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🌱 Patch AM: How firefighters contained Quad’s Sussex plant fire without injuries or damage
Coming up on the Sussex Patch calendar: Rumors Cruise Night – Sussex
Greetings Sussex! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How firefighters contained Quad's Sussex plant fire without injuries or damage
Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A brief morning shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
- Friday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 70, low: 62.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fire at Quad Graphics facility in Sussex, Wisconsin takes hour to extinguish (nipimpressions.com subscription) — A fire inside a large paper-processing machine at Quad Graphics' Sussex plant drew a major response from the Sussex Fire Department and neighboring departments but caused no injuries or structural damage. Crews used about 15,000 gallons of water and foam to extinguish the blaze in just over an hour, and the cause remains under investigation. 
📸 Around Sussex
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sussex
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★ Featured events ★
- Rumors Cruise Night – Sussex →
Rumors Sports Bar & Grill, W232N6368 Waukesha Ave, Sussex
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- POW-MIA RECOGNITION DAY
Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089 - Memory Café - Taste of the Orchard →
Sussex WI
3:00 pm - FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN
Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089 - Bike Riding - Bugline Trail →
Madeline Park, W232N6527 Waukesha Avenue, Sussex
10:00 am - BULLYING AWARENESS DAY
Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089 - Ronnie Solo →
Sussex WI
2:00 pm - 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
10:00 am - 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
10:00 am - 14th Annual Southeast Wisconsin Golf Outing Scramble →
Ironwood Golf Course, W270 N6166 Moraine Drive, Sussex
11:00 am
Friday September 18
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Sunday September 27
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
📣 Sussex Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Community Conversation
Pink Mocha Cafe & Coffee House, 418 Merton Ave, Hartland
8:00 am - Plan Commission →
Pewaukee, WI Calendar
6:00 pm - Nixon Park Concert Series in Hartland, WI →
Nixon Park
7:00 pm - POW-MIA RECOGNITION DAY
Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This cat is in my yard daily multiple times a day.
I see him morning through evening hours. I am beginning to believe he is a stray. I found him/her sleeping int the weeds in the rain near my flowers… (Nextdoor Sussex) - Is anyone having trouble recieving their Menards rebates.
I get a daily update on what is being delivered via USPS and 3 times now it showed my rebates but they never showed up in my mailbox. (Nextdoor Colgate)
- Frank Beverage Group posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Sussex. Apply here.
- Meijer posted a job opening for Retail Pricing Clerk - Sussex, WI in Pewaukee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sussex here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pewaukee
- Waukesha County Week 5 prep football preview (gmtoday.com)
- Pewaukee Village Board to consider water study, allowing alcohol for certain outdoor areas (gmtoday.com)
- Waukesha Common Council votes to discontinue flock program after 2026 (gmtoday.com)
Menomonee Falls
- Why Network Health went live early with Epic's prior auth interface - Becker's Payer Issues (beckerspayer.com)
- Firefighters extinguish machine fire at Quad Graphics Sussex plant (tmj4.com)
- Two women arrested in Menomonee Falls spa prostitution investigation (wisn.com)
Milwaukee
- Southern Wisconsin Could See Four Days Of Rain, Pockets Of 7 Inches Possible (patch.com)
Ok Sussex! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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