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🌱 Which charges are facing Wamego residents in this week’s police report?

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In today's newsletter:

  • Which charges are facing Wamego residents in this week’s police report?
  • How Wamego High School landed a spot in a national music grant
  • Could faded lane markings make Wamego liable in a serious crash?

Also on today's calendar: School of Rock.

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 83 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 37.
  • Sunday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police report for Thursday, April 16, 2026 (themercury.com) — Local law enforcement records show recent arrests that include individuals listed as living in Wamego, alongside others from nearby Manhattan, Junction City, and McFarland. Charges range from failure to appear and protection order violations to theft and aggravated assault, with varying bond amounts and some arrests made by neighboring agencies.
   

• Sweetwater, Music Will partner to launch National Instrument Fund (21alivenews.com) — Wamego High School is among just 34 schools nationwide chosen to receive new instruments and music gear through Sweetwater’s new National Instrument Fund. The program, run with nonprofit Music Will, aims to jumpstart or expand music education in under-resourced schools, delivering guitars, drums, keyboards, and sound systems over the next month.
   

• Headlines for Thursday, April 16, 2026 (kansaspublicradio.org) — A key item for locals is a court case testing whether the city of Wamego and KDOT can be held liable for a motorcycle crash allegedly linked to missing lane markings, with a ruling expected by year’s end. The broader roundup also covers statewide crime, education leadership changes, a kratom ban, veterans’ services, and other Kansas stories.
   

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    Sunday April 19
  • School of Rock
    The Columbian Theatre , 521 Lincoln Ave , Wamego
    2:00 pm

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  • Hormel Foods Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Supervisor-Alma Foods, Alma, KS in Alma. Apply here.
  • Dillons Food Stores posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Manhattan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wamego here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Junction City

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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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wamego

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wamego

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.