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🌱 Higher gas bills proposed for Vergas customers

Vergas, Minnesota Patch AM: a 3 min read

What's up Vergas! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Higher gas bills proposed for Vergas customers

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 42 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 38, low: 26.
  • Friday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Great Plains Natural Gas seeks 12.7% rate increase, affecting 18 Minnesota communities (fergusfallsjournal.com) — Vergas households served by Great Plains Natural Gas could pay about $12 more monthly under a proposed rate increase awaiting state approval. The company also seeks an interim increase averaging $7.50 a month for residential customers during the review, with refunds required if regulators ultimately approve a lower increase.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Woods Cleaning is accepting new clients for all of your cleaning needs!
    We serve the lakes area. Have many references. Get ahold of me for an estimate! 218-850-1172. (Nextdoor Vergas)
  • TEAM INDUSTRIES posted a job opening for QA Inspector I-Days in Detroit Lakes. Apply here.
  • Doherty Staffing posted a job opening for Machine Maintenance Technician - Direct Hire in Detroit Lakes. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vergas here.

🗞 Nearby News

Detroit Lakes

  • Registration Open for Detroit Lakes Parade of Lights (lakesarearadio.net)
  • Scene around town: Plummeting pumpkins bring compost education to Bucks Mill Brewing (dl-online.com)
  • Becker County Sheriff's Office Warns of Bail Scam (lakesarearadio.net)

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Ok Vergas! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Vergas

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Vergas

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