🌱 Injured Firefighter Recovering At Home + Staffing Shortages

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in McKinney-Frisco.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 84 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in McKinney-Frisco:

1. A Frisco firefighter was taken to a hospital after battling a house fire Monday evening but has since been released home and is OK, officials said. When firefighters arrived at the 4900 block of Voyager drive, they found a large amount of smoke coming from the back of a two-story home. No one inside the home was injured. (WFAA.com)
2. La Hacienda Ranch in Frisco is 'having difficulties' gathering workers and securing supplies for kitchen fire repairs. The restaurant is unsure when it can reopen after a small kitchen fire forced the restaurant to temporarily close earlier this fall. (Community Impact Newspaper)
3. Today, recognized pest control SaaS providers — PestRoutes and Lobster Marketing — have rebranded as FieldRoutes™ to deliver modern technology to field service companies looking to grow. (KKTV)
4. Alveole, an urban beekeeping company based in Canada, brought two new beehives to Hall Park in Frisco as other ways to engage the community while benefiting the environment. (Community Impact Newspaper)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Economic Development Corp. Board Meeting (4:30 PM)
• Library TV (13 and up)- Ticketed - John and Judy Gay Library (6:00 PM)

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• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (October 25)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll see you soon. If you're into these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.