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Lake Mills, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Lake Mills! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How one unearned run ended the L-Cats’ playoff baseball run
- Lake Mills crews join urgent Rock River search effort near Jefferson
Also on today's calendar: Live on the Patio and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• WIAA Baseball: L-Cats lose pitcher's duel to Comets in regional semis, 1-0 (gazettextra.com) — Lake Mills’ L-Cats saw their baseball postseason end Tuesday in a tight 1-0 regional semifinal loss at Delavan-Darien, despite a strong outing from pitcher Ace Everson. A sixth-inning sacrifice fly brought in the game’s only unearned run, and two late strikeouts stranded Lake Mills’ potential tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position. 
• Person missing in Rock River, more than a dozen agencies involved in search (wmtv15news.com) — Lake Mills emergency crews joined more than a dozen agencies Tuesday searching the Rock River near Jefferson for a person who went missing in the water. Divers, boats from Lake Mills and Fort Atkinson, and other specialized teams paused overnight and plan to resume the search Wednesday morning as recovery efforts continue.
📸 Around Lake Mills
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Upcoming Events in
Lake Mills
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★ Featured events ★
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Cribbage Club →
Sunshine Brewing Company, 121 S Main St, Lake Mills
5:30 pm
Thursday June 4
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Other local events
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Staff Inservice
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Live on the Patio →
Tyranena Brewing Company, 1025 Owen St, Lake Mills
6:00 pm -
Ho-Chunk Indigenous Gardening Day at Aztalan —... →
Aztalan State Park, N6200 County Rd Q, Jefferson
12:00 pm -
Finance Personnel Committee Meeting
Lake Mills Area SD Lake Mills, WI 53551
5:00 pm -
Lake Mills Farmers Market →
Commons Park, 100 N Main St, Lake Mills
2:00 pm -
Summer School | Session 1
Lake Mills Area SD Lake Mills, WI 53551
8:00 am -
Lake Mills Firefly Night Market →
Commons Park, 100 N Main St, Lake Mills
4:00 pm
Thursday June 4
Saturday June 6
Sunday June 7
Monday June 8
Wednesday June 10
Thursday June 11
Friday June 12
📣 Lake Mills Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Special Board Meeting - Closed Session
Watertown Unified SD Educational Service Center, Board Room, 111 Dodge St, Watertown
5:30 pm -
Last Day of School - Early Release at 11:30
Schurz El Watertown, WI 53094 -
High School Exams
Johnson Creek SD Johnson Creek, WI 53038 -
Last day of school
Johnson Creek SD Johnson Creek, WI 53038
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The 12th Annual Great Wisconsin Bat Count: coming to a summer roost near you!
We’re asking for volunteers and landowners to count bats emerging from bat houses, outbuildings, and barns at sunset on one night from June 5-7. … (Nextdoor )
- Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Johnson Creek. Apply here.
- Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Cart Attendant in Jefferson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Mills here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jefferson
- The Whiskey Belles headline Jefferson Live Music Foundation community night (dailyunion.com)
- 'By the grace of God:' New steeple rises above Jefferson church two years after fire (wkow.com)
- Jefferson Boosters 4-H Club tends food pantry garden (gazettextra.com)
Fort Atkinson
- Coffee with Larry, May 28, 2026, Episode 896, Meets in Europe, Rabat is DL #3! (runblogrun.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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