🌱 County signs agreement for bridge replacement southwest of Wellington

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• County signs agreement for bridge replacement southwest of Wellington

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• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 71 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunlight, temps: high: 63, low: 32.
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📰 News we're reading

• Sumner County Commissioner minutes: Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 (sumnernewscow.com) — Sumner County commissioners signed an agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation for a bridge replacement 1.5 miles south and 2.1 miles west of Wellington. In another infrastructure update at the Nov. 3 meeting, the county’s E911 construction contractor said work was expected to finish before Christmas.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Storm Track 3 Forecast: Pleasant Tuesday, temps cool for the rest of the week (ksn.com)
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• Trump nominates former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer as UAE ambassador (kwch.com)

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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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