Community Corner
🌱 Why Medicaid vision spending nearly doubled for Hales Corners residents in 2024
Also check out Denny Diamond Svehla: a Neil Diamond story - Lunch Show on the Hales Corners Patch calendar
Greetings Hales Corners! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Medicaid vision spending nearly doubled for Hales Corners residents in 2024
Also on today's calendar: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Hot with a stray thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 69.
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Medicaid vision service billing in Hales Corners rises to $13,226 in 2024 (mkesouth.com) — Medicaid vision care spending in Hales Corners nearly doubled in 2024, reaching $13,226 and making vision the village's third-largest Medicaid category. Local claims, all tied to ZIP code 53130, reflect broader growth in taxpayer-funded health services even as federal policy changes may tighten Medicaid funding in coming years. 
📸 Around Hales Corners
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hales Corners
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★ Featured events ★
- Denny Diamond Svehla: a Neil Diamond story - Lunch Show →
Clifford's Supper Club, 10418 W Forest Home Ave, Hales Corners
11:00 am
Tuesday September 15
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Other local events
- No School - Labor Day
Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130 - WMS PTO Meeting
Whitnall Mid WMS-1-MS Stem Commons (50)
6:00 pm - IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
, Milwaukee
9:00 am - IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
Veterans Park, 1010 N Lincoln Memorial Dr, Milwaukee
10:00 am - Trip - China Lights at the Boerner Botanical Gardens - Hales Corners, WI 2026 →
Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Dr, Hales Corners
3:00 pm
Monday September 7
Wednesday September 9
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 22
📣 Hales Corners Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Freshmen Orientation hosted by Link Crew
Greenfield Hi gh School
7:30 am - First Day of School, 5K-5th grade
Edgewood El Milwaukee, WI 53220
8:30 am - PC First Day of School!
New Berlin SD New Berlin, WI 53151
8:50 am - Make-Up Picture Day
New Berlin SD New Berlin West Performing Arts Center Lobby
10:28 am - Burning is allowed every Wednesday →
New Berlin, WI Calendar New Berlin, WI 53151 - Tourism Commission →
City of New Berlin -
12:01 am
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Festival Foods Grocery Store posted a job opening for Cake Decorator II (Full Time) in Hales Corners. Apply here.
- Expeditors International of Washington posted a job opening for Domestic Transportation Agent (Second Shift) in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hales Corners here.
🗞 Nearby News
Greendale
- Which South Milwaukee area high school alumni will be active during the week beginning Monday, Aug. 31? (mkesouth.com)
Greenfield
- New CAVA restaurant proposed in Glendale (jsonline.com)
Franklin
- Vitas wins double bronze on weekend to lead five American Badgers at World Rowing Championships (uwbadgers.com)
- Franklin man, 25, dies from gunshot at Eagle Sports Range in Cudahy (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)
Ok Hales Corners! 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: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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