🌱 See which DeSoto running back just cracked a national top-10 list

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• See which DeSoto running back just cracked a national top-10 list

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; a little morning rain, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
• Thursday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 68.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• High School Football America Top 10: Class of 2027 Running Backs to Watch (highschoolfootballamerica.com) — A standout Class of 2027 running back from DeSoto High School, SaRod Baker, has been named one of the nation’s top 10 prospects at his position and remains uncommitted. The ranking highlights his potential alongside other elite backs from across the country, underscoring DeSoto’s continued reputation as a powerhouse football program.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in DeSoto

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Thursday April 23

• Career Launch Pad
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  10:00 am
• Dallasite Yogis
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  12:00 pm
• Keyboard Class
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  1:00 pm
• Ukulele Class
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  2:00 pm
• Dungeons and Dragons: The Central Guild
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  3:00 pm
• Afterschool Supersnack/Supermerienda extraescolar
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  4:30 pm
• Kids STEM Program
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  5:00 pm
• Everyone's a photographer
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Career Launch Pad
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  10:00 am
• Monthly Cultural Activity
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  12:00 pm
• April 2026 Luncheon
  Glenn Heights Community Center , 1938 S Hampton Rd d , Glenn Heights
  12:00 pm
• Voice Class
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bank of America posted a job opening for Relationship Banker in Desoto. Apply here.
• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Day Shift - Unit # 351 in Desoto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near DeSoto here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Duncanville

• Intel from another critical Notre Dame recruiting weekend featured a priority quarterback, defensive tackle, and wide receiver (atozsports.com)
• Tinkering Teen Repairs SWAT Robot for Police (ifixit.com)

Lancaster

• Clean Earth e-waste processing site in Texas can now recycle solar panels (solarpowerworldonline.com)
• Enviri (NVRI) Launches Solar Panel Recycling Services in Texas (gurufocus.com)
• 2026 school bond elections include Texas' largest ever. Here's what's in it (keranews.org)

Cedar Hill

• Darrel Wayne Deckard (messenger-news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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