🌱 Patch AM: Why Greenfield’s vote could decide who runs Wisconsin’s Legislature

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Greenfield's vote could decide who runs Wisconsin's Legislature
• How Greenfield voters could help flip control of Wisconsin's Senate

Also on today's calendar: Tivia Night ! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon shower, temps: high: 67, low: 57.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wisconsin elections: Legislature control up for grabs in November (fox6now.com) — Greenfield is at the center of a pivotal Wisconsin Senate race this November, as the 21st District could help decide which party controls the Legislature. The article explains how new maps created more competitive districts and highlights key Senate and Assembly contests in southeast Wisconsin. For Greenfield residents, the outcome could shape future decisions on taxes, schools, policing, and more.
   

• Republicans press Democratic candidate Jung as party money increases (jsonline.com) — Control of the Wisconsin Senate could hinge on a hard-fought race that includes Greenfield, where Democrat Trevor Jung faces Republican Jim Croft in the 21st District. Republicans are attacking Jung over an investigation into whether he campaigned on city time, while both parties pour in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Greenfield voters will help decide which party controls the chamber next session.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Tivia Night ! →
  Hideaway Pub & Eatery, 9643 S 76th St, Franklin
  6:30 am
Saturday October 10
• BOO's & Brews at Petrifying Springs Biergarten FREE TO ATTEND! →
  Petrifying Springs Biergarten, 964 Petrifying Springs Rd, Kenosha
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• City of Greenfield Beer Garden →
  Konkel Park, 4900 S 51st St, Greenfield
  4:00 pm
Friday October 9
• WHS Homecoming Game
  Whitnall Hi Milwaukee, WI 53228
• City of Greenfield Beer Garden →
  Greenfield, WI Calendar, 5151 W Layton Avenue, Greenfield
  4:00 pm
• City of Greenfield Beer Garden →
  Konkel Park, 4900 S 51st St, Greenfield
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• WHS Homecoming Dance
  Whitnall Hi Milwaukee, WI 53228
• City of Greenfield Beer Garden →
  Konkel Park, 4900 S 51st St, Greenfield
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Greenfield Farmers Market →
  Konkel Park, 4900 S 51st St, Greenfield
  10:00 am
• City of Greenfield Beer Garden →
  Konkel Park, 4900 S 51st St, Greenfield
  11:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Greenfield Farmers Market →
  Konkel Park, 4900 S 51st St, Greenfield
  10:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Greenfield Farmers Market →
  Konkel Park, 4900 S 51st St, Greenfield
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 5-Family Rummage at one house.
  8064 South 47th St Franklin Wednesday Oct 7- Saturday Oct 10 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM Household, holiday decor, crafts & supplies, school supplies, toys,… (Nextdoor Tuckaway)

🗞 Nearby News

Greendale

• New businesses of Milwaukee's northern suburbs sell coffee, pho, games, pizza (jsonline.com)
• Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Administrative actions September 2026 (wisbusiness.com)

West Allis

• Brewers fans take their postseason passion coast to coast (tmj4.com)
• Feast your eyes on the Taste Of Stallis participants and specials (milwaukeerecord.com)
• Multiple people, including teen, arrested during West Allis fire investigation (wisn.com)

Milwaukee

• Here's What The Newest El Niño Winter Forecast Says About Snow In WI (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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