🌱 Where Mequon residents can drop unused meds this Saturday
Mequon, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Mequon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Mequon residents can drop unused meds this Saturday
- How did tech help catch the burglars who targeted Mequon homes?
- Mequon’s Homestead helped launch this coach’s remarkable 50-year career
Also on today's calendar: Hands-on Spring Macaron Class and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Fog in the morning, temps: high: 73, low: 57.
- Friday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Drug Take Back Day is Saturday (gmtoday.com) — You can safely clear out old medications this Saturday at Concordia University on Lake Shore Drive in Mequon, one of two county Drug Take Back Day sites. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can drop off most household medicines, including liquids and pet prescriptions, helping prevent misuse and keeping pharmaceuticals out of local waterways. 
2. Cell Towers and License Plate Scanners: How Modern Law Enforcement Tracks Interstate Crime (findlaw.com) — Mequon was one of the communities hit in a 2025 burglary spree that targeted cul‑de‑sac homes and relied on Wi‑Fi jammers and quick getaways. Investigators ultimately tied the crimes to a traveling crew using cell‑tower data and license plate cameras across several states, showing how modern surveillance tools can help solve cases that leave little physical evidence behind.
3. WFCA Honors Gruenwald For 50 Years Of Coaching! (dailydodge.com) — A longtime Wisconsin coach who launched his career at Homestead High School in Mequon has been honored with a 50-Year Coaching Award from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. Curt Gruenewald went on to decades of teaching and coaching in Beaver Dam, including football, track, and wrestling, and still supports youth football and officiating today.
4. Conference of Presidents spring meeting (wels.net) — Leaders of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod recently met to prepare for upcoming assignment days at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, where a large graduating class will help ease worker shortages in churches and schools. They also discussed recruitment, policy updates, and leadership transitions that will shape how pastors and teachers are trained and placed across Wisconsin congregations.
📸 Around Mequon
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Scamp Demo Day
Elite Sports Club-Mequon, 11616 N Port Washington Rd, Mequon
1:30 pm
Sunday April 26
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Other local events
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CHAMBER YOUNG PROFESSIONALS - SELF DEFENSE WORKSHOP
River Club , 12400 N. Ville du Parc Dr , Mequon
4:00 pm -
Ozaukee Master Gardners Presents: Weather and Climate
Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce , 8200 W County Line Rd , Mequon
7:00 pm -
A NIGHT OUT FOR ABCD
Downtown Kitchen , 777 E Wisconsin Ave, Galleria Level (U.S. Bank Center) , Milwaukee
5:30 pm -
Arbor Day Event at River Barn Park
Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce , 9808 N Cedarburg Road , Mequon
1:00 pm -
ONCE NETWORKING LUNCHEON APRIL 29, 2026
Cedarburg Cultural Center , W62N546 Washington Ave. , Cedarburg
11:30 am -
Communicate With Confidence
Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce , 2360 Dakota Dr , Grafton
10:00 am -
Hands-on Spring Macaron Class
Mequon Public Market , 6300 W Mequon Rd , Mequon
6:00 pm
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Sunday April 26
Wednesday April 29
Thursday April 30
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🗓 Events Nearby
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"Student Art Matters" Exhibit at the Cedarburg Art Museum
Cedarburg Art Museum , W63N675 Washington Ave. , Cedarburg
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Indoor Plant Swap
Brown Deer Public Library , 4301 W Brown Deer Rd , Brown Deer
10:00 am -
"Richard Kaneiss: Illustration to Abstraction" Exhibit at the Cedarburg Art Museum
Cedarburg Art Museum , W63N675 Washington Ave. , Cedarburg
10:00 am -
Merchant Services Days
Town Bank , 10806 N. Port Washington Road , Mequon
11:00 am
Wednesday April 22
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💬 Chatter
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- Thank you, Nathan, for coming out after these big storms to clean our gutters.
Nathan did a VERY thorough job and also helped us identify a gap in the flashing which he promptly fixed. Great job on helping us do some small… (Nextdoor Westchester Lakes) - The dentists and technicians there are an amazing team!
Aside from the great care that I've always received, they have always been able to accommodate me on very short notice in emergency situations. (Nextdoor Gazebo Hills)
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