Maplewood Patch

One of your neighbors published an article in the Kids & Family section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/ydEkyLe

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/Gk76zqN

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/0ubd2LN

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/6vzwi5g

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/Q1Wx5HJ

Emergency personnel used boats to rescue people and dogs from flooded roads and homes. trib.al/k2H5EiH

If you’ve got Hy-Vee or Mealtime potato salad in your fridge, you should throw it out, according to the company. trib.al/ycEstNg

As of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, almost 6,500 customers were reporting outages, according to technology outage tracker DownDetector.com​. trib.al/KteYpmQ

Outages were reported by customers in multiple states including Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri. trib.al/l0LTmiX

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/Lcf2qUD

Those Looking for a Safe, Non-Judgmental Place to Talk About Family Issues Can Call 1-800-THE-KIDS trib.al/ByGM1BG

The teacher shortage isn’t new, but the pandemic and culture wars join compensation as reasons up to 55 percent of educators may quit. trib.al/QOKsgDz

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/LchC1OP

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/hubdZNp

Cheeses sold in several states are being recalled after the Food and Drug Administration found Listeria monocytogenes in a routine sampling. trib.al/ZJZN4gL

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/v803AnY

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/UEDf85J

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/3tbudGV

Puppy mills — large-volume breeding facilities to serve the pet trade — are a problem across the country, according to the Humane Society. trib.al/KHSXUtW

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/un3j6O3