🌱 Patch AM: What the FDA found in its latest Oak Creek plant inspection

Hi Oak Creek! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What the FDA found in its latest Oak Creek plant inspection
• Oak Creek turns out to honor a 95-year-old hometown hero
• How a quick-thinking jet skier helped save a swimmer at Bender Park

Also on today's calendar: A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety at Oak Creek Public Library and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
• Thursday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. inspected by FDA in Oak Creek on July 27 (mkesouth.com) — An FDA inspection of Air Products & Chemicals' Oak Creek facility on July 27 found no issues requiring corrective action, according to federal records. The routine review focused on drug quality assurance, offering reassurance that local operations met current safety and regulatory standards important to area workers and nearby residents.
   

• Wisconsin Korean War Veteran honored on 95th birthday with Quilt of Valor (nbc26.com) — Oak Creek neighbors gathered at American Legion Post 434 to celebrate 95-year-old Korean War veteran and former Oak Creek police officer John Sagan with a Quilt of Valor. Sagan, who still tends bar at his longtime Cozy Inn, reflected on the city's growth, his service, and his simple philosophy of appreciating each new day.
   

• 'She was barely holding on': Jet ski rider helps save woman at Bender Park (tmj4.com) — A woman was pulled from dangerous Lake Michigan waves near Bender Park in Oak Creek after a jet ski rider got her a flotation device and firefighters brought her to shore. Oak Creek Fire officials say she was conscious before hospital transport and warn residents to closely watch lake conditions and their own swimming abilities at this repeatedly risky spot.
   

📸 Around Oak Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Creek

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Tuesday August 25
• A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety at Oak Creek Public Library →
  Oak Creek Public Library, 8040 S 6th St, Oak Creek
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Staff Photos
  Oak Creek High School , 340 E Puetz Rd, Oak Creek, WI 53154, USA
  8:30 am
• Staff Only-Welcome Back Celebration
  Oak Creek-Franklin Joint SD Oak Creek Performing Arts & Education Center, 340 E Puetz Rd, Oak Creek, WI 53154, USA
  10:00 am
• Elementary Open House (4K-5th Grade)
  Oak Creek-Franklin Joint SD Oak Creek, WI 53154
  5:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Summerfest Behind the Scenes Tour & Happy Hour
  South Suburban Chamber of Commerce Everyone has the option to utilize street parking OR you can park in the Summerfest Lot A which is the lot shown above the South Gate Plaza. South Gate Plaza is where we'll enter and exit for the tour. For reference their admin offices are the blue d
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Trivia with America's Pub Quiz →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  8:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Oak Creek LionsFest '26 →
  Oak Creek Lions Club, 9327 S Shepard Ave, Oak Creek
  3:00 pm
• Oak Creek LionsFest - Labor Day Weekend →
  9327 S Shepard Ave, Oak Creek
  3:00 pm
• OCPL Trivia Night →
  Oak Creek Public Library, 8040 S 6th St, Oak Creek
  5:30 pm
• Oak Creek Library Night @ Milwaukee Milkmen →
  Franklin Field, 7035 S Ballpark Dr, Franklin
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Trivia with America's Pub Quiz →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Lionsfest Annual Car Show →
  American Legion Post 434, 9327 S Shepard Ave, Oak Creek
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The other lawnmower i had bought while other one was broke down wouldn't start after getting other running but tore 2nd one apart and cleaned out carb.
  Guess what? It runs again. Guess if you can work on cars you can work on lawnmowers. (Nextdoor W Oakwood - S 13th)

• PPG Industries posted a job opening for Material Handler in Oak Creek. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Opening/ Day shift Team Members in Oak Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Milwaukee

• South Milwaukee Arcade will celebrate 100 years of bowling on August 29 (milwaukeerecord.com)
• Oak Creek water rescue at Bender Park (wisn.com)
• Wisconsin Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for Aug. 24, 2026 (jsonline.com)

Cudahy

• Business owner details lockdown during Saturday's suspected murder-suicide (chicagotribune.com)

Milwaukee

• These Milwaukee Suburbs Have The Fastest-Growing Home Prices In 2026 (patch.com)

Ok Oak Creek! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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