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🌱 How 44,000 pounds of potatoes reached hungry families around Rice Lake

Rice Lake, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Rice Lake! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How 44,000 pounds of potatoes reached hungry families around Rice Lake
  • How Rice Lake robotics students just became world champions in STEM

Also on today's calendar: Rice Lake Planet Fitness Grand Opening Open House! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How far can a fast dog run into the woods? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 87 and low of 49 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 80, low: 52.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rice Lake Elks present Nuto Farms with Business Partner Award (gazettextra.com) — Rice Lake Elks Lodge No. 1441 honored Nuto Farms as its 2026 Business Partner of the Year after a partnership that delivered more than 44,000 pounds of potatoes to fight food insecurity. Working with Feed My People, the effort supported hunger relief groups across Barron County, including eight in Rice Lake, brightening the holidays for hundreds of local families.
   

• St. Joseph robotics teams make history at VEX World Championship (superiorcatholicherald.org) — Sixth-graders from St. Joseph School in Rice Lake just became the first Wisconsin team ever to win the top Excellence Award at the VEX IQ World Championship, ranking among the world’s best elementary robotics teams. Their success, along with Rice Lake High School’s first-ever Worlds appearance, highlights how local students and mentors are turning a small-town robotics program into a global contender.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Rice Lake. Apply here.
  • Dunham's Sports posted a job opening for Team Member in Rice Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rice Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Barron

  • Ag Briefs: Youth dies in farm accident in Barron County (wisfarmer.com)
  • Plea deal reached in Barron County sexual assault case with a 5-year-old victim (wqow.com)
  • Ridgeland man faces attempted homicide charge after making alleged threats towards school (weau.com)

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Ok Rice Lake! 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: Halfway. After that, the dog is running *out of* the woods. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)
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