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Spotted on the Topeka calendar: Band/Strings Concert
Morning Topeka! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Who’s handling Topeka’s District 2 issues while Valdivia-Alcala recovers?
- Why a Kansas tribe is walking away from a $29.9M ICE deal
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, JAMES S.!
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Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Sunny, breezy and not as cold, with a high of 48 and low of 26 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 55, low: 28.
- Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Topeka District 2 councilwoman takes time off after experiencing a ‘cardiac event' (wibw.com) — Topeka City Council District 2 representative Christina Valdivia-Alcala is temporarily stepping away from council duties until February 3 after recently experiencing a cardiac event and undergoing hospital care and rehab. Her district covers all of Topeka north of the Kansas River, Oakland, and part of East Topeka, and she’s directing residents to other contacts for city concerns during her recovery. 
• Kansas tribal leader 'heartbroken' over ICE detention center contract. He wants to cancel it (kcur.org) — From Topeka, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe’s chairman says he’s “heartbroken” over a lucrative federal contract tied to ICE detention centers and is moving to cancel it. Tribal leaders have already fired Prairie Band LLC executives after Topeka TV station KSNT revealed the deal, citing concerns that profiting from detention conflicts with the tribe’s values and history.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Topeka
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- Band/Strings Concert
Mceachron Elem Topeka, KS 66614
6:00 pm - School Play
Marjorie French Middle School Topeka, KS 66614
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
🗓 Events Nearby
- JH Girls Wrestling @ Anderson County
Carbondale Attendance Center Carbondale, KS 66414
4:00 pm - HS Band Concert
Santa Fe Trail High School , 15701 S California Rd , Carbondale
7:00 pm - HSBKB G/B FR/JV/V @ Royal Valley 4:30pm
Jefferson West USD 340 , 101 E 1st St , Hoyt - HS BB at SFT vs Prairie View
Santa Fe Trail High School , 15701 S California Rd , Carbondale
4:30 pm - Winter Orchestra Concert @ SMS
Northern Hills Elementary Topeka, KS 66617
7:00 pm - HS Band/Vocal Concert 7pm
Jefferson West High School , 619 Condray St , Meriden - Spelling Bee 3rd-6th grades
North Fairview Topeka, KS 66617
1:30 pm - HS Choir Concert
Santa Fe Trail High School , 15701 S California Rd , Carbondale
7:00 pm - HS Scholars Bowl JV/V @ Holton 4pm
Holton High School , 901 New York Ave , Holton - HSBKB G/B FR/JV/V @ Nemaha Central 4:30pm
Jefferson West USD 340 , 214 N 11th St , Seneca
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- To anyone that can help in the Shawnee Lake neighborhood.
There are a group of boys who have been going into my mother's (80 yrs old) yard on Gilmore and throwing hedgeballs at her house. Last night (12/12)… (Nextdoor Shawnee Meadows) - For additional insight on the dig, we just found her or she us, around 5:15 p.
m. on the 2700 block of Westport Drive. She ran in front of our car, we stopped, She jumped in and we drove on Smith Place to Isborne and 25th… (Nextdoor Westport)
- Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Topeka. Apply here.
- The Walt Disney Company posted a job opening for Youth Activities Counselor in Topeka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Topeka here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lawrence
- City commissioner creates plan to eliminate planned entrance fees at city recreation centers (ljworld.com)
- Don't complain about this Chiefs season. Appreciate 9 years of dominance (kansascity.com)
- KU reports 34 faculty members sign up for early-retirement program; administrators to begin implementing additional reorganization (ljworld.com)
Eudora
- Eudora, developer taking next step in creating Village Green along K-10 (ljworld.com)
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