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🌱 How Newton softball’s bats delivered their biggest win streak since 2018
Newton, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Newton! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Newton softball’s bats delivered their biggest win streak since 2018
Today's riddle: Why did the new employee hide from his boss? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
- Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Newton softball downs Fort Madison at Pearl Field (newtondailynews.com) — Newton High’s softball team rolled past Fort Madison 10–1 at the University of Iowa’s Pearl Field, powered by big nights from Mack Sims and pitcher Leileigh Hammons. The Cardinals, now 19–11, notched their fourth straight win and their highest season victory total since 2018, with several players climbing the Class 4A statistical rankings. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Grinnell
- Grinnell honors veterans with new 42-foot steel American flag monument (who13.com)
Pella
- Pella Christian Softball Travels to Indianola Monday to Kick-Off Final Stretch of Regular Season (kniakrls.com)
- Central College to offer data science major this fall (nonpareilonline.com)
Marshalltown
- Dog returns home after owner dies in I-64 crash (wsaz.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because good employees are hard to find (Thank you Pete C. for sending it in!)
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