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Morning Batavia! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

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  • Batavia family remembers the long life of Eva Nell Shipp

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• Eva Nell Shipp (ksstradio.com) — Batavia residents are noting the passing of 94-year-old Eva Nell Shipp, who died in Batavia on September 26 and whose daughter Sandra Akers lives here. Services will be held Saturday, October 3, in Texas, celebrating her long career with Southwestern Bell, community volunteer work, and her large, multigenerational family that now includes Batavia relatives.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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