr, Keene
  5:30 pm

Thursday November 12

• GVISD: Park Stage Reserved →
  Grandview TX
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• SWAU Gymnastics Exhibition in KHS Gym
  Alter Learning Ctr Keene, TX 76059
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Alvarado. Apply here.
• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Grandview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alvarado here.

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Ok Alvarado! 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 are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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