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Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as hot, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Strong p.m. t-storms; breezy, temps: high: 97, low: 63.
- Sunday: A t-storm in the afternoon, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday June 12
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Birding Hike
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
PaloDuroCanyonStatePark
Map&Directions
8:00 am
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June Parents' Night Out - PreK - 4th Grade →
Don Harrington Discovery Center, 1200 Streit Dr, Amarillo
5:30 pm
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Austin Gilliam →
GoldenLight Cafe & Cantina, 2906 SW 6th Ave, Amarillo
7:00 pm
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Reel on Route 66 →
Patio Vista at The Barfield, Second Floor of The Barfield Rooftop, 600 S Polk St, Amarillo
7:00 pm
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Carson Jeffrey →
Hoot's Pub, 2424 Hobbs Rd, Amarillo
7:00 pm
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Gays Of Our LIVES - hosted by Alda Spice →
R R Bar Amarillo, 701 S Georgia St, Amarillo
9:00 pm
Saturday June 13
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Police Entrance Exam
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
Regency Room, 401 S. Buchanan Amarillo, Texas 79101
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NCDA Nationals @ Richmond, VA
Pampa H S
Pampa, TX 79065
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Amarillo Card Show
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
500 S Buchanan St, Amarillo, TX 79101
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Texas Route 66 Classic Car Show Sponsored by Street Volkswagen →
Amarillo Route 66, 3511 SW 6th Ave, Amarillo
9:00 am
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2nd Annual Panhandle Veterans Expo →
Amarillo Civic Center Complex, 401 S Buchanan St, Amarillo
9:00 am
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Heatwave of Hope →
Amarillo Area Casa, 112 SW 8th Ave #101, Amarillo
10:00 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TEXAS TRAVEL INFORMATION CENTER HOSTS ROUTE 66 VINTAGE RV SHOW
2026 marks 100 years of Route 66
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June 11, 2026
WHEN: Friday, June 12, 2026
1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
… (Nextdoor )
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GardaWorld posted a job opening for Surveillance Security Officer in Claude. Apply here.
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Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Panhandle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Groom here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clarendon
Pampa
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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