🌱 Southern Arkansas tennis heads to Durant—can Southeastern defend home court?

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In today's newsletter:

• Southern Arkansas tennis heads to Durant—can Southeastern defend home court?

Also on today's calendar: HARDY at Choctaw Grand Theater and 4 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy; windy, humid, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy with periods of sun, temps: high: 63, low: 41.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Southern Arkansas falls twice in tennis to Mississippi College (camdenarknews.com) — College tennis fans in Durant can see Southern Arkansas face Southeastern Oklahoma State at home this Saturday, as both men’s and women’s teams head to town after losses to Mississippi College. The Muleriders narrowly fell 4-3, while the Lady Muleriders were swept 7-0, setting up a motivated visit to Durant.
   

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📸 Around Durant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Durant

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• HARDY: THE COUNTRY! COUNTRY! TOUR!
  The Grand Theater - Choctaw Casino & Resort, 4418 US-69, Durant
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• HARDY at Choctaw Grand Theater
  The Grand Theater - Choctaw Casino & Resort , 4418 US-69 , Durant
  7:00 pm
• The Frontmen
  Choctaw Casino & Resort-Durant RV Park , 3650 Enterprise Blvd , Durant
  8:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Computer Lab - Proctoring - Blakelynn
  Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library , 1515 West Main Street , Durant
  10:00 am
• CC Meeting Rm - Blood Drive
  Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library , 1515 West Main Street , Durant
  11:30 am

Wednesday April 22

• Computer Lab - Jami (HiSET)
  Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library , 1515 West Main Street , Durant
  10:00 am

Saturday May 2

• Chase Matthew
  Choctaw Casino & Resort-Durant , 4216 US-69 , Durant
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday April 20

• HS Baseball @ Caddo vs Tupelo
  Caddo Public School Caddo, OK 74729
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• JH Baseball @ Caddo vs Tupelo & Coalgate
  Caddo Public School Caddo, OK 74729
  4:00 pm

Friday April 24

• HS Baseball @ Caddo vs Stuart
  Caddo Public School Caddo, OK 74729
  4:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Community Rummage Sale
  Lost Street Brewing Company , 109 W Lost St , Durant
  9:00 am

Thursday April 30

• Alison Krauss and Union Station
  Choctaw Casino & Resort-Durant , 4216 US-69 , Durant
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This is patches last seen April 11.
  2026 lost from pleasant hill rd caddo Oklahoma please help bring him home (Nextdoor Roadrunner)

• Chilli's posted a job opening for Line Cook - Durant Chili's in Durant. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Durant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Durant here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ardmore

• Frame Alignment: Why It's Critical After a Collision (columbiabusinessmonthly.com)
• Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 121 (noaa.gov)
• Is God Dead? The case of Pam Reynolds (madillrecord.net)

Ada

• Family searches for missing Ada man last seen in March (kxii.com)
• UAM Blossoms get series win at home over Southeastern Oklahoma (advancemonticellonian.com)

McAlester

• Claremore's Roberts wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Okie Division Tournament at Lake Eufaula (eufaulaindianjournal.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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