WATCH: 5 Patchiest Stories Of The Week

Patchy: adjective | full of local character and heart; amusing, inspiring, uplifting, shareable, quirky, downright weird

#1 Big, Bad Wind Blew Down Little Pig’s House, So He Went To Market

"The freaky fast winds that pummeled Michigan huffed and puffed until they blew down a little pig named Hamlet’s house Wednesday."

Read the Full Story on the Detroit, MI Patch

#2 Is Homemade Slime Safe? Orange County Parents Question The Slime-Making Craze

"When a local mom blogger posted on the apparent dangers of homemade slime, whether or not making slime was making her daughter sick and whether it was dangerous to make and keep slime in your home, the post got mothers in Orange County talking."

Read the Full Story on the Mission Viejo, CA Patch

#3 Runaway Dog Found In Germantown, 130 Miles Away From Home, 4 Months Later

"Somehow, little Areli trekked about 130 miles before he ended up in Montgomery County. In a bizarre twist of events, D.C. United Player Dominic Duncan found Areli running across a street in Germantown."

Read the Full Story on the Germantown, MD Patch

#4 Looking for a Career Change? Consider Becoming a Python Hunter

"Do you consider your boss to be a big snake? The South Florida Water Management District may have a new gig for you as one of 25 snake hunters that will help rid — or at least manage — the invasive Burmese Python population that has been wreaking havoc on the local ecosystem for years and turning up in some unusual places."

Read the Full Story on the Miami, FL Patch

#5 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest Brings Nation’s Best To Wisconsin

"In the running for the cheese crown are a record 2,303 entries of cheese, butter and yogurt — representing a combined weight of nearly 37,000 pounds — from 33 states."

Read the Full Story on the Milwaukee, WI Patch