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🌱 Breakdowns put Waterman farm's harvest on a longer road

Waterman, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Breakdowns put Waterman farm's harvest on a longer road

Also on today's calendar: Waterman Lions 20th Gobbler Gallop 5K Run/Walk.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 52 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 45, low: 28.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From the Fields: Mechanical issues slow progress (agrinews-pubs.com) — Equipment breakdowns have stretched harvest season at Wessels Family Farm in Waterman, where the family hopes to finish by Thanksgiving. Speaking Oct. 27, Brandon Wessels described buying a replacement soybean platform after repeated repairs. Soybean yields were near typical levels, but the family still faced corn harvest after finishing beans.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Sandwich

  • Area communities prepare to honor veterans Wednesday (wspynews.com)
  • Area Swimmers and Divers Qualify for IHSA State Meet (wspynews.com)
  • Author discusses 1951 military tragedy with local ties (wspynews.com)

DeKalb

  • Craig Culver recognizes DeKalb staff for top-five ranking in crew challenge (mystateline.com)
  • Concept proposing mix of industrial, commercial or residential uses in DeKalb receives favorable support (shawlocal.com)
  • New low-dose CT scan aims to protect DeKalb firefighters from toxic exposure (dailydispatch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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