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🌱 How Solon firefighters are preparing for the next grain bin emergency

Solon, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Solon firefighters are preparing for the next grain bin emergency

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘You just never know when it's going to happen and we just want to be ready' (soloneconomist.com) — Solon firefighters just completed a free, multi-department grain bin rescue training at the Solon Fire Station, sharpening skills for a growing farm-safety risk. Volunteer crews from nearby towns joined Solon EMS Captain Doyle Spence and trainer Jerry Eslick to practice rope, harness, and extrication techniques, ensuring rural responders can work together quickly when a farmer becomes trapped.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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