🌱 How Omro’s young city administrator is reshaping City Hall with new degrees

Hello again Omro! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Omro’s young city administrator is reshaping City Hall with new degrees
• Why Omro’s legislator just rewrote his controversial abortion-pill bill

Also on today's calendar: BARE BONES COMEDY NIGHT and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Frigid with clouds and sun, with a high of 20 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: A little snow in the p.m., temps: high: 19, low: -9.
• Saturday: Frigid with a little snow, with a high of 0 and low of -6 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Omro city administrator doubles up on UWO degrees, earns 2nd master's Dec. 13 (uwosh.edu) — Omro residents have a city administrator who’s been strengthening local government while earning his second graduate degree from UW-Oshkosh, finishing a Master of Public Administration on Dec. 13. Brandon Hennes has already applied his coursework to issues like affordable housing, zoning updates, and long-term growth strategies, aiming to build trust and stability for Omro’s future.
   

• Lawmaker strips 'catch kit' provision from abortion pill legislation (greenbaypressgazette.com) — Omro’s state representative, Nate Gustafson, has rewritten his abortion-pill bill so it no longer requires doctors to send patients home with controversial “catch kits,” instead targeting drug manufacturers for environmental impacts. The proposal remains part of a broader, politically charged debate over abortion and water quality in Wisconsin, drawing sharp criticism from Democrats and attention from anti-abortion groups nationwide.
   

📸 Around Omro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Omro

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Young Adult Book Club
  Oshkosh Public Library, 106 Washington Ave, Oshkosh
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• BARE BONES COMEDY NIGHT
  Bare Bones Brewery , 4362 County Hwy S , Oshkosh
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Brunch With Santa At the 1890 Pub & Bistro
  The 1890 Pub & Bistro , 958 W 6th Ave , Oshkosh
  10:00 am
• Grand Rapids Gold at Wisconsin Herd
  Oshkosh Arena , 1212 S Main St , Oshkosh
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Iowa Wolves at Wisconsin Herd
  Oshkosh Arena , 1212 S Main St , Oshkosh
  12:00 pm
• Santa's Sweet and Sassy Cookie Party
  Fire Escape , 927 Oregon St , Oshkosh
  2:00 pm
• Christmas Pairing Dinner
  Gabe's Wisconsin Kitchen and Tavern , 1160 N Westhaven Dr , Oshkosh
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Veteran Service Office Omro Outreach Event at the Omro Area Community Center
  Omro Area Community Center , 1005 E Main St , Omro
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Basketball: B/JV
  Hortonville High School Gym - Fieldhouse
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: B/JV 2
  Hortonville High School
  5:45 pm
• Wrestling: B/V
  Oshkosh North High School Main Court
  6:00 pm
• Wrestling: B/JV
  Oshkosh North High School Main Court
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The right and middle northbound lanes of I-41 are blocked at 9th Ave. in Oshkosh due to a crash.
  6:29AM on Dec 10: Alert for a crash on I-41 Northbound at Ninth Avenue, blocking two right lanes. (Nextdoor )

• Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. posted a job opening for Air Academy Assistant Camp Director in Oshkosh. Apply here.
• Molina Healthcare posted a job opening for Eligibility Screener (IRIS) (Oshkosh, WI, Appleton, WI, & Green Bay, WI) in Oshkosh. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Omro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Winneconne

• Winneconne rescue team saves deer from the Wolf River (tmj4.com)
• Whippets seventh at Earlybird Scramble; Cantu leads girls to sixth place (gazettextra.com)

Oshkosh

• Oshkosh Chamber Singers bring holiday tradition back Dec. 20 (thenorthwestern.com)
• Advance tickets now on sale for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 (thenorthwestern.com)
• Oshkosh to upgrade Marine Corps Cargo resupply vehicles (defence-blog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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