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🌱 OWI charge follows fatal crash between Doon and George
George, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day George! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- OWI charge follows fatal crash between Doon and George
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Sibley Man Charged With OWI After Fatal July Crash (siouxcountyradio.com) — A Sibley man faces a second-offense OWI charge following July’s fatal crash between Doon and George, but the official crash report says he was not at fault. Authorities allege Steven Ludwig, 69, tested positive for marijuana metabolites. His passenger, Joleene Klaassen, 73, died after another driver failed to stop at a stop sign. 
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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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