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What's up Mount Pleasant! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Microsoft's Foxconn site makeover could reshape Mount Pleasant's landscape.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 62, low: 47.
• Tuesday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Microsoft Turns to Nature to Quiet Data Center Backlash (webpronews.com) — Microsoft is redeveloping the former Foxconn site near Mount Pleasant into a data center campus that includes a $4.2 million creek and wetland restoration project, aiming to buffer noise and protect local waterways. The company is rolling out similar nature-based designs at data centers worldwide, hoping to ease concerns about noise, tree loss, and resource use as AI-driven facilities rapidly expand.
   

📸 Around Mount Pleasant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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Tuesday October 6
• Chamber Check-in
  RAMAC, 300 5th Street, Mount Pleasant
  7:45 am
Thursday October 8
• Forklift Training
  Elite Equipment Sturtevant
  8:30 am
• Powder Puff @ REAL
  Walden III Hi Racine, WI 53405
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• MEMBER EVENT: Racine Farmers Market on the Lake
  Festival Park, 5 Fifth St., Racine
  9:00 am
• Community Lumber Drive for Artist Thomas Dambo's Troll Sculpture →
  Mount Pleasant, WI Calendar, 12800 Louis Sorenson Road, Mount Pleasant
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday October 4
• WAA Kids' Climb 2026 →
  Riverbend Nature Center, 3600 North Green Bay Road, Racine
  9:00 am
• Polish Pottery Mosaic and Sip →
  Busias XOXO, 210 3rd Street, Racine
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Chamber Check-in
  RAMAC, 300 5th Street, Racine
  7:45 am
Wednesday October 7
• Chosen Family Circle →
  Racine Public Library, 75 7th St, Racine
  5:00 pm
• Mokume Gane Workshop →
  RAM Wustum, 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Forklift Training
  Elite Equipment Sturtevant
  8:30 am
• The Librarians - Movie Screening →
  Racine Public Library, 75 7th St, Racine
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Frankie is home safe and sound that Humane Society called.
  He was hanging out on somebody's door and good thing. He was chipped and we have them home. It's a miracle. I just can't believe it everybody I'm… (Nextdoor Cedarhedge-Heritage)
• Did anybody figure how to get rid of the net the flying bugs that are across the sink?
  i need a solutions to take care of this problem. It's driving me nuts. (Nextdoor Mt Pleasant)

🗞 Nearby News

Sturtevant

• Federal Trucking Crackdown Reaches Wisconsin As English-Language Rules Tighten (latinonewsnetwork.com)

Racine

• Meet Scrappy: Featured Pet for October 2, 2026 (racinecountyeye.com)
• Racine Oktoberfest: German culture celebration comes to downtown (fox6now.com)
• Wisconsin's Best Cream Puffs Aren't Just At The State Fair, They're At These 6 Bakeries (newsbreak.com)

Ok Mount Pleasant! 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: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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