🌱 How Hartington-Newcastle powered its way to an 84-point outburst

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In today's newsletter:

• How Hartington-Newcastle powered its way to an 84-point outburst

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 45.
• Monday: Sunny and a steady breeze, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Football: Top-Ranked EPJ, Parkston Remain Unbeaten (yankton.net) — Hartington-Newcastle’s football team steamrolled Gordon-Rushville 84-42 in Hartington, piling up 418 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns behind big nights from Jason Heimes and Austin Sudbeck. The Wildcats, now 6-0, next travel to face Lutheran High Northeast on Oct. 9, keeping local fans focused on an undefeated season.
   

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📸 Around Hartington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hartington

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Monday October 5

• JH Volleyball @ Wausa
  Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
  4:00 pm
• JH Football @ Wausa
  Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
  4:00 pm
• JV Football @ Wausa
  Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• GNAC Cross Country @ West Holt
  Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
  4:00 pm

Friday October 9

• Football @ LHNE
  Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• Boys Football: Hartington-Newcastle vs Wausa (Junior High)
  Wausa High School Athletic Complex
  4:00 pm
• JH Volleyball @ Wausa
  Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
  4:00 pm
• JH Football @ Wausa
  Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
  4:00 pm
• JV Football @ Wausa
  Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
  6:00 pm
• Boys Football: Hartington-Newcastle vs Wausa-Osmond (Junior Varsity
  Wausa High School Athletic Complex
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Girls Volleyball: Hartington-Newcastle vs Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
  Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School
  5:30 pm
• Boys Cross Country: Pierce Jr. High Boys Cross Country Invite (Juni
  Pierce Community Golf Course
  7:15 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• State of Nebraska posted a job opening for Temporary Park Superintendent I in Crofton. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wayne

• Riedmann family is Wayne State College's Family of the Year (thewayneherald.com)
• Wayne State College breaks ground on Brandenburg Hall renovation (ktiv.com)
• Cathy (Blaser) Sump (thewayneherald.com)

Norfolk

• Soybean crush plants a game changer for farmers (norfolkneradio.com)
• Remembering the Night Johnny Carson First Said "Heeere's Johnny!" (amac.us)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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