🌱 How this week’s rain is pushing back Hartford’s Schauer Drive work

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• How this week’s rain is pushing back Hartford’s Schauer Drive work

Also on today's calendar: The Electric Light Orchestra Experience featuring Evil Woman and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, windy and warm, temps: high: 76, low: 59.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Hartford road projects delayed due to recent rainfall (gmtoday.com) — Road work on Schauer Drive and nearby Highway K turning lanes in Hartford is being pushed back after more than two inches of recent rain left conditions too wet. City officials now expect construction to start the week of April 27, and residents can watch the City of Hartford’s Facebook page for schedule changes and updates.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hartford

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 30

• The Glenn Miller Orchestra
  Schauer Arts Center, 147 N Rural St, Hartford
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday April 27

• ***CANCELED*** Community Development Authority
  Hartford, WI Calendar , 109 N. Main St. , Hartford
  6:00 pm

Friday May 1

• The Electric Light Orchestra Experience featuring Evil Woman
  Schauer Arts Center , 147 N Rural St , Hartford
  7:00 pm
• Ty Mead Live at Mavericks Cocktail Lounge!
  Mavericks Cocktail Lounge , 25 W Sumner St , Hartford
  9:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• 2026 Classic Car Show
  Hartford City Hall , 109 N Main St , Hartford
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Boys - Varsity Reserve - Golf
  Meekwon Golf Course
  3:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Boys - JV - Tennis
  Slinger High School
  4:00 pm
• Boys - Varsity - Tennis
  Slinger High School
  4:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Boys - Varsity - Golf
  Broadlands Golf Club
  9:00 am
• Girls - Varsity - Soccer Time Changed
  Slinger High School
  11:00 am

Sunday April 26

• Bags 4 Boobies at The Slinger House
  The Slinger House , 100 W Washington St , Slinger
  12:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Boys - Varsity - Golf Rescheduled from 04-13-2026
  The Bog Golf Course
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sadly, I found a deceased, large orange and white cat on highway 83, a little south of 2340.
  I placed kitty off the road. Looked well fed and probably much loved. There is a metal grate drainage ditch near, and kitty is no longer visible from… (Nextdoor Erin)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Regional Supervisor in Hartford. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Hartford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartford here.

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🗞 Nearby News

West Bend

• Hit & run – dog killed, person injured in Town of West Bend, Wi (washingtoncountyinsider.com)
• Spring Fling is May 9, 2026 at Schmidt Century Farm (washingtoncountyinsider.com)
• "1776: The Musical" Fundraiser for West Bend Library (gmtoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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