🌱 Patch AM: How do 8th District candidates differ on prices, cameras, and data centers?

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In today's newsletter:

• How do 8th District candidates differ on prices, cameras, and data centers?
• UTV crash near Gillett sends Kaukauna family to Green Bay hospital
• What Edgerrin Cooper's injury means for the Packers' defense now

Also on today's calendar: Dinner Detective Green Bay and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 70, low: 50.
• Wednesday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FOX 11 speaks 1-on-1 with 8th congressional district candidates (fox11online.com) — Green Bay–area voters get a closer look at both candidates for the 8th Congressional District as they lay out contrasting ideas on affordability, license plate readers, and data centers. Incumbent Republican Tony Wied emphasizes tax relief and local control, while Democratic challenger Rick Crosson, a former Green Bay school board member, stresses environmental stability, privacy protections, and tougher questions for big tech projects.
   

• One person is dead following UTV accident in Oconto County (fox11online.com) — A deadly UTV and vehicle collision in the Town of Gillett left a 59-year-old Mountain man dead at the scene and sent three Kaukauna passengers, including an infant, to a Green Bay hospital with injuries. The crash happened late Sunday morning on Klaus Lake Road at the Nicolet Recreation Trail, and Oconto County authorities are still investigating what caused the impact.
   

• Packers LB Edgerrin Cooper likely done for season with Achilles tear (statenews.net) — Green Bay football fans just lost a key defensive playmaker, as Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper is believed to have suffered a season-ending Achilles tear during Sunday's win over Tampa Bay. Coaches and teammates praised his impact and energy, while noting backup Isaiah McDuffie will now be asked to step up in his place.
   

📸 Around Green Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Green Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Walking With Ghosts at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College →
  Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, 2740 W Mason St, Green Bay

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Walking With Ghosts - Green Bay, WI →
  Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, 2740 W Mason St, Green Bay
• Economic Development Training for Small Businesses →
  Oneida Casino Employment Services, 1940 West Mason Street, Green Bay
  12:00 pm
• Green Bay West vs Menasha →
  Green Bay West High School, 966 Shawano Ave, Green Bay
  6:30 pm
• FAI Parent Informational Meeting →
  East High School, 1415 E. Walnut St., Green Bay
  7:00 pm
• Oconto at Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran →
  Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, 1311 S Robinson Ave, Green Bay
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Oconto at Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran →
  Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, 1311 S Robinson Ave, Green Bay
• Explorer Wednesdays →
  Neville Public Museum, 210 Museum Place, Green Bay
  9:00 am
• Explorer Wednesdays- Neville Public Museum →
  Neville Public Museum, 210 Museum Place, Green Bay
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Dinner Detective Green Bay →
  Hyatt Regency Green Bay, 333 Main St, Green Bay
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons →
  National Railroad Museum, National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54115
  6:30 pm
• Candlelight: Tribute to Queen →
  National Railroad Museum, 2285 S Broadway, Ashwaubenon
  8:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I don't usually share this much of my past here, but there's a reason I'm sharing this one.
  Lately, through the work I do, I've been talking with more people who are in some very dark places. Addiction. Relationships falling apart. Lives… (Nextdoor Allouez West)
• My dog, black and red got out of his collar, jumped the fence and has been roaming around Mather heights neiborhood.
  He is very friendly. If you see him give me a call 9206644740. My name is Lynne (Nextdoor Mather Heights)

• Acosta posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Green Bay. Apply here.
• InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Green Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Green Bay here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• The T-shirts bringing teachers to tears: Inside Bay Port football's special tradition (wearegreenbay.com)

De Pere

• Civic Symphony of Green Bay back for new season (wbay.com)
• Women runners race through Green Bay and beyond in Bellin Women's Half Marathon & 5K (fox11online.com)

Pulaski

• Pulaski defeats Shawano on tennis courts (newmedia-wi.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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