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Hi there, Hammond! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

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  • Hammond native and Tech graduate Dianna Schmidt remembered by her family

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Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 67.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dianna Mae Hestermann Schmidt (wgnsradio.com) — A former Hammond resident, Dianna Mae Hestermann Schmidt, who was born in Hammond and graduated from Hammond Technical Vocational High School in 1965, has died at 79 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Her family remembers a woman who built varied careers in caregiving and property management and leaves behind children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, siblings, and extended family; a celebration of life will be held later.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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