🌱 Which Chanute wrestler just earned a top statewide honor?

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• Which Chanute wrestler just earned a top statewide honor?

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A few t-storms, some severe, with a high of 80 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 61, low: 39.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• National Wrestling Hall of Fame Announces Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award State Winners (themat.com) — Chanute residents can cheer on Kiley Dillow of Chanute High School, who has been named Kansas’ winner of the 2026 Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award for girls wrestling. The national honor recognizes top female wrestlers from each state, spotlighting both athletic success and leadership, and places Chanute on a prestigious list alongside standout competitors from across the country.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• BS/SB (V-DH) @ Crest
  Crest High School , 603 E Broad St , Colony
  3:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Jennylou & The Buckaroos
  Bowlus Fine Arts Center , 205 E Madison Ave , Iola
  7:00 pm

Monday April 20

• TR @ Iola (Waverly)
  Iola Senior High School , 300 E Jackson Ave , Iola
  10:00 am

Tuesday April 21

• TR (MS) Timberwolf Invitational at EHS
  Erie High School , 1400 N Main St , Erie
• Fredonia Livestock Auction
  Fredonia Livestock Auction Llc , 360 Madison St , Fredonia
  12:00 pm
• BG (V) @ Fredonia
  Fredonia Golf Club , 9711 Harper Rd , Fredonia
  1:30 pm
• IMS Track - League Quad @ Iola
  Crossroads Alternative School Iola, KS 66749
  4:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Parsons Livestock Auction
  Parsons Livestock Auction , US-59 , Parsons
  9:30 am

Thursday April 23

• HS Softball @ Elkhart
  St. Paul Elementary School Saint Paul, KS 66771
  4:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Miwa Matreyek: Myth & Infrastructure
  Bowlus Fine Arts Center , 205 E Madison Ave , Iola
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• The Unholy Trinity
  110 N Washington Ave , Iola
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Swingin' the Disney Songbook
  Bowlus Fine Arts Center , 205 E Madison Ave , Iola
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I go outside many time early in the morning to sit on the front porch and drink my early morning coffee anywhere from 3:30 to 6 AM and sometimes later this morning I got a special treat.
  I saw a large fox in my front yard that intern took off down the street and around the corner. I was reaching for my phone to snap a picture but I… (Nextdoor Westview Dr/Sunset Ave)

• Chanute Public Schools posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Chanute. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for General Merchandise Team Associate in Chanute. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chanute here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Iola

• State medalist credits supporters (iolaregister.com)
• Rotary Day in the Park Saturday in Iola - Ad Astra Radio (adastraradio.com)
• College moves to replace entire vehicle fleet (iolaregister.com)

Parsons

• LCC students' digital project highlights kindness and unity (fourstateshomepage.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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