🌱 2026 Fall Machinery Consignment Auction and 10 more events

Coffee in hand, Owen? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Abbotsford City Council Meeting
• 2026 Fall Machinery Consignment Auction at Central Wisconsin Produce Auction Inc.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 67 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 62, low: 38.
• Saturday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, with a high of 64 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Owen

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Monday October 5
• Abbotsford City Council Meeting →
  Abbotsford City Hall, 203 N 1st St, Abbotsford
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 28
• 2026 Fall Machinery Consignment Auction →
  Central Wisconsin Produce Auction Inc., N14676 County Rd O, Withee
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2
• Auburndale at Abbotsford →
  Abbotsford High School, 307 N 4th Ave, Abbotsford
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Careers in Aviation Expo Abbotsford →
  Tradex, 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford
  8:00 am
Monday October 5
• Curtiss Lion's Club Meeting →
  Curtiss WI
Tuesday October 6
• Colby City Council Meeting →
  Colby WI
• Curtiss Village Council Meeting →
  Curtiss WI
• Hope for Hormones Talk @Nutrichoice →
  Nutri-Choice, 604 North Division Street, Colby
  6:30 pm
• Neillsville at Greenwood →
  Greenwood WI
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Neillsville Warriors Volleyball at Greenwood →
  Greenwood WI
• Dorchester Village Council Meeting →
  Dorchester WI
Thursday October 8
• Thorp Invitational →
  Thorp WI

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nor-Am Cold Storage posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician 1st Shift in Owen. Apply here.
• Forte Opening Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Supervisor in Thorp. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Owen here.

🗞 Nearby News

Medford

• Hatchet Volleyball Fights, Falls Short in Sweep to Lakeland (wjjq.com)
• Candy Corn Pizza Was Not on Our Halloween Bingo Card, but Now It's Here (people.com)

Marshfield

• A life in motion: Groskinsky keeps finding the next chapter (hubcitytimes.com)
• Fall prevention fair draws about 100 participants in Wausau (onfocus.news)
• Wisconsin's first forest bathing trail helps visitors reset and find balance (ironmountaindailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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